Pedestrians wearing face masks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, walk through a road in the central district of Hong Kong on March 21, 2020. Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP
HONG KONG — Hong Kong will ban all non-residents from entering the financial hub from Wednesday, its leader said Monday, as it tries to halt a recent spike in virus infections from people returning from abroad.
“From midnight of March 25, all non-Hong Kong residents flying in from overseas will not be allowed into the city,” Chief Executive Carrie Lam said, adding the order would be in place for at least two weeks.
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