The number of new coronavirus infections in Hong Kong reached another record high of 7,533 cases on Monday, as an 11-month-old girl became one of the latest people to die after catching the virus. The Hospital Authority said the baby's condition de...

The government said on Monday that people going into some places under the upcoming vaccine pass scheme won't need to show staff their records, but would need to produce them if asked by law enforcement officers. This emerged as officials explained ...

The Hong Kong Jockey Club said on Monday that horse trainer Dennis Yip had tested positive for Covid-19. It was one of the regular tests he had to undergo at the Sha Tin Racecourse. Yip had since been isolated pending further instructions from he...

The government said on Monday that it had found 116 preliminary positive Covid cases during a two-day lockdown of a public housing block in Sha Tin. Authorities said they finished two rounds of testing on residents of Pok Tat House in Pok Hong Esta...

Authorities on Monday said Covid-19 vaccination at the pop-up community centre at Wo Hing playground in Fanling was suspended from 2:30pm due to cold and unstable weather. A government spokesperson said in a statement that services will resume at 9...

About 200 buses and green minibuses came into service on Monday to take Covid patients with mild or no symptoms to quarantine facilities. With a surging number of positive cases, people with Covid have been waiting for days to be taken to medical o...

Government pandemic adviser David Hui says mainland experts have given constructive advice on how Hong Kong can better support Covid patients and better communicate with the public, but said whether any suggestions can be put into practice depends on...

Hong Kong's sole deputy to the National People's Congress Standing Committee, Tam Yiu-chung, has called on the SAR government and all civil servants to “learn humbly” from the mainland when it comes to areas like making plans for a mandatory, ter...

A woman who put her cat into a running washing machine and then uploaded a video recording of it on social media was on Monday sentenced to 80 hours of community service. Wong Yee-ting, a 29-year-old insurance manager, was convicted of animal cruel...

A Hong Kong deputy to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Henry Tang, said on Monday he will not attend the annual session of the national advisory body in Beijing next month as his chauffeur has contracted Covid-19. A sp...

Private hospitals are poised to start receiving non-Covid patients from the public healthcare system in a few days, in a bid to help alleviate some pressure caused by a surge of coronavirus infections. That was according to the Private Hospitals As...

A University of Hong Kong public health scholar said on Monday that analysis of the current trend of infections suggests Hong Kong is still in the early stage of the outbreak, and could see hundreds of thousands of new cases in the coming weeks. Kar...

Operators of fitness centres can start applying for another round of Covid subsidies on Tuesday, as part of the government's latest round of anti-epidemic funding. The government said on Sunday that each centre, of 500 square metres or less, will re...

The government on Sunday set out its criteria to discharge Covid patients in isolation, as hospitals and other facilities struggle with rising case numbers from the Omicron outbreak. It said the aim was to give hospital priority to urgent cases and m...

The government on Sunday gazetted a Compulsory Testing Notice for 21 locations across Hong Kong, as it continues to fight the Covid outbreak. Anyone who has visited the buildings, and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified, m...

Health officials on Sunday locked down a public housing block in Tung Chung, after sewage samples there tested positive for Covid-19. Residents and recent visitors of Ying Yat House of Yat Tung (One) Estate must get tested and then stay at home unti...

A support group for migrant workers urged the government to take responsibility for foreign domestic helpers who contracted Covid-19, amid reports that women had been fired and turned out of their homes after positive tests. Several concern groups ...

Health officials said on Sunday they had picked up 168 preliminary Covid cases in a two-day lockdown of a public housing block in Shek Kip Mei. They were among around 2,100 residents tested in Block 21 of the Shek Kip Mei Estate since Friday. The lo...

Health officials have warned of a rising trend of Covid-19 infections in Hong Kong's current wave as the SAR again reported more than 6,000 cases on Sunday. All but 12 of Hong Kong's 6,067 new cases were locally transmitted. A further 14 patients di...

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...