More public services affected by Covid

Various public services were disrupted on Monday after more government staff contracted Covid-19.

The Immigration Department said its hotline is suspended because an officer responsible for answering call is suspected to have been infected. The service will resume on Tuesday.

The Labour Department said a public seminar on occupational health at the Central Library was cancelled.

The Hong Kong Productivity Council said it will maintain basic operation at its building in Kowloon Tong, but that all its venues will be closed to the public until February 24, after two staff tested preliminary positive for Covid.

The council said all its scheduled training programmes will either be held online or postponed, while its visitor programmes and related activities will be postponed until further notice.

The council added that the two staff members last worked in the office on February 7 and were responsible for internal work. It said the pair had not contacted people from outside the council since the Lunar New Year holidays.