China's President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong's leaders that their 'overriding mission' was to stabilise and control a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, pro-Beijing media reported, as infected patients lay in beds outside overwhelmed hospitals.
People wearing face masks wait for their swab samples to be collected at a makeshift testing site for the coronavirus disease , following the outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File PhotoHONG KONG, Feb 16 - China's President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong's leaders that their "overriding mission" was to stabilise and control a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, pro-Beijing media reported, as infected patients lay in beds outside overwhelmed hospitals.
Xi said the government "must mobilise all power and resources to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety and health of the Hong Kong people and ensure the stability of the society," according to the newspapers. No heavyweight contender has yet declared their candidacy, an unusual situation just five weeks before an election.
Hong Kong has adopted the same 'dynamic zero' coronavirus strategy, employed by mainland China to suppress all outbreaks. China has said it would help the city boost its testing, treatment and quarantine capacity, and secure resources from rapid antigen kits and protective gear to fresh vegetables. Health authorities said 9 people had died from the virus in the past 24 hours including a 3-year old girl.
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