In Pictures: Hong Kong coronavirus cases spike

The government rolls out strict new measures including the mandatory wearing of masks, but has reversed a ban on dining-in at restaurants after one day, following public anger.

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Jul 30, 2020, 04:24 PM

Social media was swamped by photos of primarily blue-collar workers forced to eat in places including mall corridors after dine-in services were banned in Hong Kong, on July 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Masked commuters travel on an MTR underground metro train in Hong Kong, on July 29, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A man sits in an area designated for people to eat their meals at a safe distance inside the Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, on July 29, 2020. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A man carries bags of takeout meals through torrential rain during lunch hour in Central district in Hong Kong, on July 29, 2020. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Customers line up at a restaurant to collect their takeout meals in Central district in Hong Kong, on July 29, 2020. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A customer collects her takeout meal as dining in at restaurants is banned in Central district in Hong Kong, on July 29, 2020. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Customers line up outside a restaurant to order takeout meals during lunch hour in Central district in Hong Kong, on July 29, 2020. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A man eats a takeaway meal in his car in the Kowloon-side Sham Shui Po district of Hong Kong, on July 29, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Residents are given free Covid-19 test kits by workers at a government clinic in the Kowloon-side Sham Shui Po district of Hong Kong, on July 29, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A man uses a hand sanitiser pump as he and other residents line up for free Covid-19 test kits at a government clinic in the Kowloon-side Sham Shui Po district of Hong Kong, on July 29, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

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