Health officials sit outside a block at Kwai Chung Estate on January 23 after the housing complex was placed under lockdown, one of the most drastic measures Hong Kong has taken to maintain its zero-Covid policy. Photo: Bloomberg
Health officials sit outside a block at Kwai Chung Estate on January 23 after the housing complex was placed under lockdown, one of the most drastic measures Hong Kong has taken to maintain its zero-Covid policy. Photo: Bloomberg

Letters | Hong Kong is fighting yesterday’s Covid-19 battles

  • Readers ask why Hong Kong’s response to Covid-19 has not evolved since the virus first emerged, argue against ‘living with Covid’, defend the government’s decision to cull hamsters, and argue that ‘zero-Covid’ has benefited the city’s elderly

Health officials sit outside a block at Kwai Chung Estate on January 23 after the housing complex was placed under lockdown, one of the most drastic measures Hong Kong has taken to maintain its zero-Covid policy. Photo: Bloomberg
Health officials sit outside a block at Kwai Chung Estate on January 23 after the housing complex was placed under lockdown, one of the most drastic measures Hong Kong has taken to maintain its zero-Covid policy. Photo: Bloomberg
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