Asian officials scramble to control 2nd coronavirus wave

Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore and Taiwan see surge of infections from abroad

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Officials in Hong Kong and other Asian cities are facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections among students and others returning from Europe and North America. © Reuters

MICHELLE CHAN, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/TAIPEI -- Melissa Woo, a 32-year-old Hong Kong accountant, thought she could finally relax a bit after working from home and abandoning her social life for nearly six weeks.

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