Hong Kong’s Covid Cases Top 600 as Sub-Variant Infections Flare
Customers in the Lan Kwai Fong nightlife area in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong reported more than 600 coronavirus cases for the first time in seven weeks as infections linked to bars and schools swell, while officials warned that omicron sub-variants continue to spread.
The city announced 674 cases, the highest since mid-April. Health officials said Thursday they had found one suspected new case of BA.4 or BA.5, who may have been infected during their work at a quarantine hotel, as well as seven new suspected cases of the BA.2.12.1 sub-variant.