Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejected calls from a medical union on Friday to clo...
HONG KONG - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejected calls from a medical union on Friday to close the border with mainland China to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, and urged health staff not to go through with a threatened strike.
The WHO recommended all countries try to prevent or reduce cross-border spread of disease, which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. But it said measures should avoid unnecessary interference with trade or travel. “At the end of the day those who will suffer will be our Hong Kong citizens and the public health system,” she said.
The health scare comes after months of often violent anti-government protests in Hong Kong triggered by fears its high degree of autonomy, guaranteed under a “one country, two systems” formula, is being eroded by Beijing. The central government denies meddling.
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