Coronavirus: Hong Kong records three imported Covid-19 cases but no new local infection, relaxed social-distancing rules expected
- Three cases involve a traveller from Indonesia and a mother and son who visited Russia
- Authorities expected to announce the easing of some measures on Tuesday
Hong Kong recorded three imported Covid-19 cases but no local infection on Monday, with the government expected to announce the easing of some social-distancing measures on Tuesday.
The total tally of confirmed cases in the city now stands at 1,112, with four related deaths.
The Centre for Health Protection said on Monday that the three imported cases involved a 32-year-old woman who arrived in the city from Indonesia, as well as a 47-year-old mother and her son, 10, who had visited Russia.
A cluster of infections in Luk Chuen House at Lek Yuen Estate in Sha Tin recorded one new addition on Friday and another on Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected who live in that block to nine.
The two new cases involved the sister-in-law of the block’s first reported case, a 34-year-old woman, and a man who lived in the neighbouring flat of the woman.
With the coronavirus situation continuing to ease citywide, the government is considering a relaxation of the rules on public gatherings, which currently ban groups of more than eight people. The regulation is set to expire on Thursday.
