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Added on the 31/01/2022 10:40:11 - Copyright : AFP EN
Hong Kong's leader John Lee announces that the city will fully scrap the mask mandate: "I have an announcement to make, the mask mandate will be fully scrapped starting tomorrow, 1st March." SOUNDBITE
People in Hong Kong gather to light incense sticks at a temple to welcome the Year of the Rabbit. IMAGES
Images of reduced traffic on streets Wednesday in China's largest city Shanghai which remains under a slew of restrictions. China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases nationwide on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spread across a country that has stuck tightly to a zero-Covid strategy. IMAGES
Images of reduced traffic on a street in China's largest city Shanghai under a lattice of restrictions -- which fall short of a citywide shutdown. China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases nationwide on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally as the highly-transmissible Omicron variant spreads across a country which has tethered tightly to a 'zero-Covid' strategy. IMAGES
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam receives the Chinese Covid-19 Sinovac vaccine, along with other Hong Kong leaders. IMAGES
People sporting various Pepe the Frog masks get ready to take part in a huge pro-democracy march in Hong Kong. The city has been battered by more than six months of unrest with millions marching, as well as confrontations in which police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets, while protesters have responded with petrol bombs. IMAGES