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Hong Kong demonstrated there is no need for lockdown

In the recent study by HKU published in The Lancet Public Health journal, researchers found that social distancing and citizens follow advice to wear masks, helped keep the virus at bay.

“Hong Kong has demonstrated that Covid-19 transmission can be effectively contained without resorting to the highly disruptive complete lockdown adopted by mainland China, the United States, and Western European countries,” said lead researcher Benjamin Cowling, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at HKU’s school of public health.

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