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Hong Kong witnessing COVID-19 spike deadlier than Wuhan

Mar 16, 2022, at 12:10 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong, the city which is reporting a massive spike in COVID-19 cases, is witnessing the death toll to exceed the number of coronavirus-related fatalities in the Chinese city of Wuhan, from where the contagious virus had first originated.

Hong Kong's COVID-19 death rate touches highest figure in the world

Mar 10, 2022, at 05:13 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases with the death rate per million people now touching the highest in the world.

COVID-19: Hong Kong to start compulsory testing of citizens

Feb 23, 2022, at 10:15 pm

Hong Kong: Authorities in Hong Kong have ordered to compulsorily test all people in the city for COVID-19.

Hong Kong registers 5 new imported Covid-19 cases

Dec 07, 2021, at 09:00 pm

Hong Kong/UNI/Xinhua: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported five new imported cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total tally to 12,471.

Seven in Hong Kong fall sick after taking China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine jabs

Mar 09, 2021, at 04:54 pm

At least seven people felt ill after receiving Chinese Sinovac vaccine shots in Hong Kong city, media reports said.

Hong Kong locks down nearly 10,000 people in Coronavirus-hit district: Reports

Jan 23, 2021, at 10:31 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Hong Kong authorities on Saturday issued a two-day lockdown on some 10,000 residents of the densely populated Yau Tsim Mong district, seeking to stem a spike in COVID-19 transmissions, media reported.

Hong Kong witnessing yet another surge in COVID-19 cases

Nov 23, 2020, at 11:59 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong, which has been witnessing a series of protests against Chinese actions in recent times, might be bracing up for the 'fourth wave' of COVID-19 outbreak.

Hong Kong reports no new local COVID-19 cases for 3 consecutive days

Oct 28, 2020, at 11:26 pm

Hong Kong/Xinhua: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking Hong Kong's tally to 5,310.

Hong Kong reports 48 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 4,360 in total

Aug 14, 2020, at 08:56 pm

Hong Kong/Xinhua: Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 48 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 4,360.

HKUMed research examines how Hong Kong managed first wave of COVID-19 without resorting to complete lockdown

Apr 23, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Hong Kong/IBNS: Hong Kong appeared to have averted a major COVID-19 outbreak up to March 31, 2020, by adopting far less drastic control measures than most other countries, with a combination of border entry restrictions, quarantine and isolation of cases and contacts, together with some degree of social distancing, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed).