Caption A traveller adjusts his protective mask at Hong Kong International Airport on July 15, 2020. Hong Kong implemented its strictest suite of social distancing measures yet as the Asian financial hub looks set to be the first in the region where a new outbreak surpasses previous waves in severity. - Bloomberg
HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong reimposed tough social distancing measures on Wednesday (July 15) -- shuttering many businesses and making facemasks on public transport mandatory -- after a spike in coronavirus cases threatens to undo months of success against the disease.
The finance hub was one of the first places to be struck by the coronavirus when it emerged from central China.
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