Hong Kong reported 27,647 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with city leader Carrie Lam saying the outbreak was not yet past its peak despite recent daily case numbers slightly levelling off.
Health authorities reported 27,647 new positive cases in Hong Kong on Saturday, versus 29,381 new infections on Friday"At this moment, we could not comfortably say that we have passed the peak," Lam told reporters.Lam added that fresh food supplies from mainland China had largely been restored to previous levels, after panic buying in recent weeks had seen some supermarket shelves emptied.
Hong Kong, like mainland China, has adopted a "dynamic zero" strategy that seeks to curb infections with strict mitigation measures, even as most other major cities learn to live with the virus. China and Hong Kong's approach has been severely tested by the fast spreading Omicron variant. A senior Chinese official overseeing Hong Kong affairs, Xia Baolong, who has been helping coordinate Beijing's response to help Hong Kong contain the outbreak, was cited by the China News Agency as saying the situation was still severe and told residents to prepare mentally for a "long-term war".
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