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A [coronavirus](tag?_=coronavirus) cluster involving a more transmissive Omicron subvariant has expanded to Wan Chai, but a health official says there is no need to worry about a wider outbreak on Hong Kong Island. The city recorded 250 new [Covid](tag?_=covid) -19 infections on Friday, including 29 imported cases, as well as one additional virus-related death. The latest infections took the city’s overall [Covid](tag?_=covid) -19 tally to 1,211,588, with 9,375 related deaths. Dr Albert Au Ka-wing, principal medical and health officer at the Centre for Health Protection, said authorities had confirmed that four people included in the virus caseload announced on Thursday...
