New coronavirus cases in Hong Kong on Wednesday reached another record high at 55,353, with health authorities saying large freezer containers will be set up at public hospitals to store dead bodies as mortuaries are reaching capacity. The latest d...

Health authorities said on Wednesday that almost 1,940 minors – aged 17 or below – have been hospitalised as a result of Covid infections since the fifth wave broke out. Forty-nine of these children had received intensive care treatment – ...

A representative of pork traders said on Wednesday that he believes more than half of workers in the sector have been infected with Covid-19, and the supply of fresh meat will not stabilise until more of them recover. Hui Wai-kin, head of the Pork ...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday reiterated that the government has no plans for a complete lockdown to coincide with a mass Covid testing exercise set to take place this month. Growing speculation of an imminent lockdown has sparked panic-bu...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday said the government will do its best to ensure people have sufficient supplies, and keep them well informed about the pandemic. Her comment came as she welcomed the first freight train bringing in anti-epidem...

Hong Kong is set to witness another record high in its daily Covid-19 tally, with sources telling RTHK that the number of new infections on Wednesday will exceed 50,000. That’s a sharp rise from around 32,000 cases on Tuesday. Health officials ...

Health officials on Wednesday imposed lockdowns on three buildings in Yuen Long, Tsing Yi, and Sha Tin after sewage samples there tested positive for Covid-19. Residents of Yiu Shing House at Tin Yiu (I) Estate, Block 11 at Mayfair Gardens and Chun ...

The DAB on Wednesday proposed allowing cross-border ambulance services, so that Hong Kong paramedics can transport patients directly to hospitals on the mainland, and vice-versa. This is among a series of proposals the party plans to put forward at ...

The government on Wednesday said it had found 828 preliminary Covid infections thanks to overnight lockdowns and testing exercises in five residential blocks in Tung Chung, Tsing Yi, Sha Tin, Kwun Tong and Kowloon City. Around 7,040 residents of Kit...

The Innovation and Technology bureau on Wednesday said a secretary who works for minister Alfred Sit had tested positive for Covid-19 in a rapid antigen test. A bureau spokesman said the secretary last met Sit on February 22 and had worn a face mas...

Several medical experts have questioned the government’s plan to conduct a citywide Covid testing exercise this month, expressing concern as to whether Hong Kong has enough facilities to isolate infected people. On an RTHK radio show, the vice-pr...

The Secretary for Security, Chris Tang, on Wednesday returned to work after completing his seven-day quarantine at home. Tang originally had to self-isolate at home for two weeks, starting on February 23, after his wife and domestic helper came dow...

Prominent businessman Allan Zeman has appealed to the government to be "proactive" in its messaging on Covid measures. In an interview with RTHK's Joanne Wong, the chairman of the Lan Kwai Fong Group says he's very concerned by what he's seeing her...

The government has urged people not to be misled by rumours and “engage in irrational behaviour”, saying officials are still trying to iron out the details of the upcoming territory-wide Covid-19 testing programme, which may involve a lockdown. ...

The MTR's Lo Wu Marshalling Yard will receive its first freight train from the mainland on Wednesday. The government said an empty train arrived in Hong Kong in a test run on Tuesday afternoon and that the operation went smoothly. It said th...

A senior health official from the mainland on Tuesday described Hong Kong's Covid-19 situation as "severe and complicated", but said he believes the city can win the fight against the Omicron outbreak with the support of the central government. The...

The government said Financial Secretary Paul Chan will be working from home until Thursday after a second domestic helper at his official residence tested positive for the coronavirus. The finance chief, his family and other helpers at the residenc...

Medical experts at the University of Hong Kong said on Tuesday that the universal Covid-19 testing exercise set to take place in March should be postponed until daily cases drop to lower levels. The researchers, led by HKU’s Dean of Medicine, Gab...

The government on Tuesday imposed lockdowns on a few buildings in Tsing Yi, Sha Tin, Tin Shui Wai, Tung Chung, Kowloon City and Kwun Tong after sewage samples there tested positive for Covid-19. Residents of Chun Hin House at Ching Chun Court, Pok M...

Hong Kong on Tuesday reported 32,597 new coronavirus cases and 172 Covid-related deaths. The infections figure is lower than the 34,466 reported on Monday, but Albert Au of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said this might be due to fewer peopl...