Hong Kong to impose new virus restrictions to battle fourth wave


Workers refill Covid-19 test kits into a vending machine at Ngau Tau Kok MTR station in Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 8, 2020. - Bloomberg

HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong will ban evening dining at restaurants and close fitness centres, the city's leader said Tuesday, as part of new measures aimed at stemming a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the rules aim to reduce the "number of people on the streets", echoing moves taken by authorities when cases spiked earlier this year.

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