Hong Kong’s leader said Thursday she was mulling easing some of the city’s coronavirus restrictions due to waning public tolerance, but could not provide a roadmap out of the current Omicron-fuelled crisis.
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Since Omicron broke through in January, there have been bans on public gatherings of more than two, restrictions on night-time dining and mandatory masking while doing outdoor activities.But Lam told a press conference that “the time has come” to review the restrictions. Despite two hard-won years of breathing room due to Hong Kong’s adherence to the mainland’s zero-Covid strategy, the city is currently seeing scenes reminiscent of the pandemic’s start, with mounting elderly deaths and overcrowded hospitals.
International banks such as JPMorgan and Bank of America have been working on relocation plans in view of flight bans and potential lockdown, according to a Financial Times report last week. But members of the health sector, lawmakers and reporters have repeatedly raised questions about the visiting medics’ legal liabilities.
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