Last Updated: February 28, 2023, 11:21 IST
A person carrying face masks walks previous an Adidas retailer in the course of the coronavirus illness pandemic in Hong Kong, China (Image: Reuters)
Hong Kong was one of many final locations on the earth to require face coverings in just about all public settings and those that flouted the foundations would face a fantastic of HK$10,000
Hong Kong is scrapping its masks mandate from Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee introduced, ending the monetary hub’s final main Covid curb as it seeks to emerge from the pandemic.
The metropolis was one of many final locations on the earth to require face coverings in just about all public settings, with everybody over the age of two required to put on one or face a fantastic of as much as HK$10,000 ($1,275).
“I announce that the masking requirement will likely be fully cancelled beginning tomorrow, March 1, together with for indoors, outdoor and (on) public transportation,” Lee said at a brief press conference on Tuesday.
He added that hospitals and elderly homes can impose their own restrictions.
The mask mandate was imposed three years ago, and had remained in place for nearly 1,000 days.
Hong Kong’s lifting of its restrictions comes after the neighbouring Chinese territory of Macau relaxed its own mask rules on Monday, dropping the measure except for high-risk public areas, such as hospitals.
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