HONG KONG: Hong Kong reported 73 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Nov 23) as the government warned the epidemic in the city is rapidly worsening, with "silent transmission chains" feared amid a rise in asymptomatic infections.
This is the highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the city in about three months.
Hong Kong has so far managed to avoid the widespread outbreak of the disease seen in many major cities across the world, with numbers on a daily basis mostly in single digits or low double digits in recent weeks.
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Many of the latest cases are linked to dance clubs and the government has appealed to residents in affected areas to take a COVID-19 test to help contain the outbreak. Mobile testing stations have been set up in several districts.
"The local epidemic situation is worsening rapidly," the government said in a statement. "Some of the confirmed cases are asymptomatic and this has indicated the existence of many silent transmission chains in the community."
The jump in cases has caused a travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore, which was due to launch on Nov 22, to be postponed for two weeks.
Hong Kong has recorded 5,702 COVID-19 cases and 108 deaths since the pandemic began.
The government started to ease restrictions on dining, sports facilities and theme parks in September after a mass testing programme organised by the Chinese government.
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2020-11-23 09:30:26Z
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