The number of confirmed cases of Wuhan pneumonia in Hong Kong today exceeded 20,000 again, with 20,865 new confirmed cases.

The Hong Kong government announced today that in addition to maintaining the mask order, most of the epidemic prevention restrictions will be lifted tomorrow, including mandatory nucleic acid testing for entry and social distancing measures.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The number of confirmed cases of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) in Hong Kong today (28th) exceeded 20,000 again, with 20,865 new confirmed cases.

The Hong Kong government announced today that in addition to maintaining the mask order, most of the epidemic prevention restrictions will be lifted tomorrow, including mandatory nucleic acid testing for entry and social distancing measures.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong in a single day today reached 20,865, an increase of 2,239 from yesterday, including 1,176 imported cases, a record high.

As for the death toll, 59 new patients died today, bringing the cumulative death toll to 11,621, with a fatality rate of 0.46%.

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In addition, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Lee Ka-chao, held a press conference today on the "Guidance and Coordination Group for Epidemic Response", announcing that measures to maintain social distance such as "vaccine permits" and "restriction orders" will be canceled from tomorrow, and the isolation and quarantine requirements for close contacts will also be cancelled. In addition to mandatory nucleic acid testing, people entering Hong Kong from tomorrow will no longer be required to fill in a health declaration. Instead, they will be issued a health advice of "self-screening" until the fifth day.

At present, all epidemic prevention measures only maintain the mask order.

In terms of the epidemic situation in Macau, according to the data of the Response Coordination Center, a total of 86 confirmed cases of pneumonia in Wuhan were added yesterday, of which 2 patients died, both of whom were elderly women, aged 91 and 94.

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