Covid Tally Drops, HK Set To Lift Travel Alert

Hong Kong's daily Covid tally further edged down on Friday, as the government announced it's lifting its travel warning on overseas territories after considering the general Covid situation.

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported 366 new Covid infections – around fifty fewer than the previous day.

Of the new cases, 196 were confirmed via PCR tests and 170 through rapid antigen tests.

There were 14 imported cases and 11 newly reported deaths.

The CHP's Chuang Shuk-kwan said seven students and two school staff reported testing positive for Covid.

Meanwhile, the government is lifting the Outbound Travel Alert on overseas countries on Sunday, saying the coronavirus situation abroad is now on a downward trend, and the risk of travelling has lowered.

A red alert on all overseas countries has been in effect since mid-March.

But Chuang called on people to continue avoiding non-essential travel due to the global epidemic situation.

She added that Cathay Pacific has been banned from operating flights from Amsterdam, and Emirates from Dubai and Bangkok, after several passengers on the flights were confirmed to have Covid.

The suspensions will take effect for a week starting Saturday.

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