Many in the Asian financial hub of seven million – where the 2002-03 SARS outbreak killed 299 people – are weighing up their options against an unseen danger. People wear protective masks following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, during their morning commute in a station, in Hong Kong, China. With 36 cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed so far in Hong Kong, one of whom died, everyone fears a repeat. Attitudes have hardened compared to the city-wide solidarity that permeated Hong Kong during the SARS outbreak. Police have clashed with protesters opposed to arrivals from mainland China or quarantine facilities in their neighbourhoods.

Source: New Strait Times February 10, 2020 06:33 UTC