The Chinese territory is the latest part of the region to ease its strict Covid-19 policies after more than two years of being largely isolated from the world.
next month at which he is expected to secure an unprecedented third term in office.
After staying virtually Covid-free for the first two years of the pandemic as it followed Beijing’s lead, Hong Kong experienced adriven by the highly transmissible omicron variant. More than 7,500 people, most of them older and unvaccinated, died in less than two months, with photos of patients on gurneys spilling out into hospital parking lots drawing global attention.
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