Covid-19 in old Hong Kong blocks, subdivided flats sparks strategy rethink

Covid-19 in old Hong Kong blocks, subdivided flats sparks strategy rethink A fast-growing outbreak in ageing tenement buildings in Jordan has prompted calls for a more proactive approach. Hong Kong's subdivided flats and improper sewage structures crammed into old buildings have exposed flaws in the city's strategy against Covid -19, health experts have warned, calling for a more proactive and timely approach.The concern centred on fears over what was perceived by critics as a delayed response in tackling growing clusters in aged tenement blocks in Yau Tsim Mong district in the past week. This was despite government efforts to ramp…