Organisations launch new scheme in Hong Kong to upgrade traceability of food...
A scheme to improve the traceability of products in companies’ supply chains has been upgraded using a trio of international standards as Hong Kong consumers grow increasingly worried about food safety...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hong Kong confirms six Covid-19 cases, with just three locally...
Hong Kong recorded just three locally transmitted coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including two detected by the ongoing citywide testing scheme.In total six cases were confirmed – the lowest daily figure...
View ArticleCoronavirus: what conditions should Hong Kong travel bubble carry, and is it...
Tourism stakeholders on Tuesday welcomed news that Hong Kong officials had approached 11 countries over long-sought travel bubbles, but once again found themselves with no timeline in sight, leading...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hong Kong to revamp its anti-pandemic strategy in anticipation...
Health authorities tackling Hong Kong’s ebbing tide of coronavirus infections have started overhauling their anti-epidemic strategy in preparation for a fourth wave of Covid-19 cases expected to arrive...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hong Kong records six new Covid-19 cases for second straight...
Hong Kong confirmed six new coronavirus infections for a second day in a row on Wednesday, including one case involving a 62-year-old man that was detected by the ongoing citywide testing scheme.Two...
View ArticleHong Kong hospitals begin screening all new inpatients for Covid-19, with...
Hong Kong’s public hospitals began screening all new inpatients for Covid-19 on Wednesday, as officials planned to double the current testing capacity with new “high-volume” automatic machines to guard...
View ArticleHong Kong’s mental health hits new low in survey listing Covid-19 pandemic...
Hong Kong’s mental health slumped to a record low in 2020, according to an annual survey citing the Covid-19 pandemic and turmoil stemming from last year’s anti-government protests among the likely...
View ArticleHong Kong public services to fully return next week as mass Covid-19 testing...
Hong Kong public services will return in full next week, the government said on the eve of social distancing rules being relaxed and as mass testing identified two more Covid-19 cases.Senior health...
View ArticleHong Kong health experts say delay to AstraZeneca vaccine effort will not...
The suspended testing of a leading experimental coronavirus vaccine in Britain is unlikely to affect Hong Kong’s procurement plans for shots, as many other candidates were in the final clinical phase,...
View ArticleTravel bubbles for Hong Kong: will overtures to 11 countries get the city...
For Hong Kong’s battered tourism industry, the announcement that officials have been in contact with 11 countries over forming travel bubbles brought a ray of hope in the coronavirus gloom.But...
View ArticleFifth of Hong Kong residents take part in coronavirus test scheme, as city...
Just three of Hong Kong’s 12 new Covid-19 cases were locally transmitted infections, officials said on Friday, as they announced that a fifth of Hong Kong’s population had signed up for the...
View ArticleCovid-19 survivors: Hong Kong passengers relive time trapped on Diamond...
When Lam Kwing-tong discovered he had Covid-19 antibodies in his bloodstream in late February, it came as a shock given his lack of symptoms. The 56-year-old dentist’s diagnosis at a quarantine camp in...
View ArticleHong Kong reports 13 new Covid-19 cases, reaches grim milestone of 100 deaths
Hong Kong recorded 13 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, extending its run of fewer than 20 daily infections to a sixth day, while also reaching the grim milestone of 100 deaths.Five of the nine locally...
View ArticleSore shoulders, dirty diapers: member of mainland team discusses experience...
Members of the mainland support team taking part in Hong Kong’s mass coronavirus testing programme have a secret weapon to raise efficiency: diapers.Deng Yanqin, a member of mainland support team, said...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hong Kong government to release more Covid-19 subsidies to those...
A new package of Covid-19 relief measures to support businesses and residents is due later this month, Hong Kong's No 2 official has revealed, with 19 new coronavirus infections expected in the city on...
View ArticleCoronavirus vaccines could be ready for Hong Kong next April, while...
Covid-19 vaccines will be ready for Hong Kong residents next April at the earliest, but social-distancing rules could remain in place for the rest of 2021 until the city develops herd immunity through...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hong Kong to provide more Covid-19 subsidies to those struggling...
A new package of Covid-19 relief measures to support businesses and residents will be tabled to the legislative this month, Hong Kong’s No 2 official revealed on Sunday, as the city recorded 19 new...
View ArticleHow can the world avoid another coronavirus pandemic? Data could be the...
A sewage monitoring programme, an early warning digital system for chest scans and a data-driven campaign to fight falsehoods are among answers to future pandemics as top universities, tech giants,...
View ArticleHong Kong’s two-week mass testing scheme ends with at least 32 Covid-19...
Hong Kong ended its two-week mass testing programme on Monday to report that at least 32 Covid-19 carriers had been identified overall among a quarter of the population who voluntarily took part, as...
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