Tighter Curbs On The Cards As New Cases Surge Again

Sources tell RTHK that more than 100 confirmed and preliminary positive coronavirus cases have been reported in Hong Kong on Sunday as Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that she will meet the media at 4pm.

It is understood that the authorities will announce strengthening of epidemic prevention measures, including arrangements for civil servants to work from home.　

The Department of Health and the Hospital Authority said it will meet the media at 5:30pm to explain the latest situation.

The city is now battling a third wave of coronavirus cases with clusters reported in different parts of the city, including medical facilities and elderly care homes.

Health experts have called on people to stay home as much as possible after the source of infection in many cases remained unknown.

The government had not implemented work from home arrangement for civil servants despite calls for that.

But authorities had said department heads could decide on home working arrangements for staff, provided that services were not affected.