Coronavirus: Hong Kong social-distancing rules will be extended as city records 8 new cases, 2 of them untraceable

Curbs on public gatherings, restaurants and pubs likely to be extended again

Government health adviser renews calls for mandatory testing of those with mild symptoms, with enforcement measures in place

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Hong Kong continues to record a handful of new coronavirus cases each day. Photo: AP

Published: 11:40am, 13 Oct 2020Updated: 9:13am, 14 Oct 2020

Hong Kong recorded eight new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, with social-distancing rules – including the four-person limit on public gatherings – set to remain in force for another week.

The extended measures will last till next Thursday, as leading microbiologist and government adviser Professor Yuen Kwok-yung made fresh calls for the mandatory testing of people with mild symptoms.

Among the eight Covid-19 cases reported on Tuesday, four were locally infected, including two with unknown sources.

Those without traceable sources were a 68-year-old retiree who lives in Tseung Kwan O, and a 48-year-old man who works at Cityplaza One and last went to work on October 9.

The four imported infections came from a cargo aircrew member from Germany, a domestic helper from the Philippines, and two arrivals from France, and India. The latest cases brought the city’s tally to 5,201, with 105 related deaths.

Officials said the four temporary testing centres in Wan Chai, Kwai Tsing, Kowloon City, and Yau Tsim Mong would remain open until Friday.