Hong Kong is now in its third wave of coronavirus infections, health officials warned as nine of 14 cases confirmed in the city on Tuesday were found to be local and without recent travel history.
“We are worried that there will be a massive community outbreak, with so many sources of infection,” said Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection.
The alarming increase in Hong Kong’s infected toll – which now stands at 1,299 with seven deaths – was recorded as compulsory testing was introduced for some of those exempt from quarantine, ahead of a government review of its Covid-19 containment strategy.
Accepting the fresh outbreak could be described as a “third wave” of infections in Hong Kong, Chaung told a press briefing on Tuesday that the chain of transmission was very strong in a city facing the prospect of new cases from different sources on a given day.
“Since last weekend, the local epidemic situation has changed quickly. The situation is very critical,” said Dr Wong Ka-hing, controller of the Centre for Health Protection.
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“We are worried that there will be a massive community outbreak, with so many sources of infection,” said Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection.
The alarming increase in Hong Kong’s infected toll – which now stands at 1,299 with seven deaths – was recorded as compulsory testing was introduced for some of those exempt from quarantine, ahead of a government review of its Covid-19 containment strategy.
Accepting the fresh outbreak could be described as a “third wave” of infections in Hong Kong, Chaung told a press briefing on Tuesday that the chain of transmission was very strong in a city facing the prospect of new cases from different sources on a given day.
“Since last weekend, the local epidemic situation has changed quickly. The situation is very critical,” said Dr Wong Ka-hing, controller of the Centre for Health Protection.
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