Hong Kong to increase beds in public hospitals to 2,500 for Covid-19 patients, reschedule elective surgical operations to ease strain on healthcare system

• Hospital Authority says 2,500 beds in public hospitals to be reserved for Covid-19 patients, up from 1,200 previously, as rise in infections affects services
• Rising caseload could put pressure on efforts to contain the virus, with contact tracing for scheduled premises slowed down or not being done at all, health expert warns