Hong Kong reopens beaches as Beijing relaxes quarantine rules

A man jogs in a park in Hong Kong on Thursday May 5 2022 (Kin Cheung/AP)

Hong Kong has reopened beaches and pools in a relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, while China’s capital Beijing has begun easing quarantine rules for overseas arrivals.

Hong Kong closed water sports venues during an outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant but has been reducing restrictions as cases decline.