Hong Kong ‘on brink of large-scale’ coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus pandemic


Source: aljazeera.com aljazeera.com

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New daily infections in Hong Kong have risen above 100 in the past six days [Vincent Yu/AP Photo] Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has warned the city is on the brink of a "large-scale" coronavirus outbreak that could overwhelm hospitals, urging people to stay indoors as much as possible as strict new measures to curb the disease's spread have taken effect. From Wednesday, all residents in the densely packed city of 7.5 million must wear masks when they leave their homes while restaurants can only serve take-out meals. No more than two people from different households can gather in public...