Coronavirus: infected passengers from Nepal may have sparked latest round of cases in Hong Kong, top virologists say


Infected travellers from Nepal are “very likely” to have sparked the latest Covid-19 outbreak, adding to fears of a possible fourth wave in Hong Kong, top virologists have said, with a new coronavirus type found among city residents being almost identical to a strain in the South Asian country.

Hong Kong recently tamed a raging third wave of infections, with only a sporadic number of local cases reported over the last few weeks.

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