HONG KONG: The chairman of Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority, Henry Fan Hung-ling, has suggested that authorities lift the order to temporarily shut establishments such as beauty and massage parlors, game centers and pubs, as confirmed cases in the city have been on the decline.

It was time to consider relaxing control measures against the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Fan said in an interview, but added that restrictions on the number of customers and physical distancing measures like wearing masks and keeping a distance of 1.5 meters between tables should remain in force.