Ordinary Gweilo
It's not big and it's not clever, it's just a Brit in Hong Kong writing (mainly) about Hong Kong
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Month: Jul 2020
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So, how’s it going on another very hot (and wet) day in Hong Kong? Hongkongers dine on the roadside [Hong Kong Free Press] Across the city, Hongkongers were forced to eat outdoors as the government ban on dine-in services at restaurants kicked in. Photos from local media and the internet showed many people – especially…
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It’s the sixth day in a row with over 100 COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong. These seem like quite unusual stats. We don’t have exponential growth, and this isn’t really “flattening the curve” because that usually comes after weeks of growth. But whatever we call it, 1100+ cases in the last 2 weeks is obviously…
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So here we are on Day HowLongHasThisBeenGoingOn of COVID-19. Things in Hong Kong have changed significantly recently with 500 new cases in the last two weeks, mostly locally transmitted and many of unknown origin. Things are particularly bad in East Kowloon. There were 40+ cases in restaurants in Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre and 50+…