HONG KONG: Hong Kong will ease some covid restrictions, as the drop in local infection rate noticed the government mentioned on Monday.
Allowing swimming pools and beaches to open and shortening the quarantine period for some international arrivals to 14 days from 21.
Beaches and swimming pools would reopen from Apr 1, whereas religious gatherings could resume with a maximum capacity of 30 percent. Cinemas and theme parks would be able to increase capacity to 75 percent from 50 percent.
Bars, karaoke parlors, and bathhouses would stay closed.
Quarantine for arrivals from nations considered low to medium risks, such as Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand, would be reduced to 14 days from 21 currently.
The town has seen zero locally transmitted cases for the last two days after an outbreak in early March led to a spike in cases across the city and thousands of residents forced into quarantine.
Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan mentioned the government was also aiming to bring back Hong Kong residents who’ve been stranded in Britain from late April after the government banned flights from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong in December.
