Hong Kong Sees Rising Covid Cases Ahead of Planned Xi Visit


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(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong reported a total of 1,917 new daily Covid cases, health officials said Sunday, continuing a steady uptick in infections days ahead of a planned visit by President Xi Jinping to mark the city’s 25th anniversary of Chinese rule. Authorities said at a briefing that 118 of the new infections were imported, with the rest locally acquired. The city reported no new new Covid-related deaths nor infected patients that are in critical condition. The daily case count topped 1,000 less than two weeks ago, which was the highest since mid-April. On Saturday China’s official Xinhua News Agency...