Hong Kong Races to Build Isolation Facilities as COVID-19 Cases Surge

A general view of the high-rise buildings in Shenzhen and construction site of a COVID-19 isolation facility in Lok Ma Chau, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, on March 9, 2022. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

HONG KONG—Hong Kong is rushing to build facilities for COVID-19 patients, with Reuters drone footage showing construction work in full swing after a temporary bridge linking the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen to the Asian financial hub opened at the weekend.

As a surge in COVID-19 cases overwhelms Hong Kong’s healthcare facilities, authorities have deployed mainland medical and construction workers, as well as building materials, to speed up efforts to contain an outbreak of the virus.