People queue for Covid-19 testing outside New Town Plaza in Sha Tin. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
People queue for Covid-19 testing outside New Town Plaza in Sha Tin. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong reports 58,757 new coronavirus cases and 291 deaths

  • More than 32,700 residents log their infections through new online portal after using rapid tests
  • Government also sends out unprecedented emergency alert informing residents about conversion of Queen Elizabeth Hospital into designated Covid-19 facility

People queue for Covid-19 testing outside New Town Plaza in Sha Tin. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
People queue for Covid-19 testing outside New Town Plaza in Sha Tin. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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