Some health experts have blamed the new wave to an exemption from the usual 14-day quarantine the government granted to 'essential personnel.'
Hong Kong will stop most ships from changing crews in the territory from Wednesday, July 29, to cut back on quarantine exemptions blamed for causing a third wave of coronavirus cases.
More than 1,000 infections have been confirmed since early July -- more than 40 percent of the total since the virus first hit the city in late January. Because of its extensive air links and busy port, Hong Kong is a popular transit point for ships to change crews.
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