Hong Kong reported its first two coronavirus cases in three weeks not linked to anyone who travelled overseas, with authorities scrambling to trace the origin of the infections.
The Asian financial hub has been one of the most successful cities in the world at containing the pandemic, with most cases imported and quarantined immediately, and the discovery of new cases raises worries of renewed local transmission.
The Chinese-ruled city re-opened bars, gyms and cinemas last week and announced tentative plans to bring some students back to school at the end of the month, but a ban on groups larger than eight remains in place.
The lack of local transmissions in recent weeks has emboldened pro-democracy protesters to resume demonstrations after a coronavirus-induced lull, though their scale remains significantly lower than last year when millions took to the streets for months in sometimes violent anti-China unrest.
The latest government health report, including two local cases - a 66-year-old housewife and her five-year-old granddaughter - and one imported, brings the total in the city to 1,051, four of whom have died. Only a few dozen have yet to fully recover.
Hong Kong, a former British colony, returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
Reuters
Wed May 13 2020
People with protective masks walk at a market, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China March 30, 2020 - REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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