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Letters | Hong Kong coronavirus: mall air purifiers better sight than decorative frills
- Mall operators across the city must help restaurants and other tenants carry out whatever precautions are necessary to keep the coronavirus at bay
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The recent Covid-19 resurgence in Hong Kong, sparked by infection clusters around first a restaurant and then a gym, renewed concerns about the indoor spread of the coronavirus. Poor ventilation can help the airborne transmission of the virus. Something has to be done to minimise the risk of further outbreaks if such places are to be allowed to stay open.
On a recent visit to an upscale shopping centre in Causeway Bay, I was surprised to see identical air purifiers placed in many of the restaurants. I was told by a waiter that restaurants there had been fitted with the machines for free.
The ubiquitous sight of air purifiers in the shopping centre was reassuring to diners, and it is certainly a more practical sight than any fancy decorations given the circumstances. I hope that more mall operators across the city will do the same.
On a recent visit to an upscale shopping centre in Causeway Bay, I was surprised to see identical air purifiers placed in many of the restaurants. I was told by a waiter that restaurants there had been fitted with the machines for free.
The ubiquitous sight of air purifiers in the shopping centre was reassuring to diners, and it is certainly a more practical sight than any fancy decorations given the circumstances. I hope that more mall operators across the city will do the same.
Any preventive measure, however small it may appear to be, must be tried out, to keep the coronavirus at bay. Mall operators should also be in a position to quickly organise resources to help their tenants carry out whatever additional precautions are necessary.
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Ultimately, the public needs to be reassured that they are spending their money in a safe and clean environment when they go out, which is vital for economic recovery.
Chan Shek Kwong, Ma On Shan
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