Now, however, Hong Kong is providing a very different object lesson -- what happens when you let your guard down too soon. Compared to major cities in the West, like London or New York, residents in Hong Kong can sometimes feel as if they're living in the future. Office workers and pedestrians wearing protective masks walk along Queen's Road Central in the Central district of Hong Kong on Friday, March 20, 2020. The city's international airport will also no longer allow travelers to transit through Hong Kong. Arrivals at Hong Kong airport on March 18 seen wearing heavy protective gear against the novel coronavirus.

Source: CNN March 23, 2020 06:05 UTC