Health authorities on Tuesday reported 6,211 new coronavirus cases and 39 Covid-related deaths – most of whom are chronically ill, unvaccinated elderly people. The Hospital Authority said 32 patients passed away on Monday while seven died on Sund...

The government on Tuesday locked down a public housing block in Ma On Shan after finding suspected Covid patients there and the virus in sewage samples taken from the building. Residents and recent visitors of Heng Fung House at Heng On Estate must ...

Two more government drivers on Tuesday tested preliminarily positive for Covid-19. They are the drivers of the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Alfred Sit, and his deputy, David Chung. Sit and Chung have taken rapid tests for Covid-19 and ...

A chief social work officer, May Fung, on Tuesday said she hopes a temporary holding centre for elderly patients in Kwun Tong can help free up hospital beds for people in greater need. The site was set up at the Choi Wing Road Sports Centre on Sunda...

The DAB has urged health authorities to classify people who test positive for Covid-19 with rapid test kits as confirmed patients, so prompt support can be offered. Speaking at a virtual press conference on Tuesday, lawmakers from the party said d...

The government said on Tuesday that two quarantine hotels originally designated for foreign domestic helpers arriving in Hong Kong will be converted to house Covid-19 patients from March 1. From then on, helpers will observe the same quarantine rul...

A government advisor on Covid-19 vaccination said they are considering giving a booster shot to youngsters aged 12 to 17 who have received two doses of the vaccine. Professor Ivan Hung from the University of Hong Kong, who's also a co-convenor of th...

A leading respiratory disease expert on the mainland says the “dynamic clearance” strategy against Covid-19 will not change, because authorities will not allow a large number of elderly people to die of the virus. Zhong Nanshan said in a video ...

The government on Tuesday detected 49 preliminary positive Covid-19 cases after locking down a building in Ma On Shan for testing. Around 1,200 residents of Chung Wo House in Chung On Estate were tested. Four test results were indeterminate. Resid...

The General Post Office in Central was closed on Tuesday for disinfection, after two staff there tested preliminary positive for Covid-19. Hongkong Post said the two postmen’s daily duties involved back-office work and accepting mail items at cou...

A government official on Tuesday said children under 12 years old may later be covered by the vaccine mandate. The government had announced that, starting from Thursday, restaurants, shopping malls and supermarkets will be off-limits to the unjabbe...

The government on Monday said the team of epidemiological experts from the mainland, who are currently on a visit to Hong Kong, would extend its stay in the SAR for a week until next Monday. The delegation arrived in the city last Thursday original...

The government on Monday issued a compulsory testing notice for 22 locations across the city. Anyone who has visited the buildings and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid. The buildi...

Legco president Andrew Leung is working from home after his driver tested preliminary positive for Covid-19 on Monday. The Legco Secretariat said the driver was last on duty on Friday and always wore a mask at work. Leung tested negative in a rap...

The government on Monday evening imposed lockdowns on two blocks of a public housing estate in Sham Shui Po, after sewage discharged from the buildings tested positive for Covid. Residents of Cheong Him House and Cheong Yat House at Nam Cheong Esta...

Commerce Secretary Edward Yau said on Monday that supplies arriving from the mainland to help in Hong Kong's Covid battle will be directed to those most in need, instead of being handed out to everyone in the city. Speaking to reporters, the ministe...

Aviation start-up Greater Bay Airlines has been awarded a licence to operate commercial flights for the next five years. Its licence was granted by the Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) on Monday. ATLA said the new carrier, founded by tycoon...

The number of new coronavirus infections in Hong Kong reached another record high of 7,533 cases on Monday, as an 11-month-old girl became one of the latest people to die after catching the virus. The Hospital Authority said the baby's condition de...

The government said on Monday that people going into some places under the upcoming vaccine pass scheme won't need to show staff their records, but would need to produce them if asked by law enforcement officers. This emerged as officials explained ...

The Hong Kong Jockey Club said on Monday that horse trainer Dennis Yip had tested positive for Covid-19. It was one of the regular tests he had to undergo at the Sha Tin Racecourse. Yip had since been isolated pending further instructions from he...