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Hong Kong’s Covid-19 fourth wave: When will it hit, who will it affect and how to curb it?

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Coronavirus: when will Hong Kong’s fourth wave of Covid-19 hit? Very soon, experts warn

Social-distancing measures have been relaxed in Hong Kong, but experts warn a fourth wave of coronavirus infections could be just around the corner. Photo: Bloomberg

People enjoying the long weekend celebrating National Day (Oct 1) and the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (Oct 2) at a bar in Soho, Central. 02OCT20 SCMP / Felix Wong

Staff at the airport amid the coronavirus outbreak, Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. 12AUG20 SCMP / Nora Tam

Sick travellers, untraceable local cases could combine to trigger next spike of infections.


Coronavirus: who will be Hong Kong’s worst hit in Covid-19 fourth wave? Students, poor, elderly most at risk

Residents of the Tsz Ching Estate wait for Covid-19 testing kits in Tsz Wan Shan amid the city’s third wave of infections. Photo: Winson Wong

Data on each of Hong Kong's Covid-19 infection waves

Citywide COVID-19 University Community Testing Programme for all Hong Kong residents starts at Fung Tak Estate Community Centre in Wong Tai Sin. 01SEP20 Photo: SCMP/Winson Wong

Maids at the boarding house of Technic Employment Service Centre in Causeway Bay. Health officials race to find 32 domestic helpers linked to Covid-19 case. 06AUG20 SCMP / Sam Tsang

Student are seen at Yuen Yuen Institute Chan Kwok Chiu Hing Tak Primary School in Tuen Mun. Pictures show on how they devise a snack cart at different floors to avoid gathering of kids, and arrange kids to go on recess at different time.    05OCT20     SCMP / K.Y. Cheng

Medical workers take care a elderly man at Cornwall Elderly's Home Golden Branch in Tuen Mun. where a old elderly and a staff confirm to have contracted the COVID-19. 25JUL20 SCMP / Dickson Lee

Rising infection rates in schools overseas could be sign of what’s to come for Hong Kong, while lingering issues in elderly care homes could lead to repeat of third wave mistakes.


Coronavirus: what is Hong Kong doing to curb a potential fourth wave? Exploring new tests, new tech and taking samples of sewage

Crowd of office workers walking through the MTR station of the business district of Central, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Dickson Lee

A lab technician wearing protective suit processes RT-PCR Covid-19 tests at Prenetics Ltd.'s laboratory in Hong Kong, China on Friday, July 31, 2020. Prenetics, along with other Hong Kong labs and hospitals, has been overloaded with people seeking virus tests since the new wave emerged 18 days ago, Chief Executive Officer Danny Yeung said in an interview last month. Photographer: Roy Liu/Bloomberg

Secretary for Innovation and Technology Alfred Sit Wing-hang at a press conference with the mask which will be given out to public. 05MAY20 SCMP/ May Tse

View of nullah is seen in Yuen Long.06OCT20 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

Drainage Services Department tour showing new improvement installation at the Pillar Point Sewage Treatment Works at Pillar Point in Tuen Mun. 08SEP14

People are seen at Langham Place in the Mong Kok, during the long weekend holiday. SCMP / K.Y. Cheng

An aerial view of the Kai Tak Nullah, one of the main drainage channels for the Kowloon East area, where experts suggest testing sewage for Covid-19 should begin. Photo: Sam Tsang

The government is looking into previously unused pandemic surveillance methods, including testing sewage to identify community outbreaks.


A fourth wave of Covid-19 infections is looming in Hong Kong, experts say. The Post looks at when and why a spike in infections is expected, potential high-risk groups, and technologies being used to curb a new outbreak.


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Is Hong Kong facing a Covid-19 fourth wave?

A fourth wave of Covid-19 infections is looming in Hong Kong, experts say. The Post looks at when and why a spike in infections is expected, potential high-risk groups, and technologies being used to curb a new outbreak.

When will Hong Kong’s fourth wave of Covid-19 hit? Very soon, experts warn

Sick travellers, untraceable local cases could combine to trigger next spike of infections.

The time bombs ‘set to blow’ in Hong Kong’s Covid-19 fourth wave

Rising infection rates in schools overseas could be sign of what’s to come for Hong Kong, while lingering issues in elderly care homes could lead to repeat of third wave mistakes.

Coronavirus: what is Hong Kong doing to curb a potential fourth wave?

The government is looking into previously unused pandemic surveillance methods, including testing sewage to identify community outbreaks.