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Supermarkets seem 100% back to normal as of today. Still no masks or hand sanitizers though.
I live kind of out in the boonies, but near a hiking trail entrance. I noticed a lot more people than usual on the trails, especially families with kids (usually it's just old people on Sundays). Seems a lot of people are doing outdoor activities out of the crowds these days, rather than going shopping which is by far the most popular weekend activity. Hope they stick to it even after this!
"Mall" areas of Kowloon like Kowloon Tong and Megabox, almost 100% people wear masks, maybe 95-98%. I am usually the only one without one, but I'll put one on when it gets really crowded. In MK, there are practically no tourists which is crazy to see, but still lots of locals out and about. With these people, mask wearing is about 70% I'd say, whether it's old or young people. Either they don't care, or just can't find any for regular price. Also lots of smokers who obviously don't give a fuck.
Saw some pharmacies in the area selling them for $400 HKD per box of 50, which is roughly 10X normal price (also who knows how legit these masks are). Nobody was buying those, but lining up at other pharmacies (not sure what they were selling or how much)
HK may have its first case of person to person transmission outside Wuhan travelers. That of course is freaking everyone out. The union backed out of talks with the government, since Carrie Lam refused to show up to the meeting. Strike is still planned for tomorrow.
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