Hong Kong has confirmed its first death from the novel coronavirus. It's only the second death attributed to the new virus outside mainland China, where 425 people have died.
A notice advising all staff and visitors to wear protective masks stands outside the closed Ocean Park, operated by Ocean Park Corp., in Hong Kong, on Monday.A notice advising all staff and visitors to wear protective masks stands outside the closed Ocean Park, operated by Ocean Park Corp., in Hong Kong, on Monday.
His death is only the second attributed to the new virus outside mainland China, where 425 people have died and more than 20,000 others have been infected, according to the latest government figures. On Sunday,Hong Kong, which was hard hit by the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003, has stopped nearly all ground transportation links with the mainland, halted cross-border trains and halved the number of mainland originating flights.
Hong Kong has been wracked by months of often violent protests calling for greater freedom from China that have caused the financial hub's economy to slump. The virus outbreak threatens to do further damage. The coronavirus death in Hong Kong comes shortly after China's leadership called the outbreak"a major test" of the country, according toIn a meeting late Monday of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese leader Xi Jinping reportedly warned that anyone who tried to dodge their responsibilities during the crisis would be punished.Members of the committee also called for a crackdown on illegal wildlife markets.
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