Hong Kong authorities reported a wave of some 25 new preliminary-positive coronavirus cases on Friday, while announcing that those who had received two doses of the BioNTech vaccine would be able to sign up for a third from January 1.
The surge in arrivals testing positive coincided with official confirmation of five Covid-19 cases and another seven Omicron ones from previously recorded imported infections.
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