HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Tuesday (April 21) announced a two-week extension of measures aimed at controlling the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, including banning public gatherings of more than four people as well as keeping entertainment venues closed.
The extension will see businesses such as bars, pubs, beauty salons and karaoke bars remain closed until at least May 7. Restaurants, which have been allowed to operate, can only to do so at half their capacity with tables spaced approximately 1.5m apart.
The measures, which were first implemented for two weeks at the end of March, were already extended once and had been due to expire April 23. In other developments in the Asia-Pacific region, a crew member on the Italian-operated cruise ship Costa Atlantica, docked in Nagasaki in southern Japan, has tested positive for the virus after developing cough and fever. The ship has been docked in Nagasaki since late January for repairs and maintenance and there are no passengers aboard.
The infected crew member, who is of unidentified nationality, is among 623 crew members of the ship. Three others also tested Monday were not infected, officials said. Crew members have not left the ship since mid-March. - AP
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