HONG KONG, July 27 (dpa): Hong Kong banned dining in at restaurants on Monday amid a third wave of the coronavirus that has resulted in hundreds of new cases.
The new measures, passed by the Executive Council at an extraordinary meeting, also mandate the wearing of face masks in all public spaces, both outdoors and indoors, Hong Kong's Now TV reported.
They will come into effect on Wednesday.
Hong Kong reported close to 140 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday and its 20th death linked to the illness, according to the Ming Pao newspaper.
It was the sixth straight day of triple-digit infection figures in Hong Kong, which had previously been lauded for keeping case numbers of the deadly virus under control.
Health experts have blamed the resurgence of Covid-19 on a raft of loopholes that exempted thousands of sea and air crew and business travellers from mainland China from testing and quarantine. - dpa
The new measures, passed by the Executive Council at an extraordinary meeting, also mandate the wearing of face masks in all public spaces, both outdoors and indoors, Hong Kong's Now TV reported.
They will come into effect on Wednesday.
Hong Kong reported close to 140 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday and its 20th death linked to the illness, according to the Ming Pao newspaper.
It was the sixth straight day of triple-digit infection figures in Hong Kong, which had previously been lauded for keeping case numbers of the deadly virus under control.
Health experts have blamed the resurgence of Covid-19 on a raft of loopholes that exempted thousands of sea and air crew and business travellers from mainland China from testing and quarantine. - dpa
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