Dear Staff and Students,
We would like to share the following message on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from Department of Health about Government extends social distancing measures.
Health, Safety and Environment Office
Updated information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Government extends social distancing measuresThe epidemic situation of COVID-19 in Hong Kong has continued to remain severe. While the number of daily new confirmed cases in Hong Kong over the past week has declined slightly, the overall figure remains high and the mortality rate has continued to rise.
In view of the latest public health risk assessment, in particular the higher risks brought about by activities conducted without wearing masks as well as various social activities as shown in recent cases, at present, it is necessary to extend social distancing measures implemented under Cap. 599F, Cap. 599G and Cap. 599I, including requiring the cessation of dine-in services at catering businesses during specific periods, continuing to require closure of scheduled premises, as well as requiring any person to wear mask at all times when entering or being present in any public place.
The Government strongly urges the public to stay at home as much as possible, go out less often unless necessary, and avoid dining out and unnecessary social activities (including private gatherings), to fight the epidemic together without letting down one's guard, in order to reduce community transmission so as to cut the community transmission chain. Maintaining good personal and environmental hygiene at all times is key to the prevention of infection and the spread of the disease in the community, as well as to the alleviation of the enormous burden currently put on the healthcare system.
For more details, please refer to the press release and the Annex:
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202008/10/P2020081000774.htm
Please visit our Facebook and Thematic Website (https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/index.html) regularly for further information and updates.
We would like to solicit your support to disseminate the information to your colleagues, work associates and/or business partners so that they could adopt proper preventive measures. Thank you very much for your support.
Department of Health
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敬啟者：
2019冠狀病毒病的最新資訊
政府延續社交距離措施
本港的2019冠狀病毒病疫情近日持續嚴峻，儘管過去一星期本港每天新增確診個案宗數稍為回落，但整體數字仍然處於高位，死亡率亦持續攀升。
考慮到最新的公共衞生風險評估，特別是近期個案顯示涉及不佩戴口罩的活動和不同社交活動所帶來較高的風險，現時需要延續在第599F章、第599G章及第599I章下實施的社交距離措施，包括要求餐飲業務在指定時段停止提供堂食、繼續關閉表列處所及要求任何人在進入或身處任何公眾地方時須一直佩戴口罩。
政府強烈呼籲市民繼續盡量留在家中，減少不必要的外出，減少外出用膳，並避免不必要的社交活動包括私人聚會，同心抗疫，不要鬆懈，從而減低社區傳播以至切斷社區傳播鏈。市民時刻保持個人和環境衞生，對預防個人受感染和防止病毒在社區擴散，以及紓緩目前醫療系統的沉重負荷，至為關鍵。
詳情請參閱有關新聞公報及附件：
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202008/10/P2020081000719.htm
請定期留意我們的Facebook及專題網站（https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/chi/index.html），以獲取更多及更新的資訊。
希望你可以將有關資訊與你的同事、合作者及／或業務伙伴分享，讓他們都能採取合適的預防措施。非常感謝你的支持。
衞生署
