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Babies Among Hundreds in Hong Kong Quarantine Amid Outbreak

At least 122 cases linked to outbreak in gym near city center
Officials ordered compulsory testing at over 150 locations

WATCH: A Covid19 outbreak that started at a gym has forced hundreds into mandatory quarantine in Hong Kong.More: https://bloom.bg/3bMxgXF (Source: Quicktake)

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By Jinshan Hong and Natalie Lung

March 13, 2021 at 1:16 PM UTC

Updated on

March 15, 2021 at 9:23 AM UTC

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Hong Kong sent hundreds of people, including a playgroup of infants, into quarantine and locked down residential areas as it tried to contain a coronavirus outbreak that began in a gym near the city center last week.