Hong Kong ‘will not scrap social-distancing rules after Lunar New Year’

Hong Kong’s tough social-distancing measures will not be fully relaxed even after the Lunar New Year, the city’s health minister has warned, saying a gradual approach was planned to ensure the long-awaited reopening of the border with mainland China.Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee on Sunday said easing the measures would depend on such figures as the coronavirus’ reproduction rate and the number of confirmed cases in the city, while venues would need to be subject to…


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