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First Published: Sunday, 13 Mar 2022 4:44 PM MYT

HONG KONG, March 13 — Hong Kong reported 32,430 new Covid-19 cases today and 264 deaths, as the global financial hub struggles to contain an outbreak that has swept through care homes and overwhelmed the city’s healthcare system. — Reuters

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