Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds a press conference, announcing strict new anti-coronavirus controls in Hong Kong on Jan. 5, 2022. Daniel Suen/AFP via Getty Images
Hong Kong’s primary schools and kindergartens will pause in-person learning on Friday due to COVID-19.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that if the virus situation improves, students can return to class after the Lunar New Year holiday in the first week of February.