Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday, while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned fears of a second wave of infections.
FILE PHOTO: Two people are tested at the windows of a testing vehicle, following a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Beijing, China, June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
New South Wales, which has seen several dozen cases linked to the outbreak in Victoria, said pubs will be limited to no more than 300 people, responding to an outbreak centred at a large hotel in southwestern Sydney. In the Northern Hemisphere, countries are racing to get a handle on outbreaks before winter, which could bring a renewed surge.
“The recent emergence of local cases of unknown infection source indicates the existence of sustained silent transmission in the community,” the Hong Kong government said.
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