Hong Kong fourth wave: care homes, hospitals, schools affected as city logs 82 new Covid-19 cases, with tighter restrictions, boat party crackdown in works

Hong Kong confirmed 82 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday as officials moved to curtail more recently eased social-distancing rules, with tighter restrictions for weddings, religious events, tour groups and rule-flouting boat parties.Sources said fines for offenders could be raised to as much as HK$10,000 (US$1,290), with 23 of Tuesday’s infections being untraceable and 32 linked to the still-expanding “super-spreader” cluster from dance and singing venues, which has swollen to 552 cases. Fresh…

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