Hong Kong reports 7 more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant


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Hong Kong reports 7 more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant People's Daily Online (Xinhua) 16:40, December 24, 2021 HONG KONG, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported seven additional cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to 41. After investigations on seven imported cases announced on Dec. 20 and Dec. 22, the CHP confirmed that the infected people, three males and four females aged between 18 and 61, all carried the highly contagious Omicron strain. The CHP also reported five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on...