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Hong Kong will shorten the quarantine period for residents and staff of residential care homes for the elderly and those with disabilities because isolation beds will run out in days, the city’s ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s supplies of vegetables and chilled poultry will be affected “to a certain extent” today after some vehicle drivers tested positive for the coronavirus on Feb. 11, prompting authorities to ... ( read original story ...)

The territory imports 90% of its food and supply fears come as it battles its worst outbreak of the pandemic Hong Kong authorities said supplies of vegetables and chilled poultry to the global ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities said on Sunday supplies of vegetables and chilled poultry into the global financial hub may be temporarily disrupted after some mainland goods vehicle ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 12 (Reuters) - China will help Hong Kong to cope with an expanding COVID-19 outbreak by providing testing, treatment and quarantine capacity, Chief Secretary John Lee said on Saturday, ... ( read original story ...)

China’s central government will give full support to Hong Kong as the city’s worsening outbreak strains health-care resources and threatens its Covid-Zero strategy, Chief Secretary John Lee said after ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong on Saturday reported its daily record of confirmed COVID-19 cases, at 1,514. The city is struggling with the worst outbreak of the pandemic as it tries to implement China’s ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported a record 1,514 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as officials struggling to contain an expanding outbreak despite the most stringent restrictions yet met ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong health authorities are expected to report at least 1,510 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, setting a new record for daily infections, broadcaster TVB said, citing ... ( read original story ...)

Keith Richburg is director of the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Center. He covered the Hong Kong handover as a correspondent for The Washington Post. Today at 8:00 a.m. EST ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG–More than two years after the first coronavirus case arrived in the city, residents are chafing at life under the toughest restrictions since the pandemic began, while much of the world is ... ( read original story ...)

Their books look at the upheaval and protests of recent years from different perspectives, but both are pessimistic about the future. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported a record number of new daily COVID-19 infections on Friday and China said it would fully support the city with its "dynamic zero" coronavirus strategy, ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's stubborn pursuit of zero COVID infections has stretched hospital and quarantine facilities nearly to their limit in the global financial hub, raising the near-term ... ( read original story ...)