Hong Kong’s health minister warned on Monday that social-distancing rules could be tightened again, following a weekend of Halloween partying that has raised fears of a Covid-19 resurgence.
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The other three cases on Monday were imported infections, involving a domestic helper from Indonesia, and two people from Pakistan and Russia. She said inspections carried out by officers from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and police over the weekend had found some bars and restaurants violating social-distancing rules.
But the tables must be spaced adequately apart or with partitions separating them, and patrons must wear masks when not drinking or eating. “The alarm bell is ringing. Whenever there is a holiday, places for leisure or food are packed with people. Many are also not complying with pandemic-prevention measures,” Ho said on the same radio programme.