The fifth wave of the epidemic has deteriorated sharply, and the Hong Kong government has tightened epidemic prevention measures. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced today (8th) to expand the list of places subject to Chapter 599F restrictions. In addition to the original 17 items, religious places, shopping malls, and department stores will be added. Markets (or bazaars), hair salons and barbershops have a total of 6 premises.
Among them, religious premises and hair-cutting shops must be "in line with the existing social distancing measures", and will be closed from this Thursday (10th) until 0:00 on February 24th.
Shopping malls, department stores, markets and supermarkets do not need to be closed at this stage, but they need to use it to travel with peace of mind.
From the 24th of this month, the above-mentioned 23 listed premises and restaurants will be required to use a "vaccine passport" before they can enter.
In addition, the gathering limit has been tightened to 2 people, and two or more families are prohibited from having cross-family gatherings in private places; the fines for violating the forced inspection order or the enclosed inspection order will also be "spicier", doubled from 5,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan.
▼On February 8, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the tightening of social distancing measures▼
The fifth wave of the epidemic has deteriorated sharply. The government announced today the tightening of epidemic prevention measures and details of the "vaccine passport".
Carrie Lam announced today that she will revise and add new regulations, including expanding the list of premises subject to 599F requirements, from the original 17 premises (catering, beauty, fitness centers, etc.), and adding 6 additional items including places of worship, shopping malls, department stores, Markets (or bazaars), supermarkets, hair and barber shops.
In addition, social distancing measures have been extended until the early morning of February 24. During this period, religious premises, barber shops and hair salons will be added to the listed premises, that is, they need to be closed, effective from Thursday, February 10.
▼The mall is included in the listed premises and must be vaccinated before entering from February 24▼
Carrie Lam also stated that all premises subject to Chapter 599 will need to use a vaccine pass and travel with peace of mind from the 24th of this month, and also need to update to the "Safe Travel APP 3.0", so that premises operators can check the vaccine records.
There have been hundreds of confirmed cases in Hong Kong recently, and more than 600 cases have been recorded for two consecutive days. When Lin Zhengyue met the media this morning, she described it as thrilling. She reiterated that insisting on "dynamic clearing" is the best in line with the actual situation in Hong Kong.
▼On February 8, the government announced that barber shops and hair salons will be closed from February 10▼
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