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Hong Kong food supply at risk again as more drivers get Covid
While the latest infections haven't affected supplies so far, Hong Kong has only just recovered from this week's sudden shortage of vegetables after mainland China temporarily shut border-crossing operations following a handful of positive tests among truck drivers.
Last weekend's swift crackdown — typical of the rigid measures the mainland imposes to quash potential outbreaks — saw supermarket shelves stripped bare and prices surge as fresh-produce supply dropped as much as 70 per cent.
