Hong Kong, 13th January: In Hong Kong, even tighter restrictions have been put back in place following a very small uptick in the number of COVID infections. The seven-day average in Hong Kong is just 17. Despite that, the Hong Kong government has closed primary schools and banned dine-in at restaurants after 6pm.

This is largely seen as an attempt to follow Beijing’s zero-COVID strategy. Hong Kong’s border with China has been closed since February 2021 and over 150 countries are now listed as “high risk” by the Hong Kong government.