A group of low-income families on Sunday spoke of their plight after members of their households came down with Covid-19, with many complaining about a lack of support from the government and long delays in getting Covid tests done. Speaking at a me...

Research by the University of Hong Kong indicates that Covid-19 could damage testicles and lead to low sex drive and reduced fertility. A team of microbiologist led by Professor Yuen Kwok-yung based the findings on a study of testicular and hormona...

Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing is to work from home after his driver tested preliminary positive for Covid-19 on Sunday. The driver was last on duty on Saturday, and he was positive on a rapid test. He will give a deep throat saliva test to he...

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists on Sunday called on parents to take the opportunity to have their children vaccinated, after a survey showed widespread reluctance to take a jab. The society questioned 235 parents of children aged between five a...

Health secretary Sophia Chan said on Sunday that there is absolutely no way social-distancing measures can be relaxed with thousands of Covid cases a day, and instead authorities are looking into tightening the rules further. Speaking on a radio pro...

Health officials on Sunday extended a lockdown at one public housing block in Sha Tin for a second night while allowing people to leave another building. Authorities said they would carry out a further round of testing on residents of Pok Tat House ...

The head of the Hospital Authority, Tony Ko, said on Sunday that seven clinics pressed into service last week to help Covid patients with mild symptoms have been able to meet demand, but could be expanded if the need grows. Since Wednesday, the publ...

Chief Secretary John Lee said on Sunday that he's confident that Hong Kong can contain the coronavirus and achieve zero Covid with the support of the central government. Writing on his official blog, Lee said the mainland authorities would help dra...

Hong Kong saw near-freezing temperatures early on Sunday as Guangdong was hit by an intense winter monsoon, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The minimum temperature of 0.8 degrees Celsius was recorded at the SAR's highest peak, Tai Mo Shan, at aroun...

The government on Saturday issued a compulsory testing notice ordering people who have visited 33 specified premises to get tested for Covid-19. "In view of a number of cases tested preliminarily positive / positive, 33 specified places are included...

Authorities on Saturday sealed off two public housing blocks in Sha Tin, after sewage samples tested positive for Covid. The buildings are Pok Tat House, on Pok Hong Estate; and King Wo House, on Wo Che Estate. The government said it aims to fini...

A special fleet of about 200 light and medium buses will help transport Covid patients with mild or no symptoms to community isolation facilities from Monday. In a statement, the government said it had been talking the trade to find ways to reduce ...

Health authorities reported 6,063 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, as the Omicron-driven fifth Covid wave showed no sign of abating. All but four of the new infections were locally transmitted, and in addition there were around 7,400 preliminary ...

Construction teams from the mainland are to build 10,000 isolation and treatment units for Covid patients at Penny's Bay and Kai Tak. Attending a ceremony to mark the occasion on Saturday afternoon, the Chief Executive Carrie Lam thanked the central...

Welfare Secretary Law Chi-kwong warned elderly care homes on Saturday that they may face consequences if they refuse to take back residents who have recovered from Covid. Health authorities had earlier criticised the actions of some care homes, say...

The chief executive of the Hospital Authority, Tony Ko, said on Saturday that most Covid patients waiting for admission outside public hospitals have now been moved indoors or to other isolation facilities. Patients had been forced to spend hours i...

Health officials on Saturday said they had uncovered 87 preliminary positive Covid cases, as they wrapped up a two-day lockdown of a public housing block in Shek Kip Mei. Authorities had sealed off Mei Wui House, on Shek Kip Mei Estate, on Thursday ...

The government on Friday issued a compulsory testing notice ordering people who have visited 30 specified premises to get tested for Covid-19. "In view of a number of cases tested preliminarily positive / positive, 30 specified places are included i...

The government on Friday ordered a public housing block in Sham Shui Po into lockdown after sewage samples taken from the building tested positive for Covid. Officials said they suspect there are asymptomatic patients in Block 21 of Shek Kip Mei est...

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse will suspend the slaughtering of live pigs on Friday for disinfection, after dozens of workers came down with Covid-19. It said in a statement that its weekly testing ...