Officials in Hong Kong announced Wednesday that they are planning to relax some social distancing guidelines as the territory's rate of COVID-19 cases drops, with the aim of returning life back to normal after the Lunar New Year holiday.
She said that compared to the mainland, Macau and Taiwan, Hong Kong’s pandemic controls have been “far from satisfactory”.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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After imposing a two-day lockdown in Jordan, the government lifted the restriction at the end of Sunday as soon as all the test results were in. The temporary restricted areas included Woosung Street to its east, Nanking Street to its south, Battery Street to its west and Kansu Street to its north. More than 7,000 residents tested for coronavirus, and 13 cases were uncovered during the mandatory testing.
As early as 6pm on Sunday, residents who tested negative for Covid-19 were allowed to leave and re-enter the locked-down zone as long as they wear the required official wristband as proof of their negative results.