Citizens wearing face masks walk on a street in Ma On Shan in Hong Kong, south China, March 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai) Citizens line up to conduct nucleic acid testing for COVID-19 at a mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: thousands flood new Hong Kong platform for submitting Covid-19 test results; city confirms another 25,150 cases
Thousands of people logged in within minutes to a new platform for Hong Kong Covid-19 patients to submit positive rapid antigen test (RAT) results when it launched on Monday, as the city confirmed 25, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks up marginally in early trade
Shares ticked slightly higher in the opening minutes of trade in Hong Kong on Tuesday following two days of hefty losses, though traders remain on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong battles COVID surge with mass isolation facilities
Hong Kong struggled to contain a worsening COVID-19 outbreak with mass isolation facilities and makeshift morgues on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong drawing up plans to pull private hospitals into Covid-19 fight, with public facilities overwhelmed by fifth wave
Vice-Premier Han Zheng quoted by Hong Kong deputies to the National People’s Congress as saying city must work on weaknesses in its fight against coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 control top priority for Hong Kong: vice premier
The top priority for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) at the moment is to make all-out efforts to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng said Monday ... ( read original story ...)
CDC: Avoid travel to Hong Kong, New Zealand and Thailand
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved three high-profile destinations to its highest-risk Level 4 category for travel on Monday. ( read original story ...)
CDC warns travelers to avoid New Zealand, Thailand and Hong Kong due to ‘very high’ COVID levels
New Zealand, Thailand and Hong Kong were moved to the CDC’s level 4 risk category Monday due to "very high" COVID-19 levels. ( read original story ...)
National security law: Hong Kong activist arrested on suspicion of violating bail conditions with online comments
Winnie Yu was released on bail last July after being charged with conspiracy to subvert state power over an unofficial primary election. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s last British governor on how Beijing’s crackdown is corroding the city’s vibrant cultural scene
The Chinese government is demolishing the freedoms that once made the special administrative region special, says Chris Patten ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Death Rate Is Now World’s Highest: Virus Update
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 death rate is now the highest in the world, after fatalities among the city’s under-vaccinated elderly surged and concerns mount there may be more to come as infections spread ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 25,150 new daily coronavirus infections
Hong Kong reported 25,150 new coronavirus infections and 280 deaths on Monday, as authorities struggle to contain a ballooning COVID-19 outbreak which has torn through hundreds of nursing homes and ... ( read original story ...)
COVID chaos pushes more expats to join Hong Kong exodus
Mathilde and her family have called Hong Kong home, but as COVID-19 tears through the city they are joining an exodus of foreign workers looking for an escape route. "We are leaving and we will come ... ( read original story ...)
Public transport will ‘definitely run’ during Hong Kong’s mass COVID-19 testing scheme: official
Secretary for Transport and Housing Frank Chan assures Hong Kong residents that public transport will "definitely run" during the city's mass COVID-19 testing program. ( read original story ...)