Hong Kong’s economy was among the worst hit by SARS in the early 2000s. Now fears are rising over the spread of a new coronavirus—and the city is already in recession.
Many people in the city donned masks as local authorities confirmed at least eight cases of infection by the deadly pathogen from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the outbreak’s epicenter. Disneyland shuttered, Lunar New Year festivities were scrapped and schools will remain.
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