Prognosis
Hong Kong Returns to Tightest Virus Restrictions as Cases Spike
- Dining-in to halt after 6 p.m.; gyms and salons to shut
- Hong Kong has seen Covid-19 infections surge in recent weeks
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Hong Kong is implementing some of its strictest social distancing measures since the pandemic began, cutting off in-person dining at restaurants from 6 p.m. and closing gyms and beauty salons, amid a growing surge in cases.
“We have no choice,” Chief Executive Carrie Lam said as she announced the dining restrictions at a weekly press briefing Tuesday. The new restrictions will come into effect on Thursday and extend for 14 days. “We all need to be mentally prepared about more measures to be rolled out,” she said.