“The virus is something that you’ve got to live with, but that doesn’t seem to be the thought process here…”

Hong Kong’s response to the virus has gotten increasingly heavy-handed as authorities demand that it fall in line with Beijing’s “COVID zero” policy, which requires mass testing and liberal use of mass quarantines to isolate areas experiencing outbreaks. For much of the pandemic, Hong Kong’s decision to close itself off from international travelers appeared to be enough to keep COVID at bay.

But omicron punctured its defenses, and now thousands of sick individuals are being shipped off to quarantine “camps”.

These and other strict measures risk transforming Hong Kong’s trickle of emigres into a flood.

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