Hong Kong Considers Lockdown as Daily Infections Top 34,000

Hong Kong Considers Lockdown as Daily Infections Top 34,000
Patients in hospital beds wait at temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong, on Feb. 28, 2022. Vincent Yu/AP Photo
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong reported a record 34,466 new coronavirus infections Monday as deaths continued to climb, as authorities assess the possibilities of locking down the city.

Hong Kong is grappling with a coronavirus surge driven primarily by the Omicron variant. Daily cases have more than quadrupled from a week ago, when the city reported over 7,500 infections.