Hong Kong imposes its first COVID-19 lockdown, one year into the pandemic


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Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today . Hong Kong is locking down tens of thousands of people in a central urban area to control the spread of the coronavirus, local media reported on Friday. The lockdown on one of the most densely populated parts of Hong Kong, a section of the Yau Tsim Mong district in Kowloon, will be the first time Hong Kong residents experience a full-blown government-enforced quarantine. The new regulations are expected to take effect at midnight, and the lockdown will end...