Hong Kong confirmed another 80 Covid-19 infections on Tuesday while three more elderly patients died.
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From 6 am today, all those arriving in Macao from Hong Kong must present a nucleic acid test certificate confirming that they have tested negative for Covid-19 within the past 72 hours, otherwise they will be refused entry.
The novel coronavirus outbreak is impacting employment, causing job uncertainties in the workforce, as well as fresh graduates, two civic leaders have warned.
Researchers from Hong Kong and Macao have developed a vaccine for the coronavirus and hope to start clinical trials within months.
Hong Kong was expected to break its 12-day streak of 100-plus new Covid-19 infections on Monday, with around 80 confirmed cases, according to South China Morning Post today.
Daily coronavirus infections in Hong Kong continued to stretch into the triple digits as 115 cases emerged on Sunday.
Personnel from mainland China will come to Hong Kong to help conduct mass Covid-19 testing, it was revealed on Friday night, as the city confirmed another 121 coronavirus cases, the tenth straight day of triple-digit increases in infections.
Four men and a woman were arrested on Wednesday for using forged documents to cheat the government’s continuing education subsidy scheme out of MOP 1.76 million (US$223,000), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference on Thursday.
Hong Kong registered a record 150 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on Thursday, medical sources said, as the government caved to public pressure and reversed its all-day ban on eating in restaurants.