Hong Kong may need up to three months to control the fifth wave of Covid-19 outbreak if contact tracing failed to be done properly, government advisor Yuen Kwok-yung said on Sunday. With the outbreak at Kwai Chung Estate continuing, Yuen expected the number of infections to grow exponentially. As the Kwai Chung Estate cluster grows to more than 100 infections on Saturday, the SAR government still maintains the goal of eliminating all cases in communities. Zero infections is not the aim, but a way to buy time for more people to get vaccinated, he said. With the vaccination rate hovering at 70 percent, it is still impossible for the city to reopen borders or reopen premises, he said.

Source: The Standard January 23, 2022 06:21 UTC