People who test positive for coronavirus will no longer have to quarantine in Hong Kong as part of a lifting of restrictions, the Chinese territory’s leader has said.
All social distancing measures will also be scrapped except the mandatory mask rule, and group gatherings will be allowed in public places, chief executive John Lee has said.
He added that international travellers to Hong Kong will no longer need to do a mandatory PCR COVID-19 test and the city’s vaccine pass required to enter most venues will also be scrapped.
The lifting of measures will be effective from 29 December.
Related posts:
Alleged drug kingpin told to hand himself in after being tricked into spreading fake phone app
Sri Lanka cargo ship disaster: Large oil spill visible in satellite images
Russian submarine test fires hypersonic Tsirkon cruise missile that ‘could travel up to 6,900mph’
‘Doug’ the mutant spud could be world’s heaviest potato at nearly 8kg
Hundreds of thousands probably died due to ‘bad behaviour’ over Oxford vaccine, says scientist
Sleeping for an extra hour every night can help you lose weight, study finds
‘They beat us really cruelly’ – Protesters injured as Sri Lankan forces raid camp outside president’s office
Former Irish soldier who joined Islamic State is jailed
Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria as it was landing at airport
‘Historic’ moment as climate compensation to be discussed at UN talks for first time
Friend and star of The Crown, Khalid Abdalla, calls for British-Egyptian activist’s release
Police arrest president of Peru after Congress votes to remove him from power
