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Hong Kong’s supplies of vegetables and chilled poultry will be affected “to a certain extent†after some vehicle drivers tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting authorities to suspend a border transport interchange, the government said.
The facility for goods vehicles was temporarily closed for disinfection and mainland drivers who stayed at the interchange venue on that day are also required to undergo quarantine, according to a statement updated.
Hong Kong was just recovering from the sudden shortage of vegetables after mainland China temporarily shut border-crossing operations following a handful of positive tests among truck drivers. The swift clampdown — typical of the rigid measures Beijing imposes to quash potential outbreaks — saw the city’s supermarket shelves stripped bare and prices surge as fresh-produce supply dropped as much as 70%.
Drivers are being redeployed as Shenzhen’s municipal government facilitated temporary interchange venues, according to the statement. Officials on both sides are working together to firm up the arrangements to expedite the resumption of normal supplies to Hong Kong soon.