COVID-19 | Hong Kong reopens beaches; Beijing relaxes quarantine rules
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COVID-19 | Hong Kong reopens beaches; Beijing relaxes quarantine rules

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Hong Kong on May 5 reopened beaches and pools in a relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, while China's capital Beijing began easing quarantine rules for arrivals from overseas. Hong Kong had closed water sports venues amid an outbreak of the highly transmissible omicron variant but has been tailing off restrictions as new case numbers fall. All residents are required to undergo three virus tests throughout the week as authorities seek to detect and isolate cases without imposing the sort of sweeping lockdowns seen in Shanghai and elsewhere. Questions have arisen about the surprisingly low death toll amid an outbreak of more than 4,00,000 cases in the city that is home to China's main stock market and biggest port.

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