Hong Kong Ramps Up Isolation Facility Plans as COVID-19 Infections Climb

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Lam Foon, a 98-year-old who tested preliminary positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, lies on a hospital bed outside the accident and emergency ward of Caritas Medical Centre in Sham Shui Po district, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China, February 17, 2022. Hong Kong reported 6,063 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as the the city's government made more plans for isolation facilities to take some strain off a healthcare system as infections have risen by more than 60 times since the month began. REUTERS/James Pomfret/File Photo

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A woman sits on a bed at a makeshift treatment area outside a hospital, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 17, 2022. Some 114 Chinese medical personnel arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday - the second batch that thas been sent from the mailand. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo

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Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), transfer a patient on a wheelchair into a van next to a makeshift treatment area outside a hospital, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik

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Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), move a patient lying on a stretcher next to a makeshift treatment area outside a hospital, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik

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A medical worker collects a nasal swab sample from a woman at a makeshift testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), following the outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou

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People holding umbrellas and wearing face masks queue outside a community testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik

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