Hong Kong third wave: Covid-19 social-distancing rules extended for another week as city breaks 12-day streak of triple-digit infections
- Government says measures, including ban on gatherings of more than two people and mandatory mask-wearing in public places, will remain in place until next Tuesday
- City records 80 confirmed coronavirus cases and three more deaths
Hong Kong’s social-distancing measures will continue for at least another week even as the city broke its 12-day streak of 100-plus daily Covid-19 infections on Monday, recording 80 confirmed cases and three more deaths.
The government announced on Monday that existing measures, including a ban on gatherings of more than two people and mandatory mask-wearing in public places, would last until Tuesday next week.
The ban on dine-in services at the city’s restaurants from 6pm until 5am will continue. In the daytime, no more than two people can dine at the same table, and restaurants can only operate at half capacity.
Fourteen types of establishments, such as bars, gyms and sports facilities, will remain closed.
The city’s total tally of infections stood at 3,589, with 38 related deaths. About 50 others tested preliminarily positive on Monday, potentially inflating numbers further.
Earlier in the day, health authorities apologised after two patients who were initially told they tested preliminarily positive for Covid-19 were later confirmed to be negative following further tests.