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On Today’s Tide

1. Society | 250 firefighters dispatched after fire breaks out near Tsuen Wan construction site

2. COVID-19 |

   • CE Carrie Lam says HK will continue to ‘guard against’ imported COVID-19 cases

   • CUHK recruiting 2,000 patients for first clinical trial of COVID-19 oral treatment

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Thursday morning blaze engulfs Tsuen Wan construction site

Society

                                                           Photo: RTHK

Billowing clouds of smoke were visible from a busy expressway early yesterday morning as more than 250 firefighters were deployed to put out a massive fire at Hoi Kok Street near a construction site in Tsuen Wan. At least two workers were left injured after trying to escape the blaze.

The fire first broke out on Thursday morning at 6:38 a.m before being upgraded to a No. 3 alarm at 6:50 a.m. Firefighters put it out by around 11:00 a.m.

While no hazardous items were found in the building where the fire reportedly started, the cause of the blaze remains under investigation by authorities.

HK will continue to ‘guard against’ imported COVID-19 cases: CE

COVID-19

In preparation for (yet another) attempt to re-open the border with the mainland, Chief Executive Carrie Lam yesterday said that Hong Kong will maintain measures that ‘guard against’ all imported COVID-19 cases while also avoiding an increase in local transmission.

Lam noted that although the city’s daily COVID-19 caseload has declined significantly over the past month, the public must still ‘remain vigilant’ and ‘not let their guard down’. She also added that her administration will continue to implement measures aimed at stabilising the ongoing COVID-19 situation and help facilitate a return to normalcy.

RTHK English News @rthk_enews

#HongKong has reported its second Omicron BA.5 infection as well as a drop in new #COVID19 cases

news.rthk.hkHK reports drop in Covid cases, second BA.5 infection - RTHKHong Kong's new Covid cases dropped slightly to 413 on Thursday, including 24 infections that were imported. Of the latest cases, 206 were confirmed b...

11:51 AM ∙ Apr 28, 2022

• New cases: 413 (206 PCR, 207 RAT)

• Total cases: 1,203,481

• New deaths: 5

• Total deaths: 9,287

Other COVID-19 updates:

• CUHK is set to launch the very first clinical trial of its new oral treatment for people with early COVID-19 symptoms, with at least 2,000 patients across the world enrolled to participate.

Lockdown updates:

• Authorities yesterday uncovered 14 positive cases of COVID-19 during compulsory testing exercises for a restricted area in Kwai Chung.

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Consulate staff will be there from 30 April through to 3 May to guide and support.

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