HONG KONG, May 3 ― Hong Kong will further ease Covid-19 restrictions, allowing bars to open until 2am and raising the number of diners permitted at a table to eight from four, as cases in the global financial hub continue to ease, leader Carrie Lam said today. Beaches and swimming pools would...
HONG KONG, May 3 ― Hong Kong will further ease Covid-19 restrictions, allowing bars to open until 2am and raising the number of diners permitted at a table to eight from four, as cases in the global financial hub continue to ease, leader Carrie Lam said today.
The extended hours for bars, as well as the reopening of karaoke rooms and some other venues, would take effect from May 19. “The Covid number has dropped to three digits in mid-April and didn't rebound, despite foot traffic increasing during two holidays,” Lam said, adding that it was not right to prevent people from swimming when the weather was so good.
Coronavirus restrictions have battered business in Hong Kong and helped fuel a net outflow of around 70,000 people in February and March, up from nearly 17,000 in December.
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