Health authorities on Wednesday reported 58,757 new coronavirus cases and 291 Covid-related deaths. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said 25,991 infections had been confirmed by PCR tests. It said 32,766 people had notified the authorities t...

Chief Secretary John Lee on Wednesday inspected a new isolation facility in San Tin that’s ready to receive Covid-19 patients with no or mild symptoms. Completed within two weeks, it is the second of a number of facilities Beijing is helping to b...

Health authorities on Wednesday identified 891 preliminary positive cases after locking down ten buildings in Tin Shui Wai, Kwun Tong, Mei Foo and Tuen Mun for testing. Tin Yiu House of Shun Tin Estate saw the highest infection rate, with about 30 ...

Police on Wednesday said they had arrested two men suspected of inciting people to spread Covid-19, and another for allegedly urging attacks on community testing centres. The force said a 27-year-old man was arrested over alleged calls online for ce...

The Consumer Council on Wednesday announced the launch of a new search tool for people to look up Covid-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) approved by authorities. At a press conference on Wednesday, the watchdog urged consumers to be cautious when buyi...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday said Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be turned into a designated Covid-19 hospital in a few days, as she announced a series of new measures to curb the outbreak that is known to have already infected more than hal...

University of Hong Kong researchers say their computer modelling indicates that somewhere between 1.5 and 2 million Hong Kong people have been infected with Covid-19 in the fifth wave of the pandemic. The HKU research, released on Tuesday, indicates...

A report released on Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund gives an endorsement of Hong Kong's resilience as a major global financial centre during the pandemic. Based on research conducted in December, the report also commends Hong Kong's prog...

Hong Kong’s member of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), Tam Yiu-chung, says the work report of a top Beijing official suggests the central government could be planning a further revamp of the SAR's electoral system. The ...

The authorities on Tuesday locked down a number of blocks Tin Shui Wai, Mei Foo and Kwun Tong for Covid tests on residents, saying they have detected the virus in sewage samples. Residents of blocks one, two and five of Sherwood Court, Kingswood Vil...

The government says hair salons can reopen from Thursday, but other social distancing measures will be extended until at least March 23. Health officials on Tuesday said that taking into account that people have an "actual need" for a haircut, as we...

The secretaries of health minister Sophia Chan and civil service chief Patrick Nip tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. The two infected staff members provide secretarial support to the ministers and do not have contact with the public. Nipâ€...

Health authorities on Tuesday recorded 30,493 new coronavirus cases and 291 Covid-related deaths. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said 28,475 infections had been confirmed by PCR tests. It said 14,715 people had notified the authorities that...

A charity which helps low-income families said on Tuesday that children should also be eligible for the HK$10,000 spending vouchers to be distributed by the government. People Service Centre surveyed over 600 carers, most of whom live in public hous...

An NGO has called on the government to devote more resources for the long-term support of sexual abuse victims, saying the pandemic had made it more difficult for them to seek help. RainLily also reported a rise in requests for assistance in recent...

The Security Bureau says around 970 rooms at the newly built Tsing Yi isolation camp were in use by Tuesday morning, making it about 80 percent full. The bureau said there had been a favourable response to a hotline set up by the Fire Services Depar...

Authorities on Tuesday afternoon locked down three blocks in Tuen Mun for Covid testing. Residents of Blocks 4, 5 and 6 of Tsui Ning Garden are ordered to get tested after the virus was found in sewage samples from the buildings. The government sai...

Health authorities on Tuesday discovered 897 preliminary Covid cases after locking down seven residential blocks in Kwai Chung, Kwun Tong, Kowloon City and Chai Wan. Tin Kei House of Shun Tin Estate saw the highest infection rate, with around 20 per...

Supply of fresh pork will hopefully stablise soon as the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse reopens. The abattoir had been closed since February 26, after many workers came down with Covid-19. Operation resumed on Monday and the slaughtering of live pigs...

The chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Li Zhanshu on Tuesday said the constitutional order and rule of law in Hong Kong were strengthened last year to better ensure the central government exercises its comprehensive jurisdiction over th...