Coronavirus: Hong Kong ‘no longer’ in travel bubble talks with other places, goal to maintain zero infections


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Hong Kong is “no longer in travel talks” with other places because of differences in approach to containing Covid-19 , the city’s health minister has revealed. Sophia Chan Siu-chee on Saturday said the government was still aiming to strike a balance between residents’ expectation of “zero infections”, while avoiding becoming “completely cut off” from the outside world. The long-awaited travel bubble with Singapore was ditched for good on Thursday, after the city state moved towards a policy of “living with the virus”, in contrast to Hong Kong’s stricter approach. Singapore cuts quarantine for Hong Kong, even as travel bubble bursts...