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How densely populated Hong Kong has controlled coronavirus

Hong Kong residents challenge government over laws, but fight virus together

07/06/2020

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How densely populated Hong Kong has controlled coronavirus

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Hong Kong residents challenge government over laws, but fight virus together

Recent headlines out of Hong Kong have focused on politics, with the imposition of a controversial new national security law from Beijing. But on the public health front, Hong Kong has been a coronavirus success story, suffering much less infection and death than was expected considering the semi-autonomous city’s high population density and proximity to China. Nick Schifrin reports.

07/06/2020

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