Hong Kong govt ramps up efforts to curb Covid-19 spread as it seeks to hand out subsidies

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HONG KONG - The Hong Kong government is ramping up efforts to stem the surge of Covid-19 cases driven byamid concerns over untraceable community spread, even as it seeks to hand out aid to those affec

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She said if rules were to be eased, they would do so around Feb 14 under the vaccine bubble arrangement. The take up among the seniors - the category with a dismal rate - also inched up. About 55 per cent of those aged 70 to 79 have had their first jab, while it is 27 per cent for those aged 80 and above.

Fears of silent transmissions have prompted the government, which adopts a zero-Covid approach, to do more to prevent a massive outbreak as vaccine hesitancy remains.In the coming weeks, the government will hand out 300,000 free Covid-19 rapid test kits to residents in all 18 districts. They conducted"unnecessary activities" during their medical surveillance period, flouted the law on Dec 25 and 27, and later tested positive for Omicron.

 

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