Anger Grows at Hong Kong’s Erratic Covid Rules as Cases Jump
- City is in fourth wave as dance-venue cluster rapidly grows
- Lack of clear roadmap for restrictions adding to frustration
A closed bar in the Lan Kwai Fong’s nightlife area in Hong Kong on Nov. 27.
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As Hong Kong battles a new wave of coronavirus infections with yet another round of social restrictions, a sense of fatigue with the confusing and inconsistent nature of the city’s pandemic response is setting in among business-owners and residents.
Though the Asian financial center has thus far been relatively unscathed -- total Covid-19 cases amounting to just around 90 cases per 100,000 people out of a densely packed 7 million population -- the city has encountered more waves than most other places and is entering its fourth round of stop-start restrictions.