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Covid-19 pandemic: Hong Kong hospitals hit 90% capacity as cases surge

Hong Kong's hospitals reached 90% capacity on Thursday and quarantine facilities were at their limit, authorities said

Covid-19: Hong Kong to get 10,000 hotel rooms amid reports of mass testing

Chief Executive Carrie Lam renewed an appeal for support from the global financial hub's 7.5 million people, many of whom are fatigued by some of the world's most stringent restrictions

Xi Jinping urges Hong Kong to get control as Covid-19 cases surge

Coronavirus patients lay in hospital beds or open-air tens amid record numbers of infections as Hong Kong doggedly adheres to its "zero-COVID" strategy

China's Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as coronavirus cases surge

Hong Kong hospitals overflow on Wednesday as new Covid cases defy city's Zero-Covid Policy, while China's Xi Jinping says it was local government's task to curb the situation.

China nickel producer Lygend Resources to go public in Hong Kong

The company had invested heavily to expand business and explore more materials in the nickel sector as the resource is gaining traction amid a global new energy boom

China's Xi says Hong Kong needs to stabilise and control Covid surge

COVID infections have surged 20 times on a daily basis since the start of February and Carrie Lam has said authorities can no longer keep up with testing and isolation mandates

Ride-hailing giant Didi to cut up to 20% jobs before Hong Kong listing

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global plans to reduce its overall headcount by as much as 20 per cent

Hong Kong leader says no plans for citywide lockdown as infections spiral

Speaking at a weekly press briefing, Lam said she could not 'preclude' the possibility of postponing the city's chief executive election, due to be held in March

Hong Kong leader says fifth Covid wave has 'overwhelmed' city's capacity

Daily infections have multiplied 13 times over the past two weeks, from about 100 cases at the start of February to over 1,300 on Feb 13, with authorities scrambling to control the deepening outbreak

Hong Kong's daily Covid cases top 1,000 again as flight ban extended

The city said it would extend flight bans on eight countries including the US, UK, India and Australia to March 4

US, UK, other nations express concern over media suppression in Hong Kong

A joint statement issued on Tuesday was signed by the government of more than 21 countries

Hong Kong enforces restrictions on private gatherings to fight Covid

Public gatherings will be restricted to two people and gatherings in private premises of more than two families will be banned starting Thursday, as new daily cases surge above 600

Hong Kong leader says city to stick with 'dynamic zero' Covid strategy

For now, Carrie Lam said, the best option was to adhere to the 'dynamic zero' strategy employed by mainland China to suppress all coronavirus outbreaks

Hong Kong's zero-Covid strategy under pressure as cases soar

The global financial hub has seen cases soar since January with over 2,000 infections compared with just two in December.

Hong Kong likely to report daily record of 610 new Covid-19 cases

The city recorded 342 cases on Sunday, slightly below the previous day's record of 351 cases

Hong Kong cuts foreign arrival quarantine from 21 to 14 days

Hong Kong is a major hub for business and finance and the tight restrictions on foreign travel had drawn complaints, especially from the large expatriate community

Fighting Covid, solemn-faced Hong Kong leader explains maskless appearances

Lam has been criticised on social media and by some health experts for not wearing a mask while asking society to follow the strict rules her government has reimposed

Hong Kong to shut secondary schools from Monday over Covid-19 fears

Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Monday until after the approaching Lunar New Year, authorities said

Hong Kong independence activist Leung released from prison after 4 years

Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, who coined the now-banned slogan Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times, was released from prison after spending four years behind bars for a 2016 protest

Hong Kong to suspend flight transits from over 100 countries due to Omicron

The Airport Authority Hong Kong has said that Hong Kong will ban the transit of flight passengers from more than 100 countries and regions from Sunday until February 15.