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Hong Kong residents in lockdown to contain coronavirus outbreak
Thousands of Hong Kong residents are locked down for the first time, to contain a worsening outbreak in the city, authorities said.
Key points:
- Sewage testing in Hong Kong picked up more concentrated traces of the virus
- The city has previously avoided lockdowns during the pandemic
- Residents will not be allowed to leave their homes until they have received their test results
Hong Kong has been grappling to contain a fresh wave of the coronavirus since November.
Over 4,300 cases have been recorded in the last two months, making up nearly 40 per cent of the city’s total.
Coronavirus cases in Hong Kong’s Yau Tsim Mong District, a working-class neighbourhood with old buildings and subdivided flats, represent about half of the infections in the past…
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