Hongkongers are facing shortages and price rises on top of cold weather during their increasingly frantic quests for surgical masks to help protect themselves from the Wuhan coronavirus.The number of confirmed cases of the deadly new virus has increased in the city, while the death toll continues to rise in mainland China.Thousands of people in Hong Kong have been queuing daily outside shops and pharmacies hoping to stock up on the facial coverings, many of them leaving empty-handed and some…
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