Coronavirus: 3 more cases tied to cluster at quarantine hotel in heart of Hong Kong nightlife district, city logs 237 new cases


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Health authorities have identified three more cases tied to an outbreak involving a more transmissive strain of the Omicron variant at a quarantine hotel in the heart of Hong Kong’s nightlife district. The infections were among 237 new coronavirus cases confirmed by officials on Sunday, 25 of which were imported, while no new deaths linked to the virus were logged. The city’s Covid-19 tally stood at 1,210,396, with 9,370 related fatalities. Health authorities revealed the cluster at the Lan Kwai Fong Hotel on Friday, after a couple were found to be infected with the BA.2.12.1 subvariant at a community testing...