Coronavirus: Hong Kong to ease border rules after third straight day of no new Covid-19 cases
- Health chief Sophia Chan expected to announce that some restrictions at the borders with mainland China and Macau will be eased, at a press conference at 3pm
- It is the fifth time in nine days that the city has reported no new cases
Hong Kong recorded no new coronavirus cases for a third day in a row on Tuesday, while the health minister is set to announce the relaxation of some border control measures, the
Post has learned.
Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee was expected to announce at a press conference at 3pm that some restrictions at the borders with mainland China and Macau would be eased from May 7.
Restrictions on business travellers would also be adjusted, according to sources.
It is the fifth time in nine days that the city has reported no new cases, with the number of total infections still at 1,037.
The government previously said a raft of social-distancing measures, including a ban on most gatherings of more than four people, would stay in place until May 7 at the earliest.
Hong Kong currently denies entry to any residents of Hubei province – where the outbreak began – and non-Hong Kong residents who have visited the province in the previous 14 days.
No non-city residents are allowed into Hong Kong from overseas by plane.
Anyone coming from the mainland, Macau, or Taiwan – including Hong Kong and non-Hong Kong residents – have to stay at designated places for compulsory quarantine.
Hong Kong residents who have been abroad in the previous 14 days are also required to quarantine at designated sites. The same applies to arrivals from the mainland, Macau or Taiwan who have been in a foreign country within 14 days.
