HONG KONG: Dressed in a full-body protective suit, an elderly pest control worker could last no more than 15 minutes spraying pesticide along a Hong Kong pavement before the summer heat became too much. « The longer you work, the more it feels like it’s raining inside the (suit)… it’s just […]
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Covid-19 surge among prisoners fuels Hong Kong’s outbreak
HONG KONG: Facing an outbreak of Covid-19 among prisoners, Hong Kong is moving infected inmates to an isolation facility as the city struggles to snuff out a record number of cases by implementing China’s « zero tolerance » strategy. The Correctional Services Department said Thursday that the Sha Tsui facility on Lantau […]
hong kong: Covid-19: Virus surge begins to overwhelm Hong Kong’s Covid measures
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday said a surge of coronavirus cases is overwhelming the city’s emergency resources, but defended strict measures that have been imposed. Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the Chinese central government was extending help to the city, which remains a nominally autonomous enclave. Despite its […]