Hong Kong Must Not ‘Lie Flat’ on Covid, Leader John Lee Says
- City must stop cases from rising with testing, isolation: Lee
- New chief executive is yet to articulate new pandemic measures
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Hong Kong must not “lie flat” in its battle with Covid-19, the city’s new leader John Lee said, echoing mainland China’s rejection of the “living with the virus” pandemic philosophy.
“Regarding anti-epidemic strategies, I do not agree with lying flat, allowing infection numbers to increase arbitrarily, as there will be risks of serious and fatal case number increasing proportionally,” Lee said Wednesday at his first question-and-answer session at the city’s Legislative Council.