Coronavirus: bar clusters could mean delay in late-June easing of all social-distancing rules at pubs, restaurants, Lam says, as city logs 329 cases
- Chief executive says holding back on lifting of restrictions in this area will have minimal impact on society
- Government source clarifies disc jockey playing music in a bar at the same time interacting with customers is likely to be considered as a live performance
The possible suspension of the easing plan came as a government source clarified on Tuesday that a disc jockey playing music in a bar and interacting with customers at the same time was likely to be considered as a live performance, meaning bars, clubs and restaurants with such sessions could violate the current social-distancing rules.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor also told reporters before the weekly meeting of her de facto cabinet on Tuesday that there would be no wide adjustments before June 30 to other pandemic measures, such as reducing the seven-day hotel quarantine for arrivals.
“There have already been more than 10 … infection clusters in the community, especially the most recent two involving bars, so we have to take a very prudent approach and my position at this moment is that we will probably not introduce the third and final stage of social-distancing relaxation before the end of June,” she said.
Hong Kong on Tuesday recorded 329 new Covid-19 cases, the highest since the same number of infections was posted on May 18. Thirty five of the new cases were imported. No new coronavirus-related deaths were reported.