By The SUN
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| HK will lift the travel warning as it opens up to the rest of the world from Sunday |
Of the new cases, 196 were confirmed via PCR tests and 170 came from rapid self-tests by residents who reported the results to a government platform.
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection said
there were 14 imported cases, eight of which were detected on arrival at
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Among the new arrivals, three flew in aboard flight CX270
from
The two other passengers came via CX104 from Melbourne and
CX363 from
Dr Lau Ka-hin of the Hospital Authority reported 11 deaths, pushing the death toll to 9,085.
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Six of the deaths were recorded in public hospitals yesterday, while the rest were reported by forensic pathologists, indicating the patients had died at home.
A total of 1,530 patients are confined at public hospitals and treatment facilities. Eight of them are in intensive care in critical condition, while one is in serious condition.
In the past 24 hours, 148 patients have recovered and have been discharged, taking the number of recoveries since 2020 to 60,205.
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Meanwhile Chuang called on all residents to continue avoiding non-essential travels abroad, even as the government announced that it will lift the outbound travel alert for all overseas countries from Sunday.
The move will coincide with the opening of
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A statement issued by the government said the lifting of the
red alert which has been in effect since Mar 17, 2020 is due to the easing of
the coronavirus situation in places with frequent traffic to
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| HK says it will keep its strict boarding and testing control despite easing up on inbound traffic |
However, the government said it will continue to control the volume of inbound traffic by maintaining strict boarding and quarantine measures, and limiting the number of designated quarantine hotels (DQHs).
With the expected surge in the number of travelers from abroad starting Sunday, nine more DQHs providing a total of 4,000 rooms have been added to the list. These are:
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1.The
2. Dorsett Kwun Tong,
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4. OZO Wesley
5. Regala Skycity Hotel
6. Regal Kowloon Hotel
7. Silka Seaview Hotel
8. Silka Tsuen Wan,
9. The Langham,
The full list of DQHs may be viewed here: www.designatedhotel.gov.hk
