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South China Morning Post on 2022-01-08 16:14

Omicron: infections could spike to 250,000 within 6 months if Hong Kong does not tighten social-distancing measures, new study warns

Chinese University study predicts if social contact is reduced by 40 per cent, that would bring down infections to 12,500 with 700 severe cases.

Hong Kong

Sean Yuan

Chinese University

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