Hong Kong’s New Outbreak Tops Earlier Waves in Cautionary Tale
- Infections in the city surge past 350 in less than two weeks
- Tokyo, Victoria flareups growing in scale, might go nationwide
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Hong Kong’s new coronavirus outbreak has surpassed the magnitude of its previous waves of infection, in a cautionary tale that the worst may be yet to come in the global pandemic.
Authorities reported 50 local virus cases on Friday, bringing total infections to over 350. The former British colony is now one of the first places in the region to see a new wave dwarf previous outbreaks.