Chuang Shuk-kwan (left) and Lau Ka-hin (right). Hong Kong reported 366 new Covid-19 cases and 11 related deaths on Friday, as authorities grounded two flights from Amsterdam and Dubai for a week. Among the new cases, 196 were confirmed through PCR tests, and 170 were positive rapid antigen test results reported by citizens. The overall tally of the fifth wave of the pandemic outbreak has exceeded 1.19 million, the Centre for Health Protection's Chuang Shuk-kwan reported. In the past 24 hours, 205 patients have recovered from Covid-19, and 148 of them have been discharged.

Source: The Standard April 30, 2022 01:31 UTC