Hong Kong has stopped all incoming flights from Australia as Omicron circumstances skyrocket all through the nation.
The area launched a string of latest Covid measures on Wednesday together with barring flights from international locations with excessive an infection charges and implementing a 6pm restaurant curfew.
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's Chief Govt, introduced the adjustments via the South China Morning Publish, saying the brand new variant had them deeply involved.
'There was speedy change within the pandemic scenario which has brought on us to be anxious,' she stated.
'We are going to announce right this moment quick, decisive and exact measures to chop the transmission chains.'
Ms Lam has grounded all flights from international locations together with Australia and the UK for 2 weeks as they appear to supress potential infections coming into the town.
Different international locations within the journey ban together with Canada, the USA, France, India, Pakistan and the Philippines.
The suspension of flights will come into place from Saturday and final till January 21.
The leglislation comes as well being officers scramble to indentify the shut contacts of contaminated circumstances, together with passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that had docked within the metropolis.
They've additionally closed all bars, nightclubs, sports activities centres, swimming swimming pools, museums and different venues.
Hong Kong at present has just below 70 per cent of its inhabitants absolutely vaccinated.
Town has dealt with the pandemic remarkably effectively, with Wednesday's 38 new infections taking their whole to only 12,799 with 213 deaths.
They proceed to function underneath a zero-Covid method, with the town having a three-month infection-free streak damaged on December 31 after the primary confirmed case of Omicron was recorded.
Specialists have steered the federal government take excessive measures in dealing with the most recent Covid wave, with a microbiologist even calling for faculties to shut till it's underneath management.
'The general public ought to cancel any massive group gatherings. When there are extra circumstances with unknown sources, the federal government must also contemplate suspending the colleges and banning dine-in companies,' Professor Yuen Kwok-yung stated on a Chinese language radio present.
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