Hong Kong confirmed a new record of more than 55,000 coronavirus cases on Wednesday (March 2), with a government adviser calling on private hospitals to do more to fight the city’s worsening outbreak by treating patients with mild symptoms. All but 27 of the 55,353 infections on Wednesday were locally transmitted, pushing the total tally to 293,730. Another 116 coronavirus-related.
Mass-participation sporting events returned to Hong Kong after a hiatus of more than 18 months with the running of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday (Oct 24), though the race was marred by injuries and accusations of censorship of political slogans. The event was not only the first of its kind since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic,.