Coronavirus: how Hong Kong people saved city from the worst of the pandemic

In the global fight to contain Covid-19, Hong Kong is in an enviable position. When I explained to my locked-down friends abroad how it was possible to have four fatalities and just above 1,000 cases in one of the most densely populated cities in the world, they replied that people here are disciplined, unlike in their strongly individualistic societies. There may be some truth in that, but I believe that the reason can be found in the recent history of the city.First, Hong Kong’s experience…

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