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Hong Kong restores services

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People wear masks to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong, China, March 13, 2022. Photo: THX/VNA

According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Hong Kong, from April 1, the government of the special zone will gradually restore public services, the goal is to restore normal operations on April 21. However, due to the impact of epidemic prevention regulations, some non-emergency or non-essential services may not be resumed after that.

Also from April 1, government agencies in Hong Kong will return to normal operations after a period of distance work, all employees must complete 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine before this day.

The government of the special zone also previously announced that schools will resume face-to-face classes as early as April 19, first of all international schools, primary schools and kindergartens. If the vaccination rate in schools reaches 90%, classes can teach face-to-face all day. From April 21, Hong Kong will also lift the ban on eating and drinking in restaurants after 6 pm, reopening most public places and sports facilities…

Although the number of new cases has shown signs of decline in recent days, the Hong Kong government still urges employers to continue to allow employees to work from home as much as possible to reduce the flow of people and reduce social contact. The Hong Kong Center for Health Protection said that the epidemic is still developing seriously and it is difficult to predict the trend, so people still need to strictly follow epidemic prevention measures.

The fifth wave of disease in Hong Kong has broken out strongly because many elderly people have not been vaccinated. Chief Executive Lam Trinh Nguyet Nga is continuing to urge family members to take the elderly to get vaccinated. She also said Hong Kong had missed the most important moment to vaccinate the elderly.

As of March 25, 91.8% of the population in Hong Kong had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, 83.5% of the population received the full basic dose, 2.6 million people received an increased dose. since the city implemented mass vaccination. In addition, 59.2% of children aged 5-11 have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Since the outbreak of the disease in 2020, Hong Kong has recorded about 1.1 million cases and more than 6,700 deaths, mainly in the 5th epidemic wave. Hong Kong has recorded a new level of cases. a record high of over 58,000 cases on March 9.

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