HONG KONG: Hong Kong will ease some Covid-19 control measures from leisure facility closures to travel restrictions as new infections have continued to drop and an increasing number of residents have received the vaccine, a top official said here on Monday. As the Easter holiday is coming, the government will allow some low-risk activities to resume starting Thursday, Sophia Chan, Secretary for Food and Health, said at a press conference. Chan said swimming pools and beaches will be reopened to the public and the capacity cap for theatres and theme parks will be raised from 50 per cent to 75 per cent, reports Xinhua news agency. But high-risk venues including bars and night clubs will remain closed. Most social distancing measures, including group gathering limits, will be extended for another two weeks till mid-April. (IANS)