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Can you catch Covid-19 on the MTR' Here’s what Hong Kong rail giant is doing to ward off virus in light of recent transmission

Published Jan 27 2022 at 3:00 AM GMT
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  • Concerns are growing over possible Covid-19 transmissions in Hong Kong’s busy railway stations, after a recent infection occurred at Mei Foo amid an escalating outbreak of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
  • Officials said last week that a short-range airborne transmission had taken place when two Omicron patients went through the same tunnel exit at the station nine seconds apart from a kindergarten teacher, despite all of them wearing facial coverings.
  • The incident has led to questions on whether….




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  • Published Jan 27, 2022 3:00 AM GMT