Hong Kong last week extended mask regulations by two weeks to March 8. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The city is working to bolster its global footing again, giving away air tickets to tourists and again hosting VIP events including Art Basel – but masks have remained a deterrent and a sign that not everything is back to normal.
The measures began almost three years ago as the city fought to keep the virus at bay, and have remained in place even as most of the world drops pandemic-era restrictions. It is Hong Kong’s last pandemic restriction, after the city eased most virus curbs and reopened to the world in December following China’s pivot away from Covid Zero.
Hong Kong leader John Lee has repeatedly said he hopes to remove the rule after the winter surge ends, but has not given further specifics.
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