Hong Kong Coronavirus

• Hong Kong halts use of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine due to defective packaging

  The city's government said the suspension was immediate while the matter is investigated by its Chinese distributor, and the vaccine's co-developer BioNTech is also investigating.

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  Mar 24, 2021
  
• Nearly 290 demonstrators arrested in Hong Kong during protests over election delays

  The elections were to have taken place Sunday but Chief Executive Carrie Lam on July 31 postponed them for one year.

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  Sep 6, 2020
  
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• Hong Kong launches China-led mass coronavirus testing program, prompting concerns

  The Hong Kong government has dismissed the concerns, saying that no personal data will be attached to the specimen bottles and that samples will be destroyed in Hong Kong after the exercise.

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  Sep 1, 2020
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• Hong Kong leader warns city on brink of ‘large-scale’ coronavirus outbreak

  New regulations ban gatherings of more than two people, close dining in restaurants and make the wearing of face masks mandatory in public places, including outdoors.

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  Jul 28, 2020
• Coronavirus: Global deaths top 600,000 as Hong Kong warns of COVID-19 resurgence

  The number of people around the world who have died as a result of the coronavirus has passed the 600,000 mark as countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India struggle to contain infections.

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  Jul 19, 2020
• Hong Kong to impose strict social distancing measures after spike in COVID-19 cases

  The Chinese-ruled city recorded 52 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, including 41 that were locally transmitted, health authorities said.

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  Jul 13, 2020
• Hong Kong protesters dispersed by police amid COVID-19 outbreak

  The protest was the first sizable pro-democracy gathering since the government imposed the ban on public meetings at the end of March to curb a spike in coronavirus infections.

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  Apr 26, 2020
• Hong Kong reports no new COVID-19 cases as India, Singapore see spike in infections

  India and Singapore announced their biggest single-day spikes in new coronavirus cases on Monday, as the crisis intensifies in parts of Asia.

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  Apr 20, 2020
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• Coronavirus sickens residents on different floors of Hong Kong apartment

  The development is prompting worried comparisons with the deadly SARS pandemic of 17 years ago.

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  Feb 11, 2020
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• Unanswered questions leave health officials scrambling to contain coronavirus

  Health authorities are scrambling to halt the spread of a new virus that has killed hundreds in China, restricting visitors from the country and confining thousands on cruise ships for extensive screening after some passengers tested positive.

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  Feb 5, 2020