How Hong Kongs zero covid policy backfired
Since the omicron outbreak began a few months ago, 10 times as many people have died in Hong Kong as in the previous two years. Today on Post Reports, how Hong Kong\u2019s \u201czero covid\u201d policy led to a devastating surge.
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Body bags, overflowing morgues and chaotic hospitals. Hong Kong \u2014 a wealthy financial center \u2014 now has the highest covid-19 death rate in the developed world. More than 4,000 people have died since the start of the city\u2019s most recent outbreak, compared with just 213 in the two years prior. Those dying are overwhelmingly elderly, unvaccinated residents, but they also include toddlers and children too young to be immunized.
Shibani Mahtani reports from Hong Kong on how the city has gone from \u201czero covid\u201d to a catastrophe.