Hong Kong has reopened beaches and pools in a relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, while China’s capital Beijing has begun easing quarantine rules for overseas arrivals.
Hong Kong has reopened beaches and pools in a relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, while China’s capital Beijing has begun easing quarantine rules for overseas arrivals. H ong Kong closed water sports venues during an outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant but has been reducing restrictions as cases decline. Deaths from Covid-19 have fallen from a high of almost 300 per day in March to zero in recent days. Restaurants are also allowed to seat up to eight customers per table — up from four previously — and masks will no longer be required during outdoor exercise, a change that is important to organisers of group sporting events. “We’re looking forward to Mother’s Day and being able to have up to eight people sitting at a table,” said William So, assistant general manager of the London Restaurant, a long-time destination for traditional dim sum. “Business will go up, three generations of a family can sit down and eat together,” said Mr So as carts piled high with steaming bamboo baskets of savoury dumplings circulated through the packed dining room.
