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Nearly half of HK residents suffer ‘moderate to severe’ anxiety amid COVID spike

Kathleen Magramo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 25 06:13 AM

Nearly half of Hong Kong residents surveyed amid the city’s worst wave of Covid-19 infections showed “moderate to severe” signs of anxiety. Read more »

Hong Kong primary schools resume in-person classes

Jerome Favre, EPA-EFE
Posted at Apr 19 04:04 PM

A teacher checks the body temperature record of a primary school student outside a school in Hong Kong, China on Tuesday. Read more »

CDC says unvaccinated travelers should avoid Hong Kong

Reuters
Posted at Mar 01 06:28 AM

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday recommended unvaccinated travelers avoid travel to Hong Kong over rising COVID-19 cases. Read more »

76 OFWs in Hong Kong positive for COVID-19

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 02:58 PM

At least 76 overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong have tested positive for COVID-19, a Philippine official said Wednesday. Read more »

More than 7,000 inmates, persons in HK prisons to test for COVID

South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 18 06:59 AM

More than 7,000 inmates and persons remanded in Hong Kong prisons have to undergo rapid Covid-19 tests from Friday. Read more »

COVID-19 cases rise in Hong Kong

Peter Parks, AFP
Updated as of Feb 17 10:00 AM

People lie in hospital beds with temperatures falling at nighttime outside the Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Read more »

Hong Kong faces worst COVID-19 wave

Peter Parks, AFP
Posted at Feb 15 05:22 PM

Hospitals in Hong Kong have been overwhelmed, with some reaching over 90% capacity, as cases have multiplied 13 times in the last two weeks. Read more »

Hong Kong residents queue for COVID-19 testing

Joyce Zhou, Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 07:16 PM

People queue at a makeshift nucleic acid testing center for COVID-19 at the Central District in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Read more »

OFWs papayagan muli sa Taiwan mula Pebrero 15

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 06:21 PM

Simula Pebrero 15 ay makakapasok na ulit ang OFWs sa Taiwan, matapos ang ilang buwang natigil ito dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Sinovac COVID-19 booster weaker vs Omicron: HK study

Reuters
Posted at Dec 24 07:08 AM

Three doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine do not produce adequate levels of antibodies to fight Omicron, researchers from Hong Kong said. Read more »

Why COVID-19 is hell for Hongkongers with OCD

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Nov 15 06:57 AM

Nearly everything about the coronavirus pandemic seems tailor-made to increase the anxiety of Hongkongers living with obsessive compulsive disorder. Read more »

China tells HK: Boost COVID measures to merit border reopening

South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 28 02:12 PM

Hong Kong’s No. 2 official says talks with mainland officials on reviving cross-border travel can resume if improvements are made in three areas of its COVID-19 policy. Read more »

Elderly man who escaped HK hotel quarantine arrested

South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 28 07:49 AM

Hong Kong police have arrested an elderly man who escaped from compulsory quarantine in a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel. Read more »

Beach please

Peter Parks, AFP
Posted at May 25 03:52 PM

This aerial view shows people at the beach at Big Wave Bay in Hong Kong on Sunday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Hong Kong domestic workers queue up outside testing centers

Kathleen Magramo, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 17 01:37 PM

Some dress in red after a group urged workers to wear the color as a sign of protest over the requirement for another test. Domestic helpers had nine days to comply with the first screening order, but this time have about two weeks. Read more »

HK U-turn on COVID-19 jabs for domestic helpers: diplomatic row averted, but...

Lilian Cheng and Natalie Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 09 07:30 AM

The rushed decision on mandatory testing and vaccination of helpers was ‘made without consultation’. The flip-flop episode shows that the government needs to think through new moves thoroughly, observers say. Read more »

First patients in HK with COVID-19 variants arrested over providing misleading info

Kanis Leung and Christy Leung, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 08 09:09 PM

Hong Kong’s first two patients found locally with Covid-19 variants were arrested on Saturday over providing misleading information to authorities for contact tracing, the South China Morning Post has learned.   Read more »

Scores test positive for COVID-19 on India flight to Hong Kong

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 20 03:55 PM

At least 49 passengers on a flight from New Delhi to Hong Kong have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said, as the financial hub introduced an emergency ban on all flights from India in a crackdown over a new wave of cases.   Read more »

HK restaurant, bar owners angry over gov't requirements for lifting COVID-19 restrictions

Cannix Yau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 13 02:17 PM

Restaurant and bar owners in Hong Kong have reacted with anger and disappointment to the government’s requirements for easing the coronavirus restrictions on their businesses.   Read more »

Hong Kong logs fewest new local COVID-19 cases since March 6

Jeffie Lam, Zoe Low and Rachel Yeo, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Mar 22 05:53 PM

The city records eight new infections on Sunday, with only four local transmissions. Expert says switching brands after first vaccination is not recommended, but there may be an exception for those who experience severe side effects. Read more »