Coronavirus Hong Kong: ‘selfish’ mask design blamed in cross infection involving two guests at Regal Airport Hotel

Health officials confirmed on Monday a cross infection between two guests on the same floor of the Regal Airport Hotel Hong Kong after they both tested positive for Covid-19 within a week of each other.One of the guests had chosen to wear a reusable mask with a valve, which a leading microbiologist called a “selfish” design.As a precaution, authorities ordered all guests staying in 12 other rooms on that floor to extend their isolation for another 14 days and called on every designated…

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