COVID-19 outbreak among prisoners fuels Hong Kong outbreak

HONG KONG Amid an outbreak of COVID-19 among prisoners, Hong Kong is moving infected inmates to an isolation center as the city strives to eliminate a record number of cases by implementing the city's zero-tolerance strategy. China. The Department of Corrections said Thursday that the Sha Tsui facility on Lantau Island has been designated to quarantine infected prisoners, whose numbers are expected to rise. Seven prisoners had tested positive for COVID-19, while the number of confirmed cases in the southern Chinese financial hub of around 7.5 million people reached 4,285, double the reported daily average. earlier in the week. Healthcare…