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Government of Hong Kong On Thursday, it hastily recognized doctors and nurses from China’s mainland, fearing that its health system would be overwhelmed by the “enormous increase” in new cases, allowing them to come to its borders and practice.
The New CaledoniaThe French territory in the South Pacific canceled the vaccination duty on Thursday.
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Restrictions decision in New Delhi
The Indian capital, New Delhi, has announced the end of restrictions linked to the corona virus, after recording a drop in cases of contamination with Omigron variant.
Local authorities in the Delhi region registered 460 cases and two deaths on Friday, especially after deciding to lift the night curfew and allow restaurants to operate at full capacity. Places of worship were also allowed to reopen. Also from April 1, schools will no longer conduct lessons by video conference.
Wearing a mask is mandatory, but the penalty for non-compliance increases from 1000 rupees to 500 rupees (about 7 francs).
Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the chairman of the Regional Disaster Management Authority, announced on Twitter that “all restrictions (because) the situation is improving” and “people are facing hardship due to job loss”.
At the height of the epidemic, in May, more than 400,000 new infections and 4,000 deaths a day were reported in the country of 1.3 billion people. India has reported 11,499 new cases and 255 deaths in the last 24 hours, far behind the catastrophic spike seen last year, according to the latest Health Ministry figures.