Health authorities have found evidence for the first time in Hong Kong of possible animal-to-human coronavirus transmission at a pet shop where a worker was confirmed as the first untraceable Delta infection in three months, after multiple hamsters tested positive, the Post has learned. Officials, however, are still ascertaining the route of transmission and will give more details of their.
A recent birthday party attended by Hong Kong government officials and lawmakers in the middle of an Omicron outbreak is proving to be a major epidemiological headache for authorities as a number of guests remain unaccounted for, have hidden their whereabouts or were not using a risk-exposure app. Fears over the existence of more so-called “invisible guests” at the party.
Hong Kong’s leader has announced the suspension of in-person classes for younger pupils until after the Lunar New Year holiday, as well as a new round of financial aid for retailers, restaurants and travel agencies amid a growing local outbreak of Omicron cases.
Hopefully, by the end of their 21 days, the officials and lawmakers will begin to understand the public anger at tighter Covid-19 measures. The revelations are welcome – it shows that the privileged and powerful are not always entitled to special treatment.
Hong Kong’s leader has ordered an investigation into the conduct of 13 senior officials who attended a birthday party where they were exposed to coronavirus-infected guests, embarrassing her government in the middle of an Omicron outbreak. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced on Friday night she was suspending them from their duties during their 21-day quarantine for which they.