debate over face masks ends, hong kong was not all along
debate over face masks ends, hong kong was not all along
dr leung chi-chiu, chairman of the advisory committee on communicable diseases at the hong kong medical association, said the universal use of masks was vital in reducing the spread of the virus.", "\"universal masking, as a package of anti-epidemic measures, including greater social distancing and hand hygiene, has been instrumental in keeping covid-19 in check,\" said infectious diseases expert professor david hui shu-cheong of the chinese university of hong kong.", "wearing masks in public has been ingrained in hongkongers' collective psyche since the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic of 2003, and experts now believe the habit helped the city of 7.4 million keep its covid-19 numbers down to 845, with four deaths as of friday."


































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