Hong Kong Reports Over 10,000 New COVID-19 Cases for First Time in 5 Months... Taiwan Hits 30,000

Hong Kong Disneyland, which closed in January due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant outbreak, reopened on April 21 after about three months and held street performances to welcome guests. Hong Kong authorities eased COVID-19 restrictions from that day, allowing the operation of indoor sports facilities, cinemas, and museums. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The daily number of new COVID-19 infections in Hong Kong has exceeded 10,000 again for the first time in about five months.

Hong Kong health authorities announced on the 1st that there were 10,586 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths reported.

The daily new infections in Hong Kong, which had surged to over 50,000 in early March, dropped below 10,000 on March 26 and further decreased to the 200s, but have been rising again since June.

Until last year, Hong Kong had about 12,000 cumulative COVID-19 cases over two years, but since early January this year, the Omicron variant spread rapidly, at one point prompting discussions of city lockdowns due to the healthcare system reaching its limits.

In Taiwan, 34,118 new COVID-19 cases and 36 deaths were recorded on the same day. Since late March this year, the Omicron variant spread rapidly in Taiwan, with daily new infections once soaring to 90,000.

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