Good morning,

Okay, so how many of ya’ll fell for Cyril’s top-notch April Fool’s prank on yesterday’s Tide? It had me in the first half, not gonna lie. Got me scared for a second there. Well-played, brother. Well-played. 👏🏼

So no, don’t you worry – we can reassure you that High Tide isn’t about be owned and run by Junius Ho – much to everyone’s relief… (so please stay) 😅

– Carlos

On Today’s Tide:

1. COVID-19 |

   • More than 2,000 stranded overseas residents arrive in HK as travel restrictions ease

   • RATs could miss up to 15 percent of early COVID-19 infections in HK: local health expert

   • New HKU study indicates omicron is ‘seven times’ deadlier than the flu in young children

2. Society | Two people jump from window after fire engulfs Temple Street residential building

3. Events

4. Politics | HK gov’t and Beijing hit back at US, UK report on the city's diminishing freedoms

5. Crime | Two teenage boys among those arrested in HK$1.3 million drug bust

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