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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam updates the press about the Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
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Staff outside the San Tin Community Isolation Facility in Hong Kong. The 270-room unit treats people with mild Covid-19 symptoms. Photo: EPA
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People wear masks and face shields as they shop at a food store in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
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A man walks past the San Tin Community Isolation Facility. Photo: AFP
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A patient enters his cabin at the San Tin Community Isolation Facility. Photo: EPA
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Workers move coffins as mortuaries run short of coffins amid lockdown in Shenzhen, China. Photo: Reuters
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Workers move coffins as mortuaries run short of coffins in Shenzhen. Photo: Reuters
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An elderly woman wears a protective mask and face shield in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters
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Workers prepare to move dead bodies from a truck into a refrigerated container at the Fu Shan Public Mortuary, Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
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Workers move a body from a refrigerated shipping container into a hearse for cremation. Photo: EPA
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Medical workers help residents to get tested for Covid-19. Photo: AP
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam updates the press about the Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
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Staff outside the San Tin Community Isolation Facility in Hong Kong. The 270-room unit treats people with mild Covid-19 symptoms. Photo: EPA
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Staff erect fences to block access to Shek O beach in Hong Kong . Photo: EPA
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People wear masks and face shields as they shop at a food store in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
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A man walks past the San Tin Community Isolation Facility. Photo: AFP
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A patient enters his cabin at the San Tin Community Isolation Facility. Photo: EPA
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Workers move coffins as mortuaries run short of coffins amid lockdown in Shenzhen, China. Photo: Reuters
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Workers move coffins as mortuaries run short of coffins in Shenzhen. Photo: Reuters
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An elderly woman wears a protective mask and face shield in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters
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Workers prepare to move dead bodies from a truck into a refrigerated container at the Fu Shan Public Mortuary, Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
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Workers move a body from a refrigerated shipping container into a hearse for cremation. Photo: EPA
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Medical workers help residents to get tested for Covid-19. Photo: AP
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam updates the press about the Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
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