By , and Published January 2, 2021 Middle-aged women twirling with their younger, male dance instructors to escape the clutches of boredom has become the defining image of Hong Kong’s fourth wave of coronavirus infections, after the city recorded more than 700 Covid-19 cases linked to dancing and singing venues.
The explosion of cases threw a spotlight on the niche social scene that many in the city knew little about before the outbreak.
Authorities warned of a “super-spreading” event centred on dance clubs across the city after the number of Covid-19 cases tied to such venues continued to grow.
The cluster has ballooned to 732 people – the largest in Hong Kong since the start of the pandemic – quickly eclipsing an outbreak linked to bars and musical performances in March that involved 103 people.