'There's a lot of seawater to wash your hands with, and (I'll) just use it as a sanitiser,' said Chan Lui Fok, a fisherman from the remote fishing village of Tai O.
HONG KONG - For most people in Hong Kong, face masks have become a part of their daily attire amid worries about the coronavirus outbreak, but in the remote fishing village of Tai O, residents are relatively unfazed.
"Right now Tai O doesn't need them," said Chan Lui Fok, a 62-year-old fisherman."There's a lot of seawater to wash your hands with, and just use it as a sanitizer."Hong Kong has 42 confirmed cases of coronavirus, which has killed more than 1,000 people in mainland China and sent jitters across global markets.
Supplies of hand sanitizers, masks, and other perceived panaceas in Tai O ran out at the beginning of Lunar New Year. The owner of its one pharmacy that caters to its population of around 2,000 said he was not sure when he could restock. "I have no clue when we'll have any in stock again," said Cheung, who has been running the branch for 13 years.
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