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FILE PHOTO: People enjoy the hot weather on a beach near residential buildings following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China November 22, 2020. REUTERS\/Lam\u00a0Yik<\/figcaption>

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong will ease some coronavirus restrictions, the government said on Monday, allowing swimming pools and beaches to open and shortening the quarantine period for some international arrivals to 14 days from 21.<\/p>\n

Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan told a press briefing that local infections had come down considerably, giving the administration room to relax some measures.<\/p>\n

Beaches and swimming pools would reopen from April 1, while religious gatherings could resume with maximum capacity of 30%. Cinemas and theme parks would be able to increase capacity to 75% from 50%.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to keep containing the epidemic and not undo the efforts we have made. We must continue to enforce stringent measures,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Bars, karaoke parlours and bath houses would stay closed.<\/p>\n

Quarantine for arrivals from countries considered low-medium risk, such as Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, would be reduced to 14 days from 21 currently. High-risk destinations such as Brazil, Ireland, South Africa and the United Kingdom would need 21 days, she said.<\/p>\n

The city has seen zero locally transmitted cases for the last two days after an outbreak in early March led to a spike in cases across the city and thousands of residents forced into quarantine.<\/p>\n

Chan said the government was also aiming to bring back Hong Kong residents who have been stranded in Britain from late April after the government banned flights from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong in December.<\/p>\n

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