Hong Kong hospitals hit 90 per cent capacity as COVID-19 cases surge

FOLLOW ON Complete coverage at CTVNews.ca/Coronavirus Receive the most important updates in your inbox Advertisement HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s hospitals reached 90% capacity on Thursday and quarantine facilities were at their limit, authorities said, as the city struggles to snuff out a record number of new COVID-19 cases by adhering to China’s “zero tolerance” strategy. To ease the strain on the city’s healthcare system, officials said they will take a different approach to hospitalization and isolation policies and allow some patients to be discharged sooner. The move comes amid reports of patients being treated on beds outside a hospital…