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Exclusive | Coronavirus: China’s ‘Sars hero’ Zhong Nanshan urges Hong Kong to relax border controls with mainland and Macau
- Leading infectious disease expert Zhong Nanshan also praises Hong Kong for its efforts to defeat the coronavirus, saying city has ‘done beautifully’
- He says mutually recognised health system between Hong Kong and the mainland could enable cross-boundary travellers to skip quarantine
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In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with the Post, veteran Chinese infectious disease expert Zhong Nanshan shares his insights into the global battle to control the Covid-19 pandemic. In this first part of a four-part series, Zhong urges the Hong Kong administration to revive the economy by easing border restrictions.
In an exclusive interview with the Post, Zhong, dubbed a “Sars hero” by Chinese state media for his pivotal role in the country’s fight against the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in 2002-03, also praised Hong Kong for its efforts to contain the new coronavirus and called for more cross-border interaction to reboot the city’s economy.
Zhong said he would visit Hong Kong for further exchanges in August.
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Chinese respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan praises Hong Kong's Covid-19 response
Chinese respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan praises Hong Kong's Covid-19 response
“Hong Kong has done beautifully this time, totally different from how it did 17 years ago during Sars,” said Zhong, who now serves as director of the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease. “[Relaxing quarantine] can be and should be done now.”
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