Health authorities on Monday rolled out an online reporting platform for people who test positive for Covid-19 in self-administered rapid antigen tests, as the daily number of deaths reported hit a new high. The number of coronavirus cases confirmed...

Police on Monday launched a murder investigation after a woman was suspected to have been strangled by her father. Officers received a report from a woman at around 6am that her daughter was attacked by her ex-husband, 70, inside a flat in Mong Kok....

McDonald’s on Monday said it is shortening the opening hours for the majority of its 245 outlets in Hong Kong, while 38 branches will close altogether temporarily. The fast food giant said it is adjusting the business hours because the Covid pande...

The government on Monday found 1,063 preliminary positive Covid infections during overnight lockdowns of eight buildings in Yuen Long, Kowloon City and Aberdeen. Authorities found 264 preliminary positive cases after testing around 2,580 residents i...

Health officials on Monday imposed lockdowns on three buildings in Kowloon City and Kwai Chung, after sewage samples there tested positive for Covid-19. The buildings are Sheung Ching House and Mun Ching House at Kai Ching Estate and Shek Hing House...

Researchers say sexual violence against women remains a serious issue in Hong Kong, with their latest survey finding that 37 percent of respondents had experienced such abuse. Lingnan University’s department of sociology and social policy polled...

Vice Premier Han Zheng has been quoted as saying he hopes it’s “fake news” that some private hospitals are refusing to treat Covid-19 patients, saying it’s every medic’s duty to save lives. That’s according to Brave Chan, a local deputy ...

Transport secretary Frank Chan said on Monday that there will not be a complete halt of public transport services during the upcoming citywide Covid testing exercise. Speaking on a radio show, Chan said public transport is crucial to many people wh...

The government on Monday said two additional Covid-19 vaccination centres that provide Sinovac jabs will come into operation from Friday. Reservation will start at 9am on Tuesday. Officials said the centre at the Millennium City 5 in Kwun Tong is ...

The government on Monday said an overnight lockdown of three public housing blocks in Yuen Long had detected 264 preliminary positive Covid-19 cases. That’s around 10 percent of the people who underwent tests. Shin Yung House, Shin Oi House and S...

The Financial Secretary on Monday said the government is still aiming to distribute the first batch of

The Fire Services Department says there’s been a strong response to a hotline it set up to assist Covid-19 patients who wish to go into a community isolation facility. Speaking on an RTHK programme on Monday, an assistant director of the departme...

Former assistant director of broadcasting, Forever Sze, has died at the age of 66. His family members told RTHK that they were notified by the hospital at around 9pm on Sunday that his blood pressure was dropping. They said the veteran broadcaste...

The government on Sunday said that it will distribute rapid test kits to around 80,000 residents, cleaners and property management staff working in a number of buildings in different districts, after it found relatively high viral loads of Covid-19 i...

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on Sunday said the Sheng Shui Slaughterhouse will resume services on Monday and live pig supply will return to normal levels from Tuesday. The abattoir has been closed for more than a week since February...

The government on Sunday locked down eight residential blocks in Kowloon City, Yuen Long and Aberdeen, after sewage samples from the buildings tested positive for Covid-19. Residents of Lok Ching House, Yan Ching House, and Hong Ching House at Kai C...

Security Secretary Chris Tang said a new hotline for people who have just tested positive for Covid-19 would be launched on Sunday night, so isolation facilities can be arranged for them. Anyone who tests positive can send a WhatsApp message to 5233...

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Sunday that 153 people with Covid-19 had died in the past 24 hours - similar to the death toll reported on Saturday. However, the number of infections dropped significantly. The CHP reported 31,008...

The government on Sunday found 1,019 preliminary positive Covid infections during overnight lockdowns on seven buildings in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City, Kwai Chung and Aberdeen. Authorities found the cases after testing around 7,719 residents in Tak...

The state leader in charge of Hong Kong’s affairs was on Sunday quoted as questioning why private hospitals in the city aren’t helping to treat Covid patients as he pledged the central government will step up support to the SAR to stablise the ep...