Hong Kong's Health-Care System Is Under ‘Enormous Stress,' Says Medical Expert

Hong Kong is into its fifth wave, driven by the more transmissible omicron strain.

Cases have spiked sharply, from just over 100 cases at the start of February, to a record of 6,166 cases by Thursday.

Authorities have blamed the surge on the"extreme transmission speed" of the omicron variant, and said that this"tsunami" of news cases has"far exceeded" the city's capacity for treatment, tracing, testing and isolation. Cases have surged sharply, from just over 100 new cases per day at the start of February, to a record of 6,166 new cases on Thursday.

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