Covid-19 resurges in Hong Kong after showing signs of stabilising, East Asia


Source: straitstimes.com straitstimes.com

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HONG KONG - After the coronavirus outbreak in the city appeared to be slowly stabilising in the past month, daily Covid-19 infections have again climbed to more than 100 on Monday (Jan 18). Worried health authorities said at a daily briefing that the city recorded 107 confirmed cases on Monday. Of these, 102 are local infections and 42 are from unknown sources, while 53 are linked to previous cases. In the last two weeks, the city recorded over 600 new cases, with 160 of them linked to a cluster in the crowded Yau Ma Tei area. Dr Chuang Shuk Kwan,...