HONG KONG -- Hong Kong will impose stricter COVID measures for the first time in over a year as the city records increasing cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus, the city's leader Carrie Lam announced on Wednesday.
City imposes toughest COVID measures since December 2020
Hong Kong will ban dine-in services after 6 p.m. and cancel large-scale events on worries about omicron spreading in the city. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong will impose stricter COVID measures for the first time in over a year as the city records increasing cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus, the city's leader Carrie Lam announced on Wednesday.