Hong Kong's Lam mulls easing Covid rules as public tolerance 'fading'

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HONG KONG — Hong Kong's leader said Thursday (March 17) she was mulling easing some of the city's coronavirus restrictions due to waning public tolerance but could not provide a roadmap out of the current Omicron-fuelled crisis.

Ms Carrie Lam's administration has been pummelled by all sides over its unclear public messaging and handling of Hong Kong's fifth wave, which has brought nearly a million cases and 4,600 deaths in less than three months.

"Some of our financial institutions are losing patience about this sort of isolated status of Hong Kong.""The most difficult part of fighting the virus is that we cannot fully predict what's going to happen," Ms Lam said. The panic fuelled by mixed messaging and further restrictions prompted a record-high exodus of 65,400 local and foreign residents from the finance hub in February.

 

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