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Hong Kong leader election postponed as city battles COVID surge

The election of Hong Kong's chief executive, scheduled to be held in March, will be postponed to May as the Asian financial hub battles to control an accelerating surge in COVID-19 infections, city leader Carrie Lam said on Friday.

Reuters

Hong Kong postpones leader election amid COVID-19 outbreak

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

The Independent UK

Hong Kong plans mandatory Covid tests

Hong Kong is making plans to test every one of its 7.3 million residents for Covid-19 as a surge in Omicron cases threatens to overwhelm its healthcare system.

Bangkok Post

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Covid: South Korea reports more than 100,000 new cases for first time – as it happened

Latest updates: south Korean case numbers have risen in recent weeks due to Omicron

The Guardian - UK

‘No light at the end’: How Hong Kong’s Covid response went so wrong

A policy of admitting every positive case to hospital means thousands are being added to an already huge backlog every day

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong working-class district reels as COVID runs rampant

Lam Foon, 98, sits propped up and swaddled in soggy woollen blankets in a hospital bed just outside the entrance to Hong Kong's Caritas Medical Centre, waiting for tests to confirm her preliminary positive result for COVID-19.

Reuters

Hong Kong 'cannot afford to lose' fight against surging COVID

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday that it would take up to three months to stabilise a worsening COVID-19 pandemic that has overwhelmed health facilities and forced the postponement of an upcoming leadership election.

Reuters

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Omicron-hit Hong Kong seeks out hotel rooms for COVID quarantine

After keeping the coronavirus at bay for much of the past two years, Hong Kong is now struggling to contain the disease.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong considers mass testing as COVID fight intensifies

Hong Kong's coronavirus battle intensified on Thursday as authorities reported that new cases had multiplied by 60 times so far this month, and the city's leader said city-wide testing was being considered in the global financial hub.

Reuters

Xi tells Hong Kong to control Omicron-fuelled outbreak

Directive in territory’s Chinese language media comes with authorities expected to report record number of daily cases.

Al Jazeera

Xi tells Hong Kong's leaders to control COVID as infections spiral

(Adds government statement on food supply)

Reuters

Hong Kong rules out citywide lockdown as cases continue to surge

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 postponing next month's chief executive election.

Reuters

Hong Kong turns public housing into Covid quarantine facilities as it battles Omicron surge

Fears that city struggling with 2,000 coronavirus cases a day could see daily figures reach 30,000

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong "overwhelmed" by COVID surge

The surge has "dealt a heavy blow to Hong Kong and overwhelmed the city's capacity of handling," Carrie Lam said.

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The Guardian - AU

Coronavirus live: UK records 41,648 new cases and 35 Covid-linked deaths; French protest convoy reaches Brussels – as it happened

UK cases down 30% on the previous week, with weekly deaths down 27.2%; 500 French vehicles arrive in Brussels to protest against Covid measures

Reuters

Hong Kong "overwhelmed" as COVID infections hit record

The latest wave of COVID-19 infections has "overwhelmed" Hong Kong, the city's leader said on Monday as daily cases surged by some 20 times over the past two weeks, leaving hospitals short of beds and struggling to cope.

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The Guardian - AU

As Hong Kong tightens Covid restrictions again, residents complain of being held ‘hostage’

Large parts of the world are opening up, but Hong Kong is still pursuing ‘dynamic zero’ despite rising cases and a public running out of patience

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong limits private gatherings to fight COVID-19

Hong Kong’s leader has announced the city’s toughest social-distancing restrictions yet, including unprecedented limits on private gatherings, as new daily cases surge above 600

Reuters

Hong Kong further tightens its tough COVID rules

Hong Kong will limit public gatherings to two people and close sites such as churches and hair salons, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as the Asian financial hub battles a growing coronavirus outbreak that has caused record infections.

The Guardian - AU

Covid live: Italy and Spain to ease mask mandate; UK records 66,183 new cases – as it happened

Italy and Spain relax rules on wearing masks in outdoor spaces; UK records 314 Covid-related deaths

Reuters

Hong Kong leader says city to stick with 'dynamic zero' COVID strategy for now

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that the Asian financial hub would stick to a "dynamic zero" COVID-19 strategy to contain the virus as authorities face their biggest test yet to control a record number of infections.

The Hindu

Coronavirus updates | February 8, 2022

India records 65,000 new cases, 1,169 deaths

The Independent UK

Hong Kong ramps up COVID-19 testing amid outbreak

Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to maintain its “zero” COVID-19 policy as the city plans to ramp up virus testing, amid record daily infections

Reuters

Hong Kong to roll out rapid antigen COVID tests for all residents

Hong Kong plans to roll out rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 to all its 7.5 million people in the near future, city leader Carrie Lam said on Friday, as the increasingly isolated global financial hub tries to control a new outbreak.

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