Drivers’ complaints set aside as officials point to sharp drop in overcharging, refusing hire and other ruses which led to ‘taxi chaos’.
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Packaging on 24 crates of yoghurt tests positive, promptly sealed and destroyed by IAM staff; public and businesses urged to disinfect and clean rigorously.
New ruling affects around 8,900 staff working for importers, distributors or supermarkets; four more arrivals test positive for novel coronavirus.
Mainland medical workers drafted in to help stem Covid-19 surge in Hong Kong; some patients left unwashed due to staff shortages.
Residents must not open guestroom doors unless strictly necessary, and must wear a facemask if they do. Another Hong Kong returnee tests positive for Covid-19.
City chief urges 17 million residents to stay put while mass testing is carried out. Shops shut and public transport halted until next Sunday.
CUHK assistant professor estimates daily number of infections will not return to four-digit until late May.
Family visit permit holders shuttling back and forth via Barrier Gate and Qingmao checkpoints must pay MOP 70 for NAT, wait up to 12 hours for result.
Public transport suspended, 17 million residents told to stay at home as authorities battle to contain Omicron surge linked to neighbouring Hong Kong.