Thousands of elderly residents in Hong Kong queued at Circle K shops on Friday for a last-minute giveaway of surgical masks, as the city continues to deal with widespread shortages driven by fears of the deadly coronavirus.The convenience store chain announced in a Facebook post at noon that it would make 100,000 free masks available at 20 of its locations for residents 65 years and older after “coordinating non-stop with suppliers”.By 1pm, more than 1,000 senior citizens were standing outside…
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