Hong Kong Medical Workers Strike in Bid to Shut China Border
- Authorities warn half of operations may be delayed: RTHK
- Government considering further restrictions on mainland travel
Medical workers transport a patient believed to have coronavirus in Hong Kong, China.
Photographer: Justin Chin/Bloomberg
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Hong Kong medical professionals began a five-day strike Monday after the government refused their demand to shut all entry points from China amid a deadly virus outbreak on the mainland.
More than a thousand medical workers had signed up to strike as of Monday morning, Winnie Yu, chairwoman of the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance, told reporters. Talks between the union and the Hospital Authority failed after the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam decided not to attend negotiations on Sunday, Radio Television Hong Kong reported, citing Yu.