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Governments are placing limitations on fundamental rights to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The longer this continues, the more sensitive such policy measures will become.
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A sharp rise in protests and refusal to observe lockdown restrictions depicts a society willing to risk exposure to a possibly fatal virus in order to fight for food and economic security.
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Although the future remains uncertain, pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong are striving to reignite a movement stymied by the onset of COVID-19.
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