Singapore’s plan to shift away from its zero-case coronavirus strategy could leave Hong Kong exposed to a higher risk of importing variant strains when its long-awaited travel bubble with the city state finally launches, an expert warned on Monday as the city was expecting just one imported case.
The strategy shift, unveiled by three Singaporean ministers last month, aims at a “new normal” that presumes the virus is endemic and will be treated more like the flu going forward.
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