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In a further relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions, Hong Kong said on Tuesday that locals would no longer need to use a scanning app to enter venues and that foreign visitors could now visit pubs and restaurants as soon as they arrive.

Authorities did, however, affirm that they were maintaining a number of other regulations, such as the requirement for mask use and the daily testing of schoolchildren as well as the necessary PCR checks for foreign visitors.

The most recent actions came as mainland Chinese officials navigate a swift shift away from their zero-tolerance coronavirus stance.

Hong Kong has been allowed to pursue a lighter version of China’s zero-Covid strategy but it has still kept in place a raft of restrictions that most of the world has long since abandoned.
For much of the pandemic entry to public and commercial venues has been controlled by an app called “LeaveHomeSafe” that is linked to their vaccination status.

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Residents have to scan QR codes to enter most premises and may only do so if fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile since September, when Hong Kong finally abandoned mandatory quarantine for all overseas arrivals, those flying into the city have been banned from entering bars and restaurants for the first three days while they undergo tests.

At his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Hong Kong chief executive John Lee said both those measures were now being scrapped.

“We have made these two decisions because we have considered the data and the risks,” he told reporters, adding the new rules will come into effect on Wednesday.

The move will be a boost for businesses at a time when Hong Kong’s recession-mired economy is suffering from more than two years of self-imposed isolation.

AFP

 

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