Hong Kong postpones election as coronavirus cases surge


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A child and a woman wearing face masks seen walking along a street on July 27, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Vernon Yuen | NurPhoto | Getty Images Hong Kong’s legislative council election will be postponed, the city’s leader Carrie Lam announced Friday amid a new surge in coronavirus cases. The vote was initially scheduled to take place on Sept. 6. Lam said that central government supported the decision and it was taken to safeguard people’s health, according to Reuters. As of July 30, authorities reported 149 additional cases of Covid-19, bringing the city’s total to at least 3,151, according...