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The move follows harsher social distancing measures to curb what Hong Kong health authorities warned could be its worst Covid-19 wave so far.
The first flight was originally planned for Nov 22 but both governments announced the delay on Nov 21. Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said then that Singapore and Hong Kong would review within two weeks on the new launch date and update again.
As cases of infection continued to emerge in Hong Kong, the seven-day moving average of unlinked local Covid-19 cases rose to 16 as at Monday. The Republic and Hong Kong previously agreed that the travel bubble arrangement would be suspended if the number exceeds five in either city.
So far, Hong Kong has a total of more than 6,300 cases, including 109 deaths. The daily new infections have crossed 70 for more than a week.
This spike was led initially by a growing dance club cluster of more than 500, most of whom are tai tais and their young dancing instructors.
In the past week, the government has made a series of orders, from mandating that dance club visitors go for compulsory tests to ordering patrons of specific eateries to go for the tests as the virus circulates.
From Wednesday, for two weeks, dine-in services will end two hours earlier, at 10pm, with the number of patrons capped at two per table. Bars, pubs, saunas, clubs, nightclubs and party rooms will remain closed. ADVERTISEMENT
All amusement game centers, leisure venues, museums, cinemas, theme parks, karaoke establishments, mahjong clubs and swimming pools must be closed.
Gyms, massage and beauty parlors can stay open but the number of patrons must be capped at two, while civil servants are to work from home, and public gatherings limited to two people.
The tightening of measures comes as local transmission, particularly among the city’s rich and powerful has spread like wild fire, initially with some socialites linked directly to the dance club cluster and, later, expanded as they continued to mingle over meals and mahjong. For more news about the novel coronavirus click here. What you need to know about Coronavirus. For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.
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