Hong Kong Building Evacuated After Two Coronavirus Cases Confirmed: Officials

Hong Kong Building Evacuated After Two Coronavirus Cases Confirmed: Officials
People wearing masks, walk in a subway station in Hong Kong on Feb. 7, 2020. AP Photo/Kin Cheung
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Officials in Hong Kong have evacuated a high-rise residential building where two residents contracted coronavirus on separate floors.

Dr. Wong Ka-Hing, the head of the territory’s Center for Health Protection, said at a press conference on Tuesday local time that the government is investigating the suspected environmental transmission of the new virus related to two cases in the building, Reuters reported.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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