Mixed factors behind low Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong


For a city still chasing a zero-Covid strategy, borders may be mostly shut to non-residents but life has largely returned to normal in Hong Kong. - AFP

HONG KONG (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): For months now on Friday nights, Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong district looks just like how it was pre-pandemic: bars and pubs opening their doors till 4am to local and expat party-goers donned in costumes and hats and dancing to live performances, while chatter fills up restaurants that can now sit up to 12 customers a table.

For a city still chasing a zero-Covid strategy, borders may be mostly shut to non-residents but life has largely returned to normal.

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