Hong Kong warns of worsening COVID-19 outbreak as leader defends hamster cull

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HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday (Jan 22) warned that COVID-19 infections could be growing exponentially in a congested residential area of the city and that overall cases had also spread due to an outbreak in pet hamsters. Chief Executive Lam urged Hong Kong people to avoid gatherings ah

HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday warned that COVID-19 infections could be growing exponentially in a congested residential area of the city and that overall cases had also spread due to an outbreak in pet hamsters.

Speaking after meetings with health officials, Lam said that there was only a"slim chance" those city wide restrictions could be lifted on Feb 4 as planned. By Saturday, officials recorded some 105 cases in Kwai Chung, including confirmed and preliminary positive tests.

 

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While the world is going to live w/ COVID, CCP's puppets still stick to the crazy n infeasible Zero COVID policy despite social/econ costs. CCP's puppets prioritise CCP's orders over the well-being of HongKong. FreeHongKong StandWithHongKong BoycottBeijing2022

First they came for wild boars, Then they came for hamsters.... HongKongPoliceState

Oh no. How many deaths in HK vs. Singapore? Almost the same population! Who kill those elder Singaporean?

No one trust Hongkong dictatorship China hide the truth and spread the virus since 2019 Millions of people in the world are killed. BoycottBeijingOlympics

This is china virus made the world sick

seriously?This is data from the Hong Kong government。

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