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Hong Kong locks down overnight to ward off 'fifth wave'

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Hong Kong locks down overnight to ward off 'fifth wave'

Hong Kong locks down overnight to ward off 'fifth wave'

Hong Kong authorities are launching an “ambush-style” lockdown in residential buildings amid fears that a super-spreader event at a local gym could bring a ‘fifth wave’ of Covid-19 to the city.

CNN’s Will Ripley reports.


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