City to shut schools and offer vaccines to children over five years old
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It comes as the Chinese-ruled city has seen some local transmissions of the Omicron coronavirus variant after three months of no local coronavirus cases at the end of last year. The city's transport and housing bureau did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Lam did not mention new air transit rules during her press conference.
The city saw a three-month streak of no local coronavirus transmission until the end of last year. There have since been more than 40 local transmissions of the Omicron variant, with more than 4,000 people considered close contacts sent into government-mandated quarantine, Lam said.
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