The US embassy on Garden Road in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang
Coronavirus: United States allows non-essential consulate staff to leave Hong Kong as city grapples with outbreak
- State Department spokesman says staff are free to do so ‘out of an abundance of caution’
- Carrie Lam meanwhile pleads with senior diplomats to help with mask supplies and not to impose travel bans
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The US embassy on Garden Road in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang