Food and Health Secretary Sophia Chan Siu-chee has indicated that some people may be allowed to visit relatives in hospital under special circumstances now that the government is lifting some social distancing restrictions, RTHK reports. The Hospital Authority (HA) announced in January that hospital visits would be suspended amid the coronavirus outbreak, but exceptions could be allowed on compassionate grounds. One woman told an RTHK program on Wednesday morning that her 70-year-old husband has been in hospital for more than a month after an operation, and was not allowed any family visits. She said that because her husband does not have a phone, she has not been able to communicate with him, and was hoping officials would lift restrictions on hospital visits to allow at least one family member in. Restaurants, which were forced to operate at half their capacity and seat no more than four people per table, will be allowed to seat up to eight people per table from Friday onwards.

Source: The Standard May 06, 2020 03:16 UTC