Hong Kong's omicron spike tests its zero-Covid approach


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A spike in cases is testing Hong Kong's zero-Covid approach to the coronavirus. Authorities blame the omicron variant and its " extreme transmission speed " for the city's fifth wave of infections. Daily new cases have soared nearly 60-fold since the start of this month, when Hong Kong was reporting just over 100 cases a day. Daily infections have started running into the thousands and on Wednesday hit a record 8,674 cases. Hong Kong authorities said last week that the city has reported more confirmed cases in the fifth wave than the total reported in 2020 and 2021 . "The...