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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

Bloomberg business news — 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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Jinshan Hong and

March 13, 2021, 1:16 PM UTCUpdated onMarch 15, 2021, 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.