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Hong Kong — Hong Kong lawmakers who met President Xi Jinping last week when Chinese leaders rarely visited the area said they tested positive for COVID-19 two days after the meeting. rice field.
Stephen Ho, part of the city's largest pro-Beijing Party, the Democratic Alliance for Improvement and Progress in Hong Kong (DAB), tested positive for coronavirus on July 2. He said he was self-isolated. Announcement on his Facebook page on Sunday.
Ho said the virus test was negative on June 30th, the day he was shown in a photo with Xi displayed by the local broadcaster RTHK.
Xi stayed in Hong Kong to commemorate the 25th celebration of the delivery of territory from the UK to the mainland and swore to the city's new leader, John Lee. .. It was his first public journey outside mainland China since the outbreak of the corona virus began.
Prior to Xi's visit to Hong Kong, authorities strengthened coronavirus testing and quarantine protocols with large security forces, blocking roads and airspace around the picturesque Victoria Harbor. ..
China adheres to a "Zero COVID" policy aimed at eradicating all outbreaks at almost all costs, against the global trend of trying to coexist with viruses.
Xi's visit to Hong Kong was his first visit since 2017, when he swore to outgoing leader Carrie Lam and stayed in the city throughout the trip.
During last week's visit, he came to Hong Kong on Thursday and Friday, but stayed overnight in the neighboring Shenzhen. The whereabouts and why he chose Shenzhen have not been officially confirmed. (Report by Farah Master, edited by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
