Hong Kong eases restrictions, reopens entertainment activities

According to CNA, Hong Kong allowed gyms, beauty salons, amusement parks and cinemas to reopen for the first time in more than four months on April 21, as authorities eased some restrictions. COVID-19 the most stringent in the world, which has already weighed heavily on people and businesses.

Besides opening, the dining time at the restaurant has been extended to 10pm and people are allowed to meet and meet in groups of 4 people instead of 2 people as before. Many schools have also sent students to face-to-face after months of online learning.

Hong Kong’s easing comes as the number of daily COVID-19 infections in the global financial hub has fallen below 1,000 in the past six days, from a peak of more than 70,000 on March 3.

While many residents were relieved that restrictive rules were relaxed, scores of businesses closed and tens of thousands of people were forced to leave the city when authorities reimposed the measures in January. The Hong Kong government has adopted a zero-COVID policy similar to mainland China to stamp out any outbreaks instead of living with the virus as many countries are doing.

Hong Kong has been effectively locked down since 2020 with very few flights able to land and almost no passengers allowed to transit, making a city known as a global financial hub. isolated for a long time.

While Hong Kong tightens regulations to combat the COVID-19 epidemic for much of 2021, the increase in variation Omicron This has caused the special zone’s world-class health system to “buckle” to fend off widespread outbreaks, greatly affecting the lives of people as well as the activities of companies and businesses here. .