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- Shop owners worry about business as many have been forced to shut down stores due to staff infections and quarantine rules
- Many services such as banks, grocery stores and post offices have curtailed their operating hours amid the fifth wave
A temporary isolation facility in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
Coronavirus: Hong Kong opens hotline system for infected residents to arrange transfer to isolation facilities
- Priority will be given to those with mild or no symptoms, and people whose living environment is not suitable for home isolation, security chief Chris Tang says
- Those who test positive for Covid-19 can send messages to authorities via WhatsApp, email or WeChat to arrange a move to community isolation facilities
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Coronavirus Hong Kong
A temporary isolation facility in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
A new hotline system has been set up for Hongkongers who test positive for Covid-19 to contact the authorities to arrange transfer to community isolation facilities.
Priority would be given to those with mild or no symptoms, and people whose living environment was not suitable for home quarantine, security chief Chris Tang Ping-keung said after inspecting a newly opened isolation centre in Tsing Yi on Sunday afternoon.
Residents wait in line for BioNTech inoculation at a mobile vaccination station in Shek Kip Mei on Sunday. Photo: Yik Yeung Man
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Coronavirus: as Hong Kong fights fifth wave of infections, what are the latest rules on testing, quarantine and vaccination?
- Changes such as registering positive results using rapid antigen tests on a government portal can help speed up confirmation of Covid-19 infections
- Close contacts who are at least double vaccinated can leave quarantine earlier if they test negative using rapid antigen kits on sixth and seventh days
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Coronavirus Hong Kong
Residents wait in line for BioNTech inoculation at a mobile vaccination station in Shek Kip Mei on Sunday. Photo: Yik Yeung Man
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