Hong Kong: Hong Kong plans to offer covid-19 vaccines For children under the age of 3 as they transition through the semi-autonomous Chinese city.
The announcement was made on Monday as the government reported 1,347 new cases, of which two were locally acquired.
The wave attributed to the Omicron variant has already prompted new restrictions limiting individual gatherings to more than two households. Hong Kong residents are running to grocery stories to stock up on vegetables and hair salons for haircuts.
Authorities have imposed a lockdown on residential buildings where clusters of infection have been identified, and have already banned public dining after 6 pm, with shopping malls and supermarkets allowing only vaccinated people, While places of worship, hair salons and other businesses have been ordered to be closed. ,
use of vaccinations Chinese Sinopharm Vaccine Children 3 years of age and older will begin to be administered Tuesday. Hong Kong has fully vaccinated 73% of its eligible population, which does not include children.
With a population of about 7.5 million, more than 7,000 people are currently being treated in Hong Kong COVID-19 Or waiting to be admitted to hospitals.
Hong Kong has adopted mainland China’s “zero tolerance” approach to its handling of the pandemic, which requires quarantines, mask mandates, case tracing and lockdowns in buildings, neighborhoods and entire cities, even when only a few cases are detected .
Beijing officials and Chinese state media As some countries have done, adopting a “living with the virus” policy will affect Hong Kong’s medical system.
The city recorded a total of 22,980 . have entered covid-19 case and 219 deaths from the virus.
The announcement was made on Monday as the government reported 1,347 new cases, of which two were locally acquired.
The wave attributed to the Omicron variant has already prompted new restrictions limiting individual gatherings to more than two households. Hong Kong residents are running to grocery stories to stock up on vegetables and hair salons for haircuts.
Authorities have imposed a lockdown on residential buildings where clusters of infection have been identified, and have already banned public dining after 6 pm, with shopping malls and supermarkets allowing only vaccinated people, While places of worship, hair salons and other businesses have been ordered to be closed. ,
use of vaccinations Chinese Sinopharm Vaccine Children 3 years of age and older will begin to be administered Tuesday. Hong Kong has fully vaccinated 73% of its eligible population, which does not include children.
With a population of about 7.5 million, more than 7,000 people are currently being treated in Hong Kong COVID-19 Or waiting to be admitted to hospitals.
Hong Kong has adopted mainland China’s “zero tolerance” approach to its handling of the pandemic, which requires quarantines, mask mandates, case tracing and lockdowns in buildings, neighborhoods and entire cities, even when only a few cases are detected .
Beijing officials and Chinese state media As some countries have done, adopting a “living with the virus” policy will affect Hong Kong’s medical system.
The city recorded a total of 22,980 . have entered covid-19 case and 219 deaths from the virus.
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