Hong Kong’s healthcare is being overwhelmed by a big surge in new Covid infections. Patients showing symptoms are now having to be treated outside the crowded hospitals. The government admits it is struggling to contain wave of Omicron infections, but is ruling out a Hong Kong-wide lockdown. A record 4,285 new infections were reported yesterday in the special administrative region of 7.5 million people. China’s President Xi Jinping made a rare intervention yesterday by urging local leaders to take “all necessary measures”. Hong Kong has now confirmed about 26,000 infections since the start of the pandemic and just over 200 […]
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