Hong Kong to shut more border crossings with mainland China amid coronavirus outbreak

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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced further closures of borders with mainland China to fend off coronavirus. The land border crossings at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau would be shut at midnight on the morning of February 4, along with the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal. The Shenzhen Bay joint checkpoint, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and Hong Kong International Airport would remain open. The move came after thousands of public hospital staff staged a strike to demand full closure of borders…