Covid-19 booster jabs for children in Hong Kong open for booking
A government spokesman said guardians can make online reservations for their children aged three to 11 who had already received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine for three months.
A government spokesman said guardians can make online reservations for their children aged three to 11 who had already received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine for three months.
Among the imported cases was a passenger flight that arrived in Hong Kong from Dubai via Bangkok on April 10, with three passengers who tested positive upon arrival.
The Hong Kong government advised the people to take a RAT test daily from April 8 to 10 or for three consecutive days with the kit provided in an anti-epidemic service bag.
The scheme provides a one-off subsidy of HK$10,000 to people who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government also noted that it shall lay a solid legal foundation for each of its measures to combat Covid-19.
Hong Kong's population dropped by 0.3% to 7,403,100 at the end of 2021, the Census and Statistics Department announced.
A health official said infections were expected to continue to rise as the city grapples with its worst coronavirus outbreak.
Supplies from the mainland have been arriving in batches, including some 10 million N95 and KN95 masks as well as rapid antigen test kits.
The scheme aims to provide accommodation to isolate people who test positive for COVID-19 but have no or mild symptoms.
The temporary testing laboratory is expected to raise the city's daily virus testing capacity from 200,000 to 300,000.