Report on HK’s cases rising to 505 likely false

Under watch: Restrictions may not be imposed in Hong Kong while the new cases report is under probe and this jogger in a park, along with other Hong Kong residents, can continue to enjoy such activities. — AP

Hong Kong: Health authorities are investigating the possibility that false information might have been supplied on the government’s online reporting platform for rapid antigen test (RAT) results after the city recorded an increase of 505 new Covid-19 cases.

Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection, said in a press briefing that 151 of the new cases were confirmed through nucleic acid testing and 354 by RAT tests.