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Masks, which are already widely worn, are now mandatory on public transport in Hong Kong<br>  <br>Hong Kong reimposed social distancing measures on Monday to combat a sudden spike in coronavirus infections, banning more than four people from gathering in public and requiring passengers to wear face masks on public transport or risk a US$650 fine.<br> <br>Some [http://blogs.realtown.com/search/?q=businesses businesses] will also be closed and restaurants restricted over when they can serve diners.<br> <br>The finance hub was one of the first places to be struck by the coronavirus when it emerged from central China.<br> <br>The city has had impressive success in tackling the disease with just over 1,400 infections and eight deaths.<br><br>In the last two months, local transmissions had all but ended.<br> <br>However, in the last two weeks a cluster of 180 local infections has emerged and officials believe the disease is spreading undetected in the densely populated city of 7.5 million.<br> <br>On Monday, city leader Carrie Lam announced fresh anti-virus measures.<br> <br>Alongside a ban on more than four people gathering in public, restaurants will only be able to serve takeaway food from 6:00 pm to 5:00 am, however they can still serve those eating in for  [https://minhviettrans.com/dich-vu-thue-xe/ thuê xe ô tô tự lái tại hà nội] breakfast and lunch.<br> <br>Twelve types of businesses including bars, pubs, gyms, beauty salons, nightclubs and karaoke venues must close.<br> <br>Hong Kongers have widely adopted face masks to deal with the pandemic but on Monday authorities made wearing face coverings on public transport mandatory for the first time.<br> <br>Those who refuse to wear masks face a HK$5,000 ($650) fine.<br> <br>"This is a time for tightening," Lam told reporters, adding the measures would be reviewed every seven days.<br> <br>The announcement is a new body blow to the city's economy, which was already mired in recession before the pandemic hit.<br> <br>Last year Hong Kong was battered by both the increasingly aggressive US-China trade war and seven straight months of huge and often violent pro-democracy protests.<br> <br>Health secretary Sophia Chan said officials were trying to "strike a balance" between social distancing and keeping businesses open.<br> <br>Earlier in the day officials announced a 95-year-old woman had died of coronavirus, the city's eighth victim.<br> <br>Police also said a South Korean man who tested positive for the virus jumped out of a [http://data.gov.uk/data/search?q=moving%20minibus moving minibus] as he was being taken to compulsory quarantine.<br> <br>Police later detained the man.<br>