Videos on social media show crowds packed inside Hong Kong supermarkets, rushing to snatch remaining supplies. Toilet rolls, tissue paper, bleach, and even soap have sold out at some places.
Tensions are rising in Hong Kong as medical workers strike for a fifth consecutive day
Thousands of medical workers in Hong Kong have been on strike for five days, demanding the government close all borders with mainland China and take further emergency measures against the virus. The strike has been criticized by the Hospital Authority, the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam, and some members of the public who accuse the strikers of neglecting their duty to patients.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Hong Kong Airlines to cut 400 jobs, ask employees to take unpaid leave: SCMPHong Kong Airlines will slash 400 jobs as the coronavirus outbreak adds to finan...
Leer más »
Hong Kong Airlines slashes flights, cuts 400 jobs as coronavirus makes a tough situation harderHong Kong Airlines is taking “vigorous measures” to ensure its survival, including slashing hundreds of jobs. The coronavirus outbreak poses a “serious threat” to its business, the airline said.
Leer más »
Virgin Australia withdraws all flights and services to Hong KongThe airline Virgin Australia announced that it is withdrawing all services between Australia and Hong Kong. The combined effect of the Wuhan coronavirus and protests have led to declining business and growing uncertainty, the airline says.
Leer más »
The coronavirus is straining politics in protest-racked Hong KongFor many fearful Hong Kongers, memories are still fresh of SARS in 2003, a disease caused by another coronavirus discovered on the mainland
Leer más »
The coronavirus is fuelling tensions in protest-racked Hong KongStriking medical staff are demanding full closure of Hong Kong's border with mainland China. Other pro-democracy unions have threatened to join them
Leer más »
United, American Airlines Suspend Hong Kong Service as Coronavirus Saps DemandUnited and American Airlines halted flights to Hong Kong and 10 people on a cruise ship under quarantine in Japan tested positive for the virus, as more Chinese cities imposed restrictions on movement and deaths from the fast-spreading pathogen neared 500.
Leer más »