Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said the government had ordered another 48 million masks to deal with the shortage of masks, which are happenin...
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said the government had ordered another 48 million masks to deal with the shortage of masks, which are happening everywhere, not just Hong Kong.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam - Photo: REUTERS
Carrie Lam said the government bought 48 million masks and received an additional 17 million from China to deal with the scarcity of masks due to the corona virus outbreak. But Lam also acknowledged that the number of masks may not be timely in the current situation, according to the South China Morning Post.
Ms. Lam revealed that Hong Kong's surgical mask reserves were enough to last for a month after it was previously reported that there were only 12 million left.
"The shortage of masks is happening everywhere, not just Hong Kong," Lam said, expressing the expectation that people will understand that the supply of masks may be delayed.
According to Lam, many employees and volunteers working in factories will help to increase the supply of masks from 1.8 million / month to 2.5 million, plus 700,000 complimentary masks for employees. cleaning work.
In addition, Hong Kong has also implemented new isolation measures that help "significantly reduce" the volume of border entry on the first day.
As of 16:00 pm on Saturday (February 8), 9,000 tourists had entered Hong Kong and Ms. Lam said only 807 people passed through the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macau Bridge or Shenzhen Bay. These are roads that link to mainland China.
About 161 people, including 143 local people, were quarantined to check. Of these, 148 are isolated at home, 11 are at hotels and two are moving to government facilities - Sai Kung and Tso Kung Tam outdoor entertainment centers.
As of 8-2, Hong Kong has 26 cases of corona virus infection and one death. When the disease broke out, Hong Kong residents rushed to buy masks, others queued for hours to buy masks in very limited quantities.
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