Hong Kong to extend social-distancing measures for another week as city confirms 44 new Covid-19 cases

Hong Kong’s ban on eating in restaurants at night will continue for another week, as the city confirmed 44 new Covid-19 cases on Monday.That came as a government adviser and top infectious disease expert warned against relaxing social-distancing measures, and revealed that the latest rise in the transmission rate for the coronavirus meant an infected person would spread the pathogen to one other individual on average.Among the new infections reported on Monday, 31 were locally transmitted,…

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