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HONG KONG reported a record high 34,466 new Covid infections today as deaths continued to climb, with health authorities saying that a lockdown has not been ruled out.
The Chinese territory is grappling with a fifth wave of the coronavirus, driven primarily by the omicron variant, with today’s case total having more than quadrupled from a week ago, when the city reported over 7,500 infections.
“Once every three days the case number will double,” said Albert Au, principal medical and health officer of the city’s Centre for Health Protection during a daily virus briefing. “We think that the number will continue to climb.”
The city reported 87 deaths today, 67 of them unvaccinated.
Health authorities said there could be measures put in place by the government that may involve asking people to stay at home, and that it remained to be seen if such measures will be done via legislation or other means.
