'Citywide Testing Won't Work Without Swift Isolation'
Infectious diseases expert Leung Chi-chiu said on Tuesday that the government’s plan to rein in Hong Kong's Covid outb... Read more
Schools To Close For Early Summer Break
Students in Hong Kong will take an early summer break from next month instead of July, to free up schools for Covid-19 t... Read more
Poly U Student Halls Under Compulsory Testing Order
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Student Halls Of Residence is among 22 buildings and issued with compulsory testing... Read more
Everyone To Be Repeatedly Tested For Covid Next Month
Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday announced a compulsory, universal Covid testing programme where 7.4 million reside... Read more
HK Reports 6,211 New Coronavirus Cases And 39 Deaths
Health authorities on Tuesday said Covid-19 infections in Hong Kong are now doubling every three days, as they reported ... Read more
Ma On Shan Public Housing Block Under Lockdown
The government on Tuesday locked down a public housing block in Ma On Shan after finding suspected Covid patients there ... Read more
Two More Government Drivers Catch Covid-19
Two more government drivers on Tuesday tested preliminarily positive for Covid-19. They are the drivers of the Secret... Read more
Holding Centre For Elderly Patients Up And Running
A chief social work officer, May Fung, on Tuesday said she hopes a temporary holding centre for elderly patients in Kwun... Read more
Govt Urged To Recognise Self-test Positive Cases
The DAB has urged health authorities to classify people who test positive for Covid-19 with rapid test kits as confirme... Read more
Quarantine Arrangements Change For Helpers From March
The government said on Tuesday that two quarantine hotels originally designated for foreign domestic helpers arriving in... Read more
Booster Shot Mulled For Double-jabbed Youngsters
A government advisor on Covid-19 vaccination said they are considering giving a booster shot to youngsters aged 12 to 17... Read more
Dynamic Clearance Remains HK's Goal: Zhong Nanshan
A leading respiratory disease expert on the mainland says the “dynamic clearance” strategy against Covid-19 will not... Read more
Central Post Office Closed Due To Covid Infections
The General Post Office in Central was closed on Tuesday for disinfection, after two staff there tested preliminary posi... Read more
Govt Says Vaccine Mandate May Cover Children Later
A government official on Tuesday said children under 12 years old may later be covered by the vaccine mandate. The g... Read more
Mainland Experts To Extend Stay Until Next Monday
The government on Monday said the team of epidemiological experts from the mainland, who are currently on a visit to Hon... Read more