Hong Kong’s Rising Covid Cases Could ‘Burden’ Health System
The QR code for the LeaveHomeSafe Covid-19 contact-tracing app displayed on a screen in Hong Kong.
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Officials in Hong Kong warned the city could see exponential growth in Covid infections as the number of untraceable cases continues to rise, potentially overwhelming the health care system.
The Asian financial hub reported 31 unlinked infections among 142 new cases on Thursday, Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch of the Center for Health Protection, said during a daily press conference. Of those, 121 were local cases. Another 160 preliminary positive cases were detected.