BBC: Coronavirus: Hong Kong on verge of 'large-scale' outbreak, says Carrie Lam
Hong Kong's hospital system could face "collapse" as it grapples with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, the city's leader Carrie Lam has warned.
She said the city was "on the verge of a large-scale community outbreak" and urged people to stay indoors.
New regulations, including mandatory face masks and the closure of dine-in restaurants, kicked in on Wednesday.
Hong Kong - which had early success against Covid-19 - is now regularly reporting over 100 new daily cases.
Less than a month ago, the average number of new daily cases was under 10.
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I suspect that China will let the COVID growing as much as possible in Hong Kong and Xinjiang for getting rid of these populations. Only the "Han's" are good.
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