Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospital chief warns of ‘tsunami-like’ outbreak after Lunar New Year as 8 new cases uncovered on hard-hit housing estate
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Feb 01 2022 at 7:32 AM GMT
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- Hong Kong health officials have uncovered eight new preliminary Covid-19 cases on an Omicron-hit public housing estate in Kwai Chung while the head of the city’s public hospitals has warned of a potential “tsunami-like” outbreak following Lunar New Year festivities.
- The latest cases on Kwai Chung Estate were detected in five blocks of flats, mostly at two previously put under lockdowns for days.
- Of these, Ying Kwai House accounted for three cases while Yat Kwai House logged two.
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- Published Feb 1, 2022 7:32 AM GMT