Health authorities on Thursday reported 6,116 new coronavirus infections and 24 more deaths, as they further relaxed the discharge criteria for Covid patients in isolation facilities in the hope of freeing up places. The city also has another 6,300 ...

Authorities on Thursday said they have uncovered 48 preliminary positive Covid cases as they wrapped up a two-day lockdown of a building in Sheung Shui.   An indeterminate case was also detected after residents of Ching Long House in Ching Ho Estate...

The government on Thursday extended the lockdown of a public residential block in Ma On Shan for another day, following a mass Covid-19 testing exercise that found more than 54 preliminary positive infections. There were also three cases that were ...

The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) on Thursday urged people to update their LeaveHomeSafe app to the latest version and store their vaccination records in it, to get ready for the vaccine pass scheme. From February 24, o...

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) has revised downward its 2022 growth forecast for the local economy to 1.2 percent, as it called for more relief measures for businesses in next week’s budget. The chamber’s annual growth projec...

The Ombudsman on Thursday called on the government to tighten regulations to ensure the standards of foreign domestic helpers' (FDH) dormitories, saying poor living conditions are unacceptable from a humanitarian point of view. The office launched ...

The government announced on Thursday a new vaccination centre would be set up at the Hong Kong Central Library in Causeway Bay to give the Sinovac coronavirus jabs to children, teenagers and the elderly. The centre will start operating from Februar...

HSBC and the Bank of China (Hong Kong) said on Thursday they have each shut around 10 of their branches, after staffers tested positive for Covid-19. The branches, in various parts of the city including Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon City, Tsuen Wan, Yuen L...

Hong Kong's sole delegate to the nation's top legislative body, Tam Yiu-chung, said on Thursday that authorities should study whether next month's chief executive election should go ahead in view of the coronavirus outbreaks. Tam Yiu-chung of the Na...

The Hospital Authority (HA) announced on Thursday that seven of its public hospitals have reached or exceeded their full capacity amid the Covid-19 outbreak, with all of their inpatient beds taken up. Figures released by the HA showed that a total ...

An infectious disease expert has urged the government to make sure it has enough facilities to isolate and treat Covid-19 patients if it were to roll out mandatory testing for everyone in Hong Kong, adding that such a large-scale screening exercise m...

A medical expert on Thursday said a study has found that 98 percent of people suffering from allergies who had attended clinics to screen for Covid jabs are fit to be vaccinated. Dr Philip Li, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Hon...

The government on Wednesday evening issued compulsory testing notices (CTNs) ordering people who had visited 28 specified premises to get tested for Covid. The affected buildings include five residential blocks in Sham Shui Po, three in Sha Tin, and...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Wednesday that she is optimistic that at least 10,000 hotel rooms can be converted into isolation facilities for Covid patients who have no or mild symptoms. The government said in a press release that Lam conduct...

The government has earmarked HK$433.5 million in the latest round of relief for the hard-hit tourism industry. The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau announced on Wednesday the seventh round of support for the trade under its government's Anti...

A special fleet of taxis, consisting of around 300 cabs, will soon begin transporting Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms to and from their homes to the Hospital Authority's designated clinics for treatment. In a press release issued on Wednesday,...

Hong Kong's coronavirus cases and daily death toll on Wednesday reached a record high as the Omicron outbreak continued.  A total of 4,285 cases have been confirmed, with another 7,000 preliminary positive infections.  Of the confirmed cases, a...

Businessman Wu Sai-chuen on Wednesday threw his hat into the ring for the Chief Executive race, becoming the second person to declare his intention to run for the top post. It’s the former DAB member’s third attempt to run, but in the past two ...

The government on Wednesday extended the lockdown of a public housing block in Sheung Shui for another day, after a mass testing operation overnight found more than 30 coronavirus infections. One case was described as "indeterminate". Ching Long Ho...

A vice-president of Beijing's top think tank on Hong Kong said Beijing is concerned that the Covid situation would lead to social instability here, and it would hold the SAR administration accountable if it fails to contain the outbreak. Lau Siu-kai...