Hong Kong saw a record high of 113 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, more than half of unknown origin, as the government unveiled a range of stepped-up measures to battle the worsening spread of the pandemic.
Day: July 22, 2020
The Hong Kong government announced today that the quarantine requirements for those arriving in Hong Kong from mainland China, Macao and Taiwan have been extended until 7 September.
A seven-year-old boy accidentally bit off the swab and swallowed its tip when undergoing a COVID-19 nucleic acid test (NAT) at the Taipa Ferry Terminal testing station in Pac On on Tuesday morning.
China requires all inbound passengers to provide a negative nucleic acid test result before their flights, its civil aviation regulator said on Tuesday, as part of efforts to curb the cross-border spread of Covid-19 amid increased international travel.
Any rash alterations to Macao’s street names will endanger the co-existence of Chinese and Portuguese features in Macao, potentially affecting Macao’s strategic position as the bridge between China and Lusophone countries, said Paul Chan Wai Chi, a high school history teacher and former legislator.
The Sports Bureau (ID) announced on Tuesday new access rules for the city’s public swimming pools from Friday.
The Labour Affairs Bureau’s (DSAL) Vocational Training Department Chief Cheung Wai said on Tuesday that the bureau was planning to increase the number of places in its subsidised vocational training scheme by 10,000.
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Tuesday that it has launched a project to improve the waterfront pedestrian areas of Sai Van Lake in phases.
A local man was arrested on Monday for cheating a Hong Kong man out of HK$230,000 he had been given as a deposit to purchase facemasks.