Hong Kong's Covid Zero Strategy Has Failed. It's Time For a Policy Rethink
Hong Kong’s veneer of normalcy has been shattered — and it’s exposed just how misguided and unrealistic the territory’s Covid-19 containment strategy has become two years into the pandemic. After months of no local Covid infections, Hong Kong reported a string of positive cases over the past week. The territory’s so-called fifth wave was set off by an aircrew employee who didn’t fully comply with his medical surveillance rules — a special concession for airlines. He went to a restaurant for lunch and it quickly spread from there. Several senior government officials, including the territory’s police chief, immigration head and financial services secretary, were ordered into quarantine after attending a birthday party that flouted warnings to avoid large gatherings.
Bloomberg - January 10, 2022View the full story here: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-09/hong-kong-s-covid-zero-strategy-has-failed-it-s-time-for-a-policy-rethink