This week’s issue is written by Jamie Tarabay, a correspondent in the Australia bureau. For people in Hong Kong, where the government still hesitates to act without the blessing of Beijing, the risks of exposure are higher. Others have to stay for work, for elderly relatives, or because they do not have the means to leave. Will the number of sick people explode, now that the Lunar New Year celebrations are over and everyone is back at work? Will Hong Kong finally close all its border checkpoints with China, as so many people are demanding?

Source: New York Times February 07, 2020 02:15 UTC