10.02.2022_Edi

While the Omicron wave is already in full motion in the rest of the world, there have only been few new infections in Hong Kong. There was even hope that the border to mainland China would soon be reopened and that quarantine regulations in the special administrative region would be eased. Now, however, infections are rising dramatically there as well, as our authors report from Hong Kong. Authorities can no longer keep up with tracing infections. „Zero covid“ seems to have failed – making the highly anticipated border opening, which is vital for many business people, more and more unlikely.