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Wear a mask while hiking! Government tightens face masks so that country parks and outdoor sports are not exempted

2022-02-23T12:22:13.789Z


Chief Executive Carrie Lam yesterday announced the tightening of social distancing measures, and the government announced tonight to tighten social distancing measures, including the mask order. From February 24, citizens will be able to exercise in country parks and outdoors.


Chief Executive Carrie Lam yesterday announced the tightening of social distancing measures, and the government announced tonight to tighten social distancing measures, including the mask order.

From February 24, citizens will be required to wear masks when they are in country parks and performing physical activities in outdoor areas.


The Government announced tonight that it has amended the Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Masks) Regulation (Cap. 599I) to make it possible to carry out physical activities (including exercise) that are physically exhausting for the individual in outdoor places, as well as on public transport The meals in the areas where the Shanghai and MTR have paid the fare are excluded from the reasonable excuse for not wearing a mask.

The Secretary for Food and Health will also issue a specification under Cap. 599I to extend the specified public places where masks are required to cover all areas of country parks.

In other words, starting from February 24, anyone in any public place (including country parks), whether or not engaging in physical activity, is required to wear a mask; In the fare area, you are not allowed to take off your mask to eat or drink.

Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said at a press conference yesterday evening: "There were some exemptions for wearing masks outdoors, but now they may have to be tightened. Please wait for the Food and Health Bureau to announce the details later."

In the previous Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Masks) Regulation (Cap. 599I), the wearing of masks could have been exempted in country parks and outdoor physical activities.

The government tightened the mask order during the third wave of the epidemic in July 2020. Masks must be worn in indoor and outdoor public places, and exercise is not exempt.

With the improvement of the epidemic situation, the government relaxed the mask order on August 28, 2020, and it is possible to "remove" the mask for physical exercise outdoors and in the area of ​​country parks.

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