The Chief Secretary John Lee on Wednesday said manpower at the Penny's Bay quarantine centre had been boosted by two-thirds to a thousand and that a 24-hour hotline had been put in place, in a move to improve arrangements. Lee said, since the fifth ...

Respiratory medicine expert David Hui says he doesn't expect the current Covid wave to quickly subside, pointing out that it took at least six weeks for previous waves to return to low double-digit figures. "If you look at the first four waves, it o...

Health officials on Wednesday found three preliminary positive cases of Covid-19, following an overnight lockdown at Serenity Villa in Tai Po Tau, Tai Po. The building had been cordoned off on Tuesday evening, after sewage samples returned positive ...

Rural leader Kenneth Lau on Wednesday said Hong Kong should take it one step at a time, when it comes to fighting Covid - saying a fortune stick he picked for the city cautioned against hasty action. The Heung Yee Kuk chairman drew a neutral fortune...

The government on Wednesday said one person had tested preliminary positive for Covid-19, and another had an indeterminate result, following an overnight lockdown at Tung Moon House on Tai Hang Tung Estate in Sham Shui Po. It said as of 11.30 pm on...

Health officials locked down two buildings overnight on Tuesday. Tung Moon House in Tai Hang Tung Estate in Sham Shui Po was locked down after "a couple of positive cases" involving a mutant strain. Officials said they expected it to be completed ...

Health authorities said they were unable to trace 22 newly confirmed coronavirus cases, as they reported that Hong Kong added 129 cases on Lunar New Year’s Day. "I think the number of 22 unlinked cases is the highest so far since the fifth wave,"...

The chief executive of the Hospital Authority Dr Tony Ko on Tuesday warned there could be a "tsunami" of Covid outbreaks after the Lunar New Year holiday. Writing on his blog, Ko said the chance of a major outbreak after the holiday has now reached ...

A representative for cinema operators on Tuesday said some members in the trade may have to lay off staff and close down, as theatres remain shut under the government's Covid-19 restrictions. The chairman of the Hong Kong Theatres Association, Timo...

An economics scholar on Tuesday said it would be better if the government gave people cash instead of electronic consumption vouchers – if officials decide to distribute a fresh round of handouts. Financial Secretary Paul Chan is expected to deliv...

The Government said on Monday that three hotels will be added as quarantine hotels for close contacts of cases tested positive for the coronavirus until April 30. It said in a statement that Dorsett Mongkok, Hong Kong and Grand City Hotel would be ...

Hong Kong authorities have ordered residents of another four housing blocks into quarantine, as Monday brought 80 new locally transmitted Covid infections and 12 imported cases. The quarantine orders, due to virus transmission in the blocks, affect ...

Lawmakers and people who have worked with Caspar Tsui on Monday expressed understanding and sadness over his decision to resign as home affairs secretary after getting caught up in a scandal over a Covid-hit birthday party. Tsui’s partymate, DAB c...

The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, said on Monday that Caspar Tsui's resignation as the home affairs minister is a testimony to the spirit of the administration’s political accountability system. Tsui was among a number of officials and lawmakers wh...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says Hong Kong is "set to usher in a brighter future" in the Year of the Tiger, following a year of success in maintaining the city's stability. In a minute-long video released on Monday, the CE expressed confidence in th...

Caspar Tsui resigned as home affairs secretary on Monday, saying he had behaved inappropriately by attending a party earlier this month as Hong Kong was bracing for a new wave of Covid infections. Tsui was one of a number of officials and lawmakers ...

A medical expert advising the government says Covid-19 should only be treated as an endemic disease when the fatality rate becomes comparable to flu and when at least 90 percent of the population is vaccinated. Lau Yu-lung said on Monday that histo...

Health authorities may in future call up people who need to be tested for Covid-19 or sent into quarantine using contact information provided in the LeaveHomeSafe app. Secretary for Innovation and Technology Alfred Sit said on Monday that operators...

Health officials on Monday said a resident of Shek Wah House in Kwai Chung's Shek Lei (II) Estate has tested preliminary positive for Covid during an overnight lockdown, while a separate lockdown in To Kwa Wan found no cases. Shek Wah House, where a...

Health officials on Sunday launched an overnight lockdown and testing operations covering four adjacent tenement buildings in To Kwa Wan and, separately, a residential block in Kwai Chung. People at 18 and 20 Yin On Street and 17 and 19 Tsun Fat Str...