‘Of course I’m happy’: residents of Omicron-hit Hong Kong housing block breathe sigh of relief as 7-day lockdown ends

Thousands of residents of a Hong Kong public housing block breathed a sigh of relief on Friday morning as they finally emerged from an unprecedented seven-day lockdown marked by piles of rubbish, soaring coronavirus infections and what many characterised as chaotic Covid-19 testing arrangements.“Of course I am happy about it. Try not being able to leave your home for seven days. The flat we live in is not very spacious,” said a 51-year-old retiree surnamed Chang, who lives in Kwai Chung Estate…

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