国内英语资讯:Hong Kong further steps up anti-epidemic measures amid surging local infections
<p><span word="HONG">HONG</span> <span word="KONG">KONG</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 19-- <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="mask">mask</span>-<span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="surpassed">surpassed</span> 100 <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> (<span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span>) <span word="government">government</span> <span word="tightened">tightened</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Carrie">Carrie</span> <span word="Lam">Lam</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>, <span word="Chuang">Chuang</span> <span word="Shuk">Shuk</span>-<span word="kwan">kwan</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communicable">Communicable</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Branch">Branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surging">surging</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> 108 <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="from">from</span> 4:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="calculated">calculated</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,885.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, 83 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="of">of</span> 48 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span>.</p><p><span word="Lam">Lam</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="convene">convene</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revise">revise</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mask">mask</span>-<span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="closures">closures</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expire">expire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="Lam">Lam</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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