Hong Kong closes more schools as COVID-19 situation turns 'severe', health minister says


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HONG KONG: Hong Kong has suspended in-person classes for lower primary school students after the city’s top health official said the coronavirus situation in the city was rapidly deteriorating. Classes for Primary 1 to 3 students will be suspended for two weeks from Monday (Nov 23). The suspension comes more than a week after kindergartens were ordered to close following an outbreak of upper respiratory tract infections. Advertisement Advertisement Hong Kong confirmed 26 new coronavirus infections on Friday, 21 of which are local cases. “I would appeal to people to stop all unnecessary gathering activities because the situation is severe...