Covid-19: Hong Kong eases curbs on prison visits as infections fall


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Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong is to scrap most restrictions on prison visits from next Monday as the number of Covid-19 cases falls in the city, although “additional” visits to convicted inmates will remain suspended. Those on remand awaiting trial will be granted a 15-minute social visit per day – the same as before the pandemic – with no more than two visitors at a time, the Correctional Services Department announced on Thursday. Convicted inmates will again be allowed two 30-minute social visits per month, with no more than three visitors at a time. Visitors will have to test...