In Hong Kong, the coronavirus outbreak is deepening the political divide from the 2019 protests

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/18/asia/hong-kong-coronavirus-protests-intl-hnk/index.html

‘Not done yet’: Virus delivers blow to Hong Kong protests but rage remains

Coronavirus epidemic will not end this year, Hong Kong’s leading microbiologist says

• HKU’s Professor Yuen Kwok-yung says while mainland China’s situation is stabilising, contagion has spread worldwide and now the concern is reversed importation
• He adds that while virus has been mutating, there is no evidence to suggest it has grown more deadly

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3074127/coronavirus-epidemic-will-not-end-year-hong-kongs