While the draconian national security law gutted Hong Kong's opposition, it is the pandemic that is really fusing the self-ruled territory with the mainland.
to the highest level, “do not travel,” because of the covid risk. The advisory noted in particular that “in some cases, children in Hong Kong who test positive have been separated from parents” and isolated until they meet hospital discharge requirements.
More than 600 have died since the most recent outbreak began at the start of the year, three times more than in the previous two years. The outbreak has been disastrous for Hong Kong’s health-care system, particularly because the city’s most vulnerable are not adequately vaccinated. say the cumulative number of deaths could reach over 4,000 by the end of April, with covid death rates already among the highest in the world.In response, Hong Kong’s government — which is meant to administer its own local affairs — has doubled down on a zero covid strategy very similar to the one used on the mainland. After
, suspending flights into the territory, imposing strict social distancing restrictions and locking down parts of the city, authorities are now readying Hong Kong for mass testing.according to multiple local media outletsHong Kong officials insist that they remain in the drivers seat, but the strategy mirrors that imposed on Wuhan during the start of the coronavirus outbreak, and again in other Chinese cities.
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