Hong Kong is ‘on the verge’ of an outbreak that could lead to hospital system’s collapse, chief exec

[PeteS in CA]

Hong Kong is ‘on the verge’ of an outbreak that could lead to hospital system’s collapse, chief executive says

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/29/hong-kong-on-the-verge-of-large-scale-coronavirus-community-outbreak-carrie-lam.html

Hong Kong is on the cusp of a large-scale coronavirus outbreak that may overload its health-care facilities and cost lives, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Wednesday as new social distancing measures took effect.

In a prerecorded video address late Tuesday, Lam said there has been an “upsurge” in local infections, and there are “many with yet unknown sources.” Confirmed cases in Hong Kong soared in July, with a new daily high of 145 reported this week.
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“We are on the verge of a large-scale community outbreak, which may lead to a collapse of our hospital system and cost lives, especially of the elderly,” the chief executive said.