Hong Kong enters summer flu season as Covid infections also climb

Hong Kong health authorities have called on the public to stay vigilant as the city has entered the summer flu season, with Covid-19 cases also on the rise. Dr Albert Au Ka-wing, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection, said on Thursday that surveillance data suggested flu cases rose significantly last week, signalling the beginning of the seasonal infection period. He noted that it was difficult to predict how long the season would last, even though the mo...

By Edith Lin