news.gov.hk - Mask-wearing requirement to be lifted - 香港政府新 …
Feb 28, 2023 · Chief Executive John Lee announced today that the Government will lift the mask-wearing requirement starting March 1 after assessing the overall COVID-19 situation in Hong Kong. Mr Lee made the statement ahead of this morning’s Executive Council meeting and explained to reporters that the decision was made given the local epidemic situation ...
news.gov.hk - HK strives to maintain zero infections
Dec 28, 2021 · HK strives to maintain zero infections. December 28, 2021. Chief Executive Carrie Lam. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant has caused the global COVID-19 epidemic situation to become severe again, with a number of countries recording the highest daily number of confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago.
news.gov.hk - Vaccine booster details announced - 香港政府新 …
Nov 3, 2021 · Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan and Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip unveiled the details of the booster shot arrangement at a press conference this afternoon. Immunocompromised individuals include cancer patients, organ transplant recipients, advanced-stage HIV patients and patients taking active immunosuppressive drugs.
news.gov.hk - Social distancing lifted, masks remain
Dec 28, 2022 · The Government today announced that the current social distancing measures, the Vaccine Pass and isolation order for close contacts of COVID-19 patients will be lifted from tomorrow. Also from tomorrow, compulsory nucleic acid testing for inbound travellers will be replaced by rapid antigen tests that should be done for five consecutive days ...
news.gov.hk - New medicines plan explained - 香港政府新聞網
2 days ago · New medicines plan explained. October 26, 2024. The “1+” mechanism for drug registration and approval will be expanded from November to cover all new chemical entities, with a view to giving patients more choices of drugs at lower costs, Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau said today. Responding to media questions after appearing on a ...
news.gov.hk - Latest quarantine rules explained - 香港政府新聞網
Aug 13, 2022 · Latest quarantine rules explained. The “3+4” quarantine arrangement for arrivals to Hong Kong is not a relaxation and inbound travellers must spend three days in hotel quarantine in order to stop the spread of COVID-19 from abroad, Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau said today. He made the remarks to reporters after attending a radio ...
news.gov.hk - Isolation, quarantine time reduced - 香港政府新聞網
Dec 8, 2022 · The Government announced today that the period of both the isolation order for COVID-19 patients and quarantine order for close contacts will be shortened by two days from tomorrow, if negative results are obtained in all the daily rapid antigen tests (RAT). If people infected with the virus obtain negative RAT results on the fourth and fifth ...
news.gov.hk - Social distancing measures tightened - 香港政府 …
Jan 5, 2022 · The Government today announced it will tighten social distancing measures from January 7 for a period of 14 days, including the cessation of mass events and dine-in services at catering businesses from 6pm to 4.59am.. The previous day, the Government explained that the COVID-19 epidemic situation in Hong Kong has evolved drastically. The virus has spread into the local community due to several ...
news.gov.hk - HK prepared for Omicron - 香港政府新聞網
Dec 27, 2021 · The Government has formulated a contingency plan in case there is an outbreak of the Omicron COVID-19 mutant strain in Hong Kong, Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan said today. The health chief made the remarks after inspecting the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre and the Hospital Authority Infectious Disease ...
news.gov.hk - Vaccine bubble to be expanded - 香港政府新聞網
Dec 31, 2021 · Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan made the remarks at a press briefing this afternoon, stating that the Government had introduced a vaccine bubble since six months ago, especially for catering businesses or scheduled premises that are considered high risk. “The Government is progressively expanding the vaccine bubble to more places ...