NSTworld “Everyone’s snatching whatever they can get. I don’t even know what’s going on” CoronavirusOutbreak
Hong Kong has had 24 cases of the virus, and one of only two deaths outside mainland China where almost 640 people have died in the outbreak.
The city’s government has condemned “malicious rumours” about shortages which have led to panic buying “and even chaos“, while supermarkets have put limits on the amount of products, including toilet paper, rice, and antiseptics, that people can buy.Xie Feng, Beijing’s top representative in Hong Kong, told diplomats and business groups the central government would support Hong Kong’s fight against the virus and guarantee the flow of essential supplies, the South China Morning Post reported.
Hong Kong has closed some cross-border links but has said completely sealing it would be inappropriate, impractical and discriminatory. “I’m quite disappointed the government refuses to listen to our demands and their policies are not very effective to contain the spread,” said a 23-year-old male health worker surnamed Yeung.
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