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A general view of the construction site of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) isolation facility in Tsing Yi in Hong Kong, China February 27, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic

A general view of the construction site of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) isolation facility in Tsing Yi in Hong Kong, China February 27, 2022. — Reuters pic

First Published: Sunday, 27 Feb 2022 4:54 PM MYT

HONG KONG, Feb 27 — Hong Kong health authorities today reported a record 26,026 daily Covid-19 infections, as an outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant overwhelms healthcare facilities and proves increasingly hard to control. — Reuters

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