Hong Kong’s karaoke lounges are among the latest venues ordered shut by the government amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Dickson Lee Hong Kong’s karaoke lounges are among the latest venues ordered shut by the government amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong’s karaoke lounges are among the latest venues ordered shut by the government amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong /  Health & Environment

Coronavirus: Hong Kong shuts karaoke lounges, mahjong parlours and nightclubs to control outbreak

  • Government widens its blanket over popular gathering spots but venues are caught off guard
  • Beauty parlours among businesses that can stay open, even though a member of the industry is among 51 new infections

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Lilian ChengElizabeth CheungKanis Leung
Lilian Cheng , Elizabeth Cheung , Karen Zhang  and Kanis Leung

Updated: 3:58am, 2 Apr, 2020

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Hong Kong’s karaoke lounges are among the latest venues ordered shut by the government amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Dickson Lee Hong Kong’s karaoke lounges are among the latest venues ordered shut by the government amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong’s karaoke lounges are among the latest venues ordered shut by the government amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Dickson Lee
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