HONG KONG (AP) — Hospitals in Hong Kong were struggling Wednesday to keep up with an influx of new coronavirus patients amid record numbers of new infections as the city’s leadership doggedly sticks ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s outbreak shows the limits of zero-Covid — but the government isn’t budging
Hong Kong (CNN)How to contain a runaway Covid outbreak, in a city committed to keeping cases at zero? That's the question now facing Hong Kong officials, as daily infections top 4,000, and previous ... ( read original story ...)
Xi orders draconian measures as Hong Kong fails to contain Omicron
President Xi has ordered the Hong Kong government to “mobilise all forces and resources” to control a fifth wave of coronavirus cases, driven by the Omicron variant. The city has had 4,285 confirmed ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi Orders Hong Kong to Tackle Covid Surge by All Means
(Bloomberg) -- President Xi Jinping called for Hong Kong officials to take “all necessary measures” in getting the city’s virus outbreak under control, an unusually direct intervention that could pave ... ( read original story ...)
Xi’s Order for Hong Kong; South Korea Record Surge: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Hong Kong’s government should take all measures necessary to stabilize the Covid-19 situation as soon as possible, according to a pro-Beijing newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi: Control of Hong Kong surge is ‘overriding task’
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong’s outbreak, saying it was the local government’s “overriding task” to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to report record 4,285 new COVID cases on Wednesday- TVB
HONG KONG, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Hong Kong is expected to report at least 4,285 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, setting another record for daily infections, broadcaster TVB reported, citing an ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi sets Hong Kong’s leaders ‘overriding mission’ to control COVID – media
HONG KONG, Feb 16 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong's leaders that their “overriding mission” was to stabilise and control a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, media reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seeks aid as draconian rules fail to contain Omicron
A senior member of the Hong Kong government has tested positive for the coronavirus as the territory struggles to control a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant. Hospital beds are filling ... ( read original story ...)
Norton Rose directs Hong Kong office to make China pivot
The law firm said it was hiring more Mandarin speakers to serve an increasing number of mainland China clients © Paul Yeung/Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
Overwhelmed Hong Kong hospitals set up outdoor wards
Two Hong Kong hospitals begin placing patients in beds outside their entrances, as medical facilities struggle to cope with the city's worst coronavirus wave to date. Before the current outbreak, Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Hospital Wards Overflow as Omicron Defies Zero-Covid Policies
WSJ breaks down the science of long Covid and the state of treatment. Illustration: Jacob Reynolds for The Wall Street Journal HONG KONG—As spiraling Omicron cases overwhelm Hong Kong’s health system, ... ( read original story ...)
Fears of online censorship in Hong Kong as rights group website goes down
UK-based Hong Kong Watch says outage could be part of wider Beijing crackdown Last modified on Tue 15 Feb 2022 08.04 EST The website of a UK-based advocacy group appears to have become inaccessible ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rules out citywide lockdown as cases continue to surge
HONG KONG, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday ruled out a citywide lockdown to fight COVID-19, but a surge of infections meant she could not "preclude" the possibility of ... ( read original story ...)