Hong Kong reported 6,389 new Covid infections on Saturday, while health authorities have opened another community isolation facility in Kai Tak in the face of mounting cases. He continued that the Health Bureau has also opened the community isolation facility in Kai Tak in case more and more cases are reported. On another note, Au appealed to students, teachers, and workers of elderly homes to undergo RAT every day. Public hospitals and treatment facilities are now housing 1,904 Covid patients. In the past 24 hours, 256 patients have recovered from Covid, and 211 of them have been discharged.

Source: The Standard August 20, 2022 22:06 UTC