HONG KONG -- As many as 9,000 doctors, nurses and public hospital employees, including those at emergency services units, in Hong Kong went on strike on Tuesday, demanding the government seal all borders with mainland China to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the city, which reported its first fatality from the disease.
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Hong Kong medical workers widen strike to demand border closure
City reports first coronavirus death, as 9,000 hospital staffers join walkout
Medical workers in Hong Kong hold a strike outside the Hospital Authority on Feb. 4 as they demand for the government to completely close off its border with mainland China to reduce the coronavirus from spreading. © Reuters
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