HONG KONG -Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday defended herself against criticism for not wearing a mask at newsconferences, saying it was so people could see how "solemn" she was when talking about the coronavirus.
Lam has been criticised on social media and by some health experts for not wearing a mask while asking people in the former British colony to follow the strict rules her government has reimposed. Microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung, one of Lam's top COVID-19 advisers known in Hong Kong for wearing face masks shaped like a duck beak, was quoted by media on Monday as saying "when we are experts or leaders, we must set examples ourselves".
Last week, Hong Kong authorities enraged pet lovers with an order to cull more than 2,000 hamsters after tracing an outbreak to a worker in a shop where 11 hamsters tested positive.Hong Kong has adopted a strategy similar to mainland China, by aiming to quickly smother any outbreak and prevent infected residents from returning, whereas the trend among governments globally has been towards living with the virus.
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