news.gov.hk - HK strives to maintain zero infections
WEBDec 28, 2021 · HK strives to maintain zero infections. December 28, 2021. Chief Executive Carrie Lam. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant has caused the global COVID-19 epidemic situation to become severe again, with a number of countries recording the highest daily number of confirmed cases since …
news.gov.hk - Vaccine booster details announced - 香港政府新 …
WEBNov 3, 2021 · Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan and Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip unveiled the details of the booster shot arrangement at a press conference this afternoon. Immunocompromised individuals include cancer patients, organ transplant recipients, advanced-stage HIV patients and patients taking active immunosuppressive drugs.
news.gov.hk - Latest quarantine rules explained - 香港政府新聞網
WEBAug 13, 2022 · Latest quarantine rules explained. The “3+4” quarantine arrangement for arrivals to Hong Kong is not a relaxation and inbound travellers must spend three days in hotel quarantine in order to stop the spread of COVID-19 from abroad, Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau said today. He made the remarks to reporters after attending a radio ...
news.gov.hk - Beating COVID-19 with confidence - 香港政府新聞網
WEBMar 30, 2022 · Beating COVID-19 with confidence. March 30, 2022. Chief Executive Carrie Lam. The fifth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic is rapid and fierce. Hong Kong went through a turbulent epidemic phase posed by the highly transmissible Omicron variant strain in March 2022. While the number of cases tested positive for COVID-19 …
news.gov.hk - Social distancing lifted, masks remain
WEBDec 28, 2022 · The Government today announced that the current social distancing measures, the Vaccine Pass and isolation order for close contacts of COVID-19 patients will be lifted from tomorrow. Also from tomorrow, compulsory nucleic acid testing for inbound travellers will be replaced by rapid antigen tests that should be …
news.gov.hk - HK prepared for Omicron - 香港政府新聞網
WEBDec 27, 2021 · The Government has formulated a contingency plan in case there is an outbreak of the Omicron COVID-19 mutant strain in Hong Kong, Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan said today. The health chief made the remarks after inspecting the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre and the Hospital Authority Infectious Disease ...
news.gov.hk - Vaccine pass requirements updated - 香港政府新聞網
WEBMar 4, 2022 · In view of the updated vaccination arrangements, the Government adjusted the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for those aged 12 to 17 under the vaccine pass. During the second stage from April 30 to June 29, if people aged 12 to 17 have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine for less than …
news.gov.hk - Isolation, quarantine time reduced - 香港政府新聞網
WEBDec 8, 2022 · The Government announced today that the period of both the isolation order for COVID-19 patients and quarantine order for close contacts will be shortened by two days from tomorrow, if negative results are obtained in all the daily rapid antigen tests (RAT). If people infected with the virus obtain negative RAT results on the fourth and fifth ...
news.gov.hk - HK logs 11k COVID-19 cases - 香港政府新聞網
WEBDec 7, 2022 · HK logs 11k COVID-19 cases. December 7, 2022. The Centre for Health Protection today said it is looking into 11,278 additional locally acquired COVID-19 cases, of which 3,197 were identified through nucleic acid tests and 8,081 via rapid antigen tests. Separately, 703 imported cases were detected. Eighteen residential care homes for …
news.gov.hk - Be concerted in fighting the virus - 香港政府新聞網
WEBJan 28, 2022 · The Government has been adopting an attitude of racing against the pace of the spread of the Omicron variant, stepping up a series of anti-epidemic measures to prevent the importation of cases and the spread of the virus in the community. These measures have been extended twice in January and will remain in place until mid- …