HONG KONG — Even with tightened measures to reign in the spread of Covid-19, Hong Kong gets no reprieve. The death toll is mounting as more clusters break out in different buildings, including the most recent one at a domestic helper dormitory.
Hong Kong officials are now under added pressure to act more swiftly in containing the coronavirus from ravaging the city.
As the territory braces for a gloomy Winter Solstice and Christmas, Dr Leung Chi Chiu of the Hong Kong Medical Association told The Straits Times on Wednesday (Dec 16) that the situation was “still critical”.
Daily infections might have dipped from over 100 to hover around 69 to 98 in the past five days, but a m…
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