Latest situations of COVID-19 (Feb 3, Friday)

TOPLINE
- As at Feb 2, 3,555 persons received their doses of vaccine, a cumulative total of 20,633,541 doses have been administered; 444 positive nucleic acid test laboratory detections newly recorded

- As at Feb 2:
* Positive nucleic acid test laboratory detections newly recorded (not representing all COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong): 444
* Cumulative number of positive nucleic acid test laboratory detections (since Jan 30): 1,618
* Death cases related to COVID-19 newly recorded: 12
* Cumulative number of death cases related to COVID-19 (since Jan 30): 37

- As at Feb 2:
* 63 persons received their first dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,912,762 persons have received their first vaccine dose, making up 94.6% of the population aged 3 or above
* 127 persons received their second dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 6,793,655 persons have received their second vaccine dose, making up 93.1% of the population aged 3 or above
* 565 persons received their third dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 5,832,281 persons have received their third vaccine dose, making up 83.7% of the population aged 12 or above
* 2,331 persons received their fourth dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 1,041,953 persons have received their fourth vaccine dose
* 469 persons received their fifth dose of vaccine; a cumulative total of 52,890 persons have received their fifth vaccine dose
- a total of 20,633,541 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public

Some three months ago at the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit, I told the world that Hong Kong was back on the centre stage again. Today, I am happy to tell you that Hong Kong is welcoming every one of you to join us on our centre stage, for Hong Kong is now seamlessly connected to the Mainland of China and the whole international world. There will be no isolation, no quarantine, and no restriction on experiencing our great wine and dine scenes, on doing business, on joining events and outings, on doing sports, on enjoying the hustle and bustle of Asia’s world city, and so much more.

After three years of the pandemic, Hong Kong has entered a new and exciting development phase. We are actively returning to normalcy. We are fully connected with the Mainland and the rest of the world once again. Going forward, nothing can stop us from bouncing back. The "Hello Hong Kong" Campaign heralds our return to the world stage. We eagerly welcome friends from around the world to come and see and experience for themselves the vibrancy, diversity, dynamism of our city, the trade and business opportunities we offer, our arts and cultural delights, spectacular sports events, scenic country parks, the sun and the sea, and of course, our delicacies, and more than 200 Michelin restaurants.