Hong Kong to further tighten social distancing measures to contain COVID-19: HKSAR chief executive

Hong Kong to further tighten social distancing measures to contain COVID-19: HKSAR chief executive 1 Special: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Tuesday that in view of the worsening COVID-19 epidemic situation in Hong Kong, social distancing measures will be further tightened including the banning of dine-in services in restaurants after 6 p.m. Lam said to the media before attending the Executive Council meeting on Tuesday that the recent epidemic has been worrying, with 661 new cases of COVID-19 reported over the past week. Patients in critical and…