Researchers from Hong Kong and Macao have developed a vaccine for the coronavirus and hope to start clinical trials within months.
Hong Kong
The leader of the team of mainland China medical experts, who are in Hong Kong says he hopes they can help test more than 200,000 people a day.
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.
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.
Sources told public broadcaster RTHK today that the local government is studying the possibility of postponing the Legislative Council election for a year, with little hope that the COVID-19 outbreak will be brought under control by September.
Hong Kong confirmed 106 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a fall of more than a quarter from the record high the previous day.
Hong Kong reported on Monday a record number of 145 new coronavirus infections, 142 of which are local cases.