‘Lowest of the low’: Cleaners in Hong Kong forgotten amid Wuhan virus crisis

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HONG KONG — Street cleaner Yuen wears a surgical mask all day long, only taking it off during lunch break for a puff on his cigarette. The 67-year-old, who only gave his surname, said his company required all cleaners to wear a mask at work since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.

 

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