Hong Kong battles a new wave of coronavirus infections with yet another round of social restrictions, a sense of fatigue with the confusing and inconsistent nature of the city’s pandemic response is setting in among business-owners and residents.Though the Asian financial center has thus far been relatively unscathed -- total Covid-19 cases amounting to just 81 cases per 100,000 people out of a densely packed 7 million population -- the city has encountered more waves than most other places and is entering its fourth round of stop-start restrictions.“Hong Kong has undoubtedly been lucky with the pandemic so far.
What has been missing is a clear, public road map as to how and when restrictions will be implemented and when the rules will be.