Hong Kong to extend social-distancing measures for another week despite calls for relaxation of restaurant ban, source says

Hong Kong’s ban on eating at restaurants at night will continue for another week, according to sources, as the number of new Covid-19 cases a day remained high.The government is also expected to announce later on Monday that other existing social-distancing measures, including a ban on gatherings of more than two people, and the mandatory wearing of masks in public places, would extend until August 25.As of Sunday, the city had gone two weeks with fewer than 100 daily infections. The total…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3097611/hong-kong-extend-social-distancing-measures