Hong Kong Cuts Travel From Mainland, Countries Plan Evacuations as Virus Spreads in China
Passengers wearing protective face masks arrive at the high speed train station in Hong Kong on Jan. 28, 2020. Hong Kong's leader has announced that all rail links to mainland China will be cut starting Friday as fears grow about the spread of a new virus. Vincent Yu/AP Photo
Hong Kong on Jan. 28 announced it will drastically cut cross-border travel from the mainland in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus to the Asian financial hub.
All rail links with the mainland will be cut from Friday with the closure of both the high-speed rail station and the regular train station, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in a Tuesday press conference.
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
