People who test positive for coronavirus will no longer have to quarantine in Hong Kong as part of a lifting of restrictions, the Chinese territory's leader has said.
All social distancing measures will also be scrapped except the mandatory mask rule, and group gatherings will be allowed in public places, chief executive John Lee has said.Mr Lee added that international travellers to Hong Kong will no longer need to do a mandatory PCR COVID-19 test and the city's vaccine pass required to enter most venues will also be scrapped.The Hong Kong government has confirmed it will not provide COVID vaccination to short term visitors to the territory.
Meanwhile, China has said it will resume issuing ordinary visa and passports in another big step away from COVID control measures that have isolated the country for almost three years.
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