Hong Kong is being cautioned that the highly infectious coronavirus will keep coming back to haunt us. An epidemiologist said today it is a good time to relax some of the coronavirus restrictions in the city, but warned that the virus would affect Hong Kong for another six to 12 months, RTHK reports. Benjamin Cowling, from the University of Hong Kong, was commenting after the government eased quarantine measures on business travelers and people who study in Hong Kong but live on the mainland. He said Hong Kong might also have to reintroduce some measures at some point if the virus came back in the future, but stressed that the SAR couldn't keep the current border measures going indefinitely. "We're looking at a long game against coronavirus.

Source: The Standard April 29, 2020 03:22 UTC