Hong Kong 'on verge of large-scale coronavirus outbreak'

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Chief executive Carrie Lam urges people to stay indoors as strict new measures to curb the disease's spread take effect, after a spike in community transmissions.

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam has warned the city is on the brink of a large-scale outbreak of coronavirus after a spike in locally transmitted cases.The wearing of face masks is now mandatory in all public areasShe urged people to stay indoors as much as possible as strict new measures to curb the disease's spread take effect from today.

The regulations ban gatherings of more than two people, close dine-in restaurants and make the wearing of face masks mandatory in public places, including outdoors.The Hong Kong Government has also tightened testing and quarantine arrangements for sea and air crew members, with immediate effect."We are on the verge of a large-scale community outbreak, which may lead to a collapse of our hospital system and cost lives, especially of the elderly," Ms Lam said in a statement.

The wearing of face masks has become mandatory in Hong Kong, with leader Carrie Lam urging residents to stay indoors. "In order to protect our loved ones, our healthcare staff and Hong Kong, I appeal to you to follow strictly the social distancing measures and stay at home as far as possible.", will be in place for at least seven days.

 

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What's wrong with your team on putting an irrelevant photo of protests way back before the outbreak? Are you buying Beijing's narrative that it is caused by protests? Your whole article said NOTHING about leaky borders (exempted quarantine from seafarers and aircrew).

What's wrong with your team on putting an irrelevant photos of protests way back before the outbreak? Are you buying Beijing's narrative that it is caused by protests? Your whole article said NOTHING about leaky borders (exempted quarantine from seafarers and aircrew).

Did you know the HK government are charging ridiculous amounts of money just to get tested. I reckon their numbers are 300% higher judging by the fact many people can't afford a test.

and tell us the protests had nothing to do with that.

HK outlawed wearing masks as they wanted to ID protestors

No doubt she can find space in the Uighurs concentration camps sorry 'vocational skills training centres' for any protesters

As the result of what CCP has done to Hong Kong, ordinary Chinese people and the whole world, the Chinese people will take no more. Stand with Hong kong, Take down CCP. Sydney 7/27 Protest, outside CCP consulate TheNewFederalStateOfChina

I take ... What is “ persecution “ for $1000 , thanks Alex

Mmm, I wonder where that came from.

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