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<br>HONG KONG, July 14 (Reuters) - Hong Kong will impose strict new social distancing measures from midnight Tuesday,  [https://minhviettrans.com/dich-vu-thue-xe/ thuê xe ô tô] the most stringent in the Asian financial hub since the coronavirus broke out, as authorities warn the risk of a large-scale outbreak is extremely high.<br> <br>The measures dictate that face masks will be mandatory for people using [http://www.stockhouse.com/search?searchtext=public%20transport public transport] and restaurants will no longer provide dine in services and only offer takeaway after 6 pm.<br> <br>Both are new rules that were not implemented during the city's first and second coronavirus waves earlier this year.<br><br>If a person does not wear a mask on public transport, they face a fine of HK$5,000 ($645).<br> <br>Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Monday the government would limit group gatherings to four people from 50 - a measure last seen during a second wave in March.<br> <br>Twelve types of establishments including gyms and places of amusement must shut for a week.<br> <br>"The recent emergence of local cases of unknown infection source indicates the existence of sustained silent transmission in the community," the government said in a statement late on Monday.<br> <br>The Chinese-ruled city recorded 52 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, including 41 that were locally transmitted, health authorities said.<br><br>Since late January, Hong Kong has reported 1,522 cases and local media reported an eighth death on Monday.<br> <br>The government said it is very concerned about the high number of imported cases and planned to impose further measures on travellers from high-risk places, including securing mandatory negative test results before arrival.<br> <br>Lam said the measures were the result of a three-way tug of war between considerations related to public health, economic impact and social acceptability and that the city may need to co-exist with the virus for a period of time.<br> <br>More than 13.02 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 569,336 have died, according to a Reuters tally.<br> <br>Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.<br><br>($1 = 7.7511 Hong Kong dollars) (Writing by Farah Master; Editing by Michael Perry)<br>