Hong Kong fourth wave: more than 70 people evacuated from rehabilitation centre over Covid-19 outbreak fears; 26 new cases logged

Authorities have evacuated more than 70 people from a rehabilitation centre in Hong Kong over concerns of a possible Covid-19 cluster and confirmed a resident was among 26 new infections logged on Tuesday.

Twenty-one cases were locally transmitted, five of which were untraceable, while another five infections were imported, including ones involving a domestic helper from Indonesia and a family of four from India. About 20 people also tested preliminary-positive for the virus.