Hong Kong’s COVID-19 Infections Continue to Soar, Medical System on Verge of Collapsing

Patients lie on hospital beds at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong on Feb. 16, 2022. Sung Pi-Lung/The Epoch Times

Hong Kong’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to rapidly worsen, with infected cases exceeding 10,000 per day two days in a row.

With the city following China’s zero-COVID-19 policy and many concerned residents testing positive for the virus, the city’s medical system and facilities are reaching their limit.