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Hong Kong has identified more than 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine accommodation, leader Carrie Lam said on Friday, as property developers piled in to show support for the global financial hub as it battles a surge in Covid-19 cases. FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry reports from Hong Kong.
Tokyo, Jul 10 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo on Friday set a new record for coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day, as Hong Kong was on high alert amid a surge in infections.Tokyo registered its first case of coronavirus on Jan. 24 and at the beginning of June seemed to be in control of the situation. But on Thursday it posted a daily record of 224 new cases, and the count rose again Friday to 243, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike reported.To date, 7,515 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Tokyo, almost a third of the country’s total, with 325 deaths in the capital, compared to 982 deaths across Japan. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON). SHOT LIST: COMMUTERS AT SHINJUKU STATION AND PEDESTRIANS AT A CROSSING IN SHINJUKU DISTRICT IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Temporary isolation facility emerges from the ground in Hong Kong as the city faces an unprecedented wave of Covid in the wake of the Omicron variant.
Hong Kong people try to celebrate Valentine’s Day under heavy Covid-19 restrictions as the city is struggling to test its citizens for the coronavirus. Strict restrictions are in place, including the closure of restaurants in the evening, forcing many couples to have a picnic on the streets as their Valentine's Day dinner.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says a vaccine pass system will enter into force on February 24, with people required to show proof of vaccination to enter various public places including restaurants, shopping malls and schools. Lam announces gatherings in private premises will now be limited to two families -- the first time Hong Kong has applied restrictions to homes.
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