Coronavirus live news: Trump says Fauci 'alarmist'; Hong Kong makes masks mandatory indoors
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As Hong Kong confirmed a record 108 new cases, on Sunday, 83 of which are locally transmitted, leader Carrie Lam introduced a series of new restrictions, including the mandatory wearing masks while indoors in public spaces.
Lam also ordered civil servants to work from home starting today, and advised schools to give students their university entrance exam results online, the South China Morning Post reports.
The 6pm to 5am ban on dine-in services at restaurants and the rule limiting tables to only four people would be extended for a week to July 28. The closure of bars and 12 other types of premises, including gyms and karaoke lounges, would also be extended to the same date.
Lam said the government had also considered banning dine-in services during breakfast and lunch, but decided against it because many people needed to eat out.
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In an extraordinary interview with Fox News on Sunday, US President Donald Trump called White House expert Dr Anthony Fauci “an alarmist” and when asked about the country’s daily coronavirus death toll of around 1,000, said: “It is what it is.”
The interview – during which Trump also had an argument about whether identifying an elephant was strong evidence of mental stability – was especially combative when it touched on Covid-19, which has infected 3.7 million and killed more than 140,000 people in the US.
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