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Health, Safety and Environment Office
Updated information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Government extends social distancing measures
The epidemic situation of COVID-19 in Hong Kong is still highly severe. Despite the fact that the number of daily new cases has come down from its peak in late July, it remains at a high level.
In view of the still severe epidemic situation and taking into account the latest public health risk assessment, it is necessary to continue to maintain highly stringent social distancing measures including continuing to require the cessation of dine-in services at catering businesses during specific periods and the closure of scheduled premises and to require any person to wear a mask at all times in public places.
If we do not persevere and proceed with caution, the hard work the entire community has put in over the past few weeks to contain the third wave of infections would be in vain and we may see extensive transmission of COVID-19 across different locations, sectors and population groups in Hong Kong as well as our healthcare system on the verge of collapse again. To this end, we appeal to the public's co-operation and tolerance to maintain social distancing so as to cut the transmission chains in the community.
The Government will continue to closely monitor the developments of the epidemic situation and review the various measures in place from time to time with a view to making suitable adjustments taking into account all relevant factors.
For more details, please refer to the press release and the Annex:
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202008/17/P2020081700445.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冠狀病毒病疫情依然非常嚴峻。儘管每天新增確診個案宗數自七月底高峰以來已稍為回落，但整體數字仍處於高位。
考慮到疫情依然嚴峻和最新的公共衞生風險評估，現時需要延續非常嚴厲的社交距離措施，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公眾地方時須一直佩戴口罩。
如果我們不堅持到底並保持謹慎，整個社會在過去數星期為應付第三波疫情所作的努力便會付諸流水，2019冠狀病毒病疫情可能會在本港不同地點、界別及群體廣泛傳播，亦可能把醫療系統再次推向崩潰邊緣。有見及此，我們呼籲巿民合作和忍耐，繼續保持社交距離，以切斷社區內的傳播鏈。
政府會繼續密切留意疫情發展，不時檢討已實施的相關措施，以在考慮到所有相關因素後作出適當調節。
詳情請參閱有關新聞公報及附件：
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202008/17/P2020081700590.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
