Hong Kong’s leader urges people to stay at home amid pandemic surge

People wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus walk along a street in Hong Kong (KIn Cheung/AP)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has urged residents to stay at home as the city grapples with a resurgence of coronavirus, which has infected more than 600 people in the last week.

Ms Lam asked citizens to “refrain from social gatherings” and said that people, in particular the elderly, should remain at home.