Hong Kong has blazoned strict restrictions in view of rising COVID cases across the world. As per the reports, as soon as Hong Kong started reporting Omicron cases, it blazoned banning breakouts from eight nations, shut down gymnasiums and bars, and indeed cancelled dining options in caffs.
The rearmost restrictions will probably affect the frugality of this transnational business mecca that has been making all sweats to maintain a zero-COVID strategy, and has managed to keep the cases low, by cutting off its residers from the rest of the world As per the reports, Hong Kong has now cancelled breakouts from Canada, India, Australia, France, Pakistan, United Kingdom, the Philippines, and the United States for two weeks.
Like landmass China, Hong Kong has also assessed some of the world’s harshest measures throughout the epidemic, which included weeks-long counterblockade, nearly closed borders, mass testing, and targeted lockdowns Reportedly, the megacity recorded 114 Omicron cases lately, with a vast maturity being detected at the field or during their 21- day hostel counterblockade, which has been a obligatory rule for utmost arriving passengers.
Still, the megacity is formerly again bringing in new tough measures after a small community outbreak has been traced to Cathay Pacific airline staff in the recent days, If reports are to go by. Pertaining to this, Chief Executive Carrie Lam stated that health officers are of the view that the contagious variant is quietly spreading within the community. She added that although they’ve linked their sources, they’re yet to identify the route of transmission.