Prognosis
Hong Kong Is Bracing for Its Worst Wave of the Virus and It’s Not Ready
- City’s testing capacity, hospital beds reaching limits
- Median age of infected older than before, sparking concern
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Hong Kong is facing its worst coronavirus outbreak, and the city is woefully unprepared for the surge.
With local infections growing over 600 in about two weeks, the Asian financial hub has been taken off-guard by the sudden eruption of infections, close to half of which are untraceable. While other places in the region like Australia are also facing aggressive resurgences, their hospital bed vacancies and testing capabilities appear to outstrip those of Hong Kong’s. The city reported 58 additional local cases on Tuesday, 24 of which were of unknown origins.