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HONG KONG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The second team of mainland health experts and workers arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) via the Shenzhen Bay Port on Saturday to work with ... ( read original story ...)

Medical personnel walk down staircases at a designated clinic for COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong’s Shau Kei Wan area on 19 February, 2022, as the city faces its worst COVID-19 coronavirus wave to date ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 6,063 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as the the city's government made more plans for isolation facilities to take some strain off a healthcare system ... ( read original story ...)

Construction crews from mainland China will help build isolation units, Carrie Lam said Medical staff move a Covid patient indoor at a hospital in Hong Kong. Photograph: Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has reported 15 coronavirus deaths and more than 6,000 confirmed cases for a second day in its latest infection surge. The government on Saturday also announced plans to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced that the city is "planning very seriously" to implement mandatory COVID-19 testing for its nearly 7.5 million residents in an attempt to combat a ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong health authorities are expected to confirm at least 7,000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, broadcaster TVB reported, setting a fresh record high as the city braces for a ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong health authorities are expected to confirm at least 7,000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with another 7,000 showing up positive in preliminary tests, ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is in the throes of its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak, as residents are suddenly confronted with a severely overstretched healthcare system and a tightening of restrictions even as much of ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will postpone elections for its next leader until May 8 as the city grapples with a worsening coronavirus outbreak with thousands of new infections daily. Hong Kong’s leader ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s hospitals reached 90 percent capacity on Thursday and quarantine facilities were at their limit, authorities said, as the Chinese territory struggles to snuff out a record ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Fung Shing Restaurant was bustling this week as customers came for one last taste of the traditional Cantonese dim sum that has made it famous. With COVID restrictions ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong is working on plans to test its 7.5 million residents and get its Covid Zero strategy on track, despite spiraling cases, business closures and a backlash against its policy ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is into its fifth wave, driven by the more transmissible omicron strain. Cases have spiked sharply, from just over 100 cases at the start of February, to a record of 6,166 cases by Thursday. ( read original story ...)