(UTV | HONG KONG) – The latest wave of Covid-19 infections has “overwhelmed” Hong Kong, the city’s leader said on Monday.
The latest wave of Covid-19 infections has “overwhelmed” Hong Kong, the city’s leader said on Monday as daily cases surged by some 20 times over the past two weeks, leaving hospitals short of beds and struggling to cope.
Carrie Lam, the head of the administration in the Chinese ruled city, issued a grim update for residents already subjected to tight restrictions on social gatherings as health authorities reported a record of 2,071 infections on Monday, with 4,500 separate preliminary positive cases.
“The situation is highly undesirable and the government feels worried and sorry about it,” she said. As the caseload soared, Lam said her administration would coordinate with Chinese officials to tackle the “aggravating situation”.