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HK suspends face-to-face classes amid worsening pandemic
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IANS | 20 Nov, 2020
Face-to-face classes for grade 1-3 primary school students in Hong Kong
will be suspended from November 23 to December 6 as the Covid-19
situation in the city has worsened rapidly, the government said on
Friday.
Hong Kong reported another 26 new confirmed Covid-19
cases on Friday, including 21 local infections, Xinhua news agency
quoted Sophia Chan, secretary for food and health, as saying.
The
outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infections have been reported in
quite many primary schools and kindergartens over the recent weeks.
Chan
pointed out that the transmission routes of upper respiratory tract
infections and Covid-19 are similar, and if the virus spreads at
schools, the risk posed to the community is very high.
If the
situation worsens, face-to-face classes for other grades will also be
suspended, she added, appealing to the public to be extra vigilant
against the virus and avoid unnecessary gatherings.
Chan said
people having symptoms, taxi drivers and care home workers will be
arranged to take compulsory tests as soon as possible.
The
government is also adding mobile sampling kiosks and dispatching more
sampling bottles to residents in buildings and communities with
relatively more confirmed cases.
As of Friday, Hong Kong's overall Covid-19 caseload and death toll stood at 5,518 and 108, respectively.
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