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fev23(falta de articulação?)

Following Macau’s announcement on Sunday that the wearing of masks in indoor and outdoor settings is no longer required, Hong Kong has issued a similar order with its mask mandate lifted as of Wednesday.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said that the wearing of masks indoors, outdoors and on public transport will now be optional, although it will remain a requirement in hospitals, homes for the elderly and other high-risk places.

“According to the data, the epidemic is under control in Hong Kong and there are no major signs of a resurgence, so I believe Hong Kong has established an extensive and comprehensive barrier,” Lee said.

https://www.asgam.com/index.php/2023/02/28/hong-kong-follows-macau-lead-by-lifting-mandatory-mask-order-for-indoor-and-outdoor-settings/

jan23

China resumed on Sunday (Jan 15) high-speed rail services between Hong Kong and the mainland for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it dismantles travel curbs after Beijing scrapped quarantine for arrivals a week earlier.

The reopening comes amid a massive wave of infections nationwide and a day after authorities said nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital, following last month's abrupt U-turn on "zero-COVID" policy in the wake of historic protests.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/covid-19-china-hong-kong-resume-high-speed-rail-train-3-years-after-curbs-3207281

5/1/23

China will reopen the border with its special administrative region of Hong Kong on Sunday for the first time in three years, as it accelerates the unwinding of stringent COVID rules that have battered its economic growth.

The opening will bring the resumption of quarantine-free travel between the financial hub and the mainland, although it would be done in a "gradual and orderly" way, China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said in a notice on Thursday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-open-border-with-hong-kong-jan-8-2023-01-05/

 Jan23

After three years of COVID travel restrictions, Hong Kong plans to fully open up to mainland China in the coming days. While many of Hong Kong's elderly residents are worried about catching Covid, they are far more concerned by potential side-effects of the jab. We meet an unvaccinated elderly woman who says she's not worried about catching the virus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCuVHCuwgfs