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Hong Kong, May 6 (EFE/EPA).- Over 1,000 residents in 400 units of the 52-storey residential block in Hong Kong have been ordered into government quarantine centers for 21 days, including fully vaccinated residents, after a domestic helper and her employer’s 10-month-old daughter tested positive for a mutated strain of Covid-19 coronavirus on Apr. 29. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE TOWER 11 OF CARMEL COVE AT THE CARIBBEAN COAST HOUSING ESTATE IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Mar 17 (EFE/EPA).- HSBC has closed its main building in Hong Kong until further notice after three cases of COVID-19 were detected in the premises. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (HSBC) MAIN BUILDING IN CENTRAL DISTRICT IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
Hong Kong, Mar 16 (EFE/EPA).- Members of the pro-Beijing Federation of Trade Unions, (FTU) protested outside the US consulate in Hong Kong after two staff tested positive for the coronavirus during a new outbreak.The FTU claimed that two consulate employees who tested positive for COVID-19 invoked diplomatic immunity to avoid isolation. The consulate and the city’s health authority said the employees followed Hong Kong's anti-coronavirus rules and are in an hospital isolation wards. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS FROM THE PRO-BEIJING FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS, (FTU), PROTEST OUTSIDE THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES IN HONG KONG AND MACAU IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
South Korea ramps up coronavirus checking efforts at its 150 temporary testing stations erected nationwide this week amid a surge in cases. The country reported over 1,000 cases on Wednesday, having earlier broken its daily case record with 1,030 cases on Sunday. IMAGES
According to CNN, cold weather and habits are the cause of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, which have climbed to nearly 200,000 daily in the U.S. Alex Azar, Health and Human Services secretary, told Fox News on Sunday that people are neglecting the three "W's." He explained "Wash your hands, watch your distance, wear face coverings." Health experts predicted that the winter and holidays would bring increase the cases. Sunday marked the fifth consecutive day that the US surpassed 100,000 hospitalizations. This comes only a week after people traveled for Thanksgiving and shortly before Christmas, which means that the full effects of the surge still may not yet been seen. Azar told ABC, "We want to make sure everyone's loved ones are there NEXT Christmas, especially when we have so much hope of vaccines."
Hong Kong, Nov 24 (EFE / EPA) .- The Hong Kong government will close nightlife establishments and impose the use of mobile tracking apps in restaurants in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.The Community Treatment Facility at AsiaWorld-Expo situated near the airport, will be re-activated as confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the city have been growing over the past week. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOT LIST: THE ASIAWORLD-EXPO CONVENTION CENTER ENABLED AS A COVID-19 TREATMENT FACILITY TO RELEASE THE PRESSURE ON THE GROWING DEMAND FOR BEDS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS.
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