Gaming arcades and mahjong parlours are open from today as the country moves out of Covid-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hong Kong.- Authorities have started reopening public entertainment venues as part of the process of lifting Covid-19 lockdown measures .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From today, groups of eight people are allowed to congregate together after 16 days without any new Coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Hong Kong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, certain social distancing measures will be eased after more than a month of closures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fitness centres, gaming arcades, mahjong parlours, amusement and massage centres, beauty salons and cinemas are all allowed to open but with temperature checks mandatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Distancing measures remain in place and schools will not start to open back up until May 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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