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‘Suppress and lift:’ Hong Kong and Singapore say they have a coronavirus strategy that works

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Bars are closed in a popular nightlife district in Hong Kong. The city government decided to tighten restrictions in the wake of rising COVID-19 case numbers.

By Dennis NormileScience's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center.Despite setbacks, Hong Kong’s and Singapore’s targeted strategies for fighting COVID-19 may yet succeed—and provide a model for other countries emerging from their first wave of cases.

Until recently, the two cities had managed to keep their case numbers remarkably low while avoiding the extreme lockdowns implemented in China and many other countries.

Both fought outbreaks through aggressive testing, isolating infected people, and tracing and quarantining their contacts. For everyone else, it was almost

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