Hong Kong hospitals hit 90% capacity as COVID cases surge - Boston 25 News

Expand APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Hong Kong Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest Covid surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) (Vincent Yu) February 17, 2022 at 6:41 am EST HONG KONG — (AP) — Hong Kong’s hospitals reached 90% capacity on Thursday and quarantine facilities were at their limit, authorities said,…