Hong Kong’s health chief said the city’s Covid-19 rule will be eased further after the Lunar New Year, despite the infection numbers may increase after the holidays. Lo said, however, Hong Kong now has a better immunity barrier against Covid and a well-prepared healthcare system to amble the city to walk steadily on the road to normalcy. He expected that the minimal anti-epidemic measures still remaining will be eased further after the Lunar New Year holidays, whereas authorities will continue their dialogue with mainland authorities to work on the arrangement of the second phase of border reopening. Lo stressed that the easing in Covid rules does not mean the city has given up fighting the epidemic. “Getting vaccinated remains the most crucial element on the road to normalcy,” he said.

Source: The Standard January 23, 2023 06:09 UTC