Hong Kong recorded zero new coronavirus cases on Monday for the first time since early March, health authorities said, though they urged residents ...
While schools remain closed, many people are working from home and shopping malls and restaurants are less busy, Hong Kong has stopped short of a full lockdown like those imposed in other cities such as London and New York.
Almost all Hong Kongers wear masks, office buildings, commercial centres and public institutions run temperature checks, and free sanitiser dispensers are widely available.READ: 'We are social animals': Hong Kong residents flout COVID-19 rules to throng popular sites Hong Kong banned public gatherings of more than four people for 14 days from Mar 29 and later extended that restriction until Apr 23.
Game centres, gyms, cinemas and other places of amusement and public entertainment are also closed and foreign arrivals at the airport are suspended indefinitely.
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