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Hong Kong health authorities warn of worsening COVID outbreak
Reuters
Publishing date:
Jan 22, 2022 • 1 hour ago • 1 minute read •
HONG KONG — Hong Kong health officials warned on Saturday of a significantly worsening COVID-19 outbreak in the Asian financial hub as suspected infection numbers rose in a congested residential area.
Health officials said some 26 confirmed cases and more than 100 cases classed as preliminary positive were recorded on Saturday, centered on three buildings in the Kwai Chung district north of the Kowloon peninsula.
“It’s not easy for us to control the spread because we cannot trace all their whereabouts,” senior Health Department official Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan said, referring to the 2,700 residents as well as workers and visitors linked to the building at the center of the outbreak...
Hong Kong health authorities warn of worsening COVID outbreak
Reuters
Publishing date:
Jan 22, 2022 • 1 hour ago • 1 minute read •
HONG KONG — Hong Kong health officials warned on Saturday of a significantly worsening COVID-19 outbreak in the Asian financial hub as suspected infection numbers rose in a congested residential area.
Health officials said some 26 confirmed cases and more than 100 cases classed as preliminary positive were recorded on Saturday, centered on three buildings in the Kwai Chung district north of the Kowloon peninsula.
“It’s not easy for us to control the spread because we cannot trace all their whereabouts,” senior Health Department official Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan said, referring to the 2,700 residents as well as workers and visitors linked to the building at the center of the outbreak...
