Hong Kong leader plans to review COVID-19 restrictions

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HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Sunday (Mar 20) she plans to review COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, just days after acknowledging that many financial institutions were \u0022losing patience\u0022 with coronavirus policies in the financial hub. The city has some of the most stringent COVID-19 rules in

The coronavirus outbreak has swept through elderly care homes and paralysed many parts of the city.

Many businesses across the city have been forced to shut, including gyms, restaurants, and bars, while others say they are living on borrowed time and need restrictions to ease immediately in order to survive.

 

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