Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities, while tight restrictions remain in place in Hong Kong, Macao and other Chinese cities.
Shanghai has only just emerged from a strict lockdown that confined most of its 24 million residents to their homes for weeks and the new requirements have stirred concerns of a return of such harsh measures.
Enforcement in China's capital has been far milder than in Shanghai, although officials continue to require regular testing and prevention measures. The gambling hub of Macao has meanwhile locked down the famed Grand Lisboa Hotel after cases were discovered there. More than a dozen residential and commercial centres in the Chinese special autonomous region of about 650,000 people have been designated as “red zones," with access restricted almost exclusively to emergency workers.
Neighbouring Hong Kong has also seen a rising trend of coronavirus infections since mid-June. In the past seven days, daily infections reported averaged about 2,000 a day. However, Lee has said that Hong Kong authorities are exploring options, including shortening the duration of mandatory quarantine for incoming travellers. Currently, travellers must test negative for COVID-19 before flying and quarantine for seven days in designated hotels upon arrival.
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