Hong Kong leader Lam says city not yet past Covid-19 peak


Healthcare personnel work at the makeshift Covid-19 isolation facilities in the San Tin area of Hong Kong on March 11, 2022. Hong Kong, where experts say the city's worst outbreak to date may have peaked, barber shops and hair salons reopened Thursday. Still, many are seeing that as an example of mixed messages from the govtt of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory that has been ordered to follow the "zero tolerance" approach used on the mainland. - AP

HONG KONG, March 12 (Reuters): Hong Kong reported 27,647 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, with city leader Carrie Lam saying the outbreak was not yet past its peak despite recent daily case numbers slightly levelling off.

Health authorities reported 27,647 new positive cases in Hong Kong on Saturday, versus 29,381 new infections on Friday and 31,402 new cases on Thursday. 198 new deaths were also reported in the past 24 hours.

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