When the yumcha cart lady sells rapid tests: pic.twitter.com/QGWtRHLmR6

— Chris Derps (@ChrisDerps) February 21, 2022

See also…https://t.co/f2kGlwfZNU

— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) February 21, 2022

Law Chi-kwong, labour and welfare Secretary (not exactly a stakeholder here), is paid HKD335,000 a month.
That’s 67x the average FDH’s salary, and he’s the person who just spiked the campaign. https://t.co/VtprUk1mjP

— Renaud Haccart (@RHaccart) February 19, 2022

And there it is. The government flexed its muscle, threatened to use the Department of Justice against the fundraiser, and the fund has now closed.

Law Chi-kwong got what he wanted. https://t.co/w9p2GEt0e3

— Aaron Busch (@tripperhead) February 19, 2022

There is no mercy for foreign domestic workers in 🇭🇰

– Urged FDWs to stay home
– Warned law enforcement will ramp up on Sun
– NO MERCY to FDWs, they will be fined HK$10K if they gathering more than 2ppl at a time pic.twitter.com/bJprqJISQK

— Kathleen Magramo (@kathmaemagramo) February 18, 2022

An online fundraiser by HELP for Domestic Workers has reached its goal, raising over HK$563,000.

The funds will me used to find immediate shelter and necessities to domestic workers who run in to problems after testing positive for Covid-19. pic.twitter.com/hmxaldLgyU

— Kathleen Magramo (@kathmaemagramo) February 18, 2022

Another online effort has raised HK$78,000 to cover the fixed penalty fines handed out to domestic workers last Sunday.

17 tickets were issued, each at HK$5,000. A foreign domestic worker's monthly min. salary is HK$4,630. pic.twitter.com/Gat1LJjWTU

— Kathleen Magramo (@kathmaemagramo) February 18, 2022

Hong Kong’s public hospitals have set up outdoor tents as the latest #Covid19 wave overwhelms their capacity.

Here’s the scene at Caritas Medical Centre in the Sham Shui Po district https://t.co/CW7Bl1pRFi pic.twitter.com/847rWSBbwN

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) February 15, 2022

China’s President Xi Jinping called for “all necessary measures” to get Hong Kong’s #Covid19 outbreak under control, the state-run Wen Wei Po newspaper reported.

The message came a day after leader Carrie Lam said she had no plans for a citywide lockdownpic.twitter.com/OAmm5lULAL

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) February 16, 2022

"We have to think about changing away from the current strategies."

Hong Kong now faces its worst #Covid19 outbreak as its Covid Zero strategy failed to stop the spread of omicron. @HKU_SPH's @bencowling88 explores policy scenarios for the citypic.twitter.com/YdyA2ePKaB

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) February 18, 2022

"There are around 100 patients in outdoor spaces waiting for care."

Omicron has exposed Hong Kong’s lack of preparation for a major outbreak. Hospital Authority Employees Alliance Chairman David Chan says the city's hospital system is collapsing https://t.co/6BXyIXY4hj pic.twitter.com/BZxBYnwVwb

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) February 18, 2022

Omicron has pushed Hong Kong's hospitals to breaking point. The city is experiencing its worst ever COVID-19 outbreak. pic.twitter.com/R3E56Jv1My

— DW News (@dwnews) February 17, 2022

"Until the most recent outbreak, all patients were treated in dedicated Covid isolation wards, and close contacts were sent to a quarantine camp" Patients overflow in Hong Kong looks to be more COVID Zero triage overflow than care overflow https://t.co/2IXyhQL85f

— Infectious Diseases (@InfectiousDz) February 17, 2022

Hong Kong is stepping up efforts to root out Covid-19 cases, with plans to mass test the entire city and fine those who refuse, according to local media, deploying tactics used on the mainland as the financial hub faces its most challenging outbreak yet https://t.co/wOtRs7Efrp

— Bloomberg (@business) February 17, 2022

Good morning. Here are today's front page and headlines: pic.twitter.com/JXbOBJNMZz

— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) February 16, 2022

2/5: Hong Kong confirms 4,285 new Covid cases, one-day toll at record 10 deathshttps://t.co/NNO5IDKty3

— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) February 16, 2022

4/5: Hong Kong police reveal Andrew Kan appointed national security directorhttps://t.co/AzGCfNker0

— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) February 16, 2022

5/5: Prince Andrew settles sex abuse lawsuit with accuser Virginia Giuffrehttps://t.co/1Vmv0lWxHF

— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) February 16, 2022

16 air membrane laboratories, named Huo Yan, began operations in #HongKong on Wed. as the city reported the highest-ever number of new covid_19 cases on the same day. The laboratories are expected to raise daily testing capacity from 200,000 to 300,000. (People's Daily) pic.twitter.com/GIEIwgCLat

— People's Daily Overseas (@haiwainet) February 17, 2022

Patients at some Hong Kong hospitals are being treated 'on the street' as the region struggles to deal with an influx of COVID-19 cases.#HongKong #COVID19 https://t.co/zpgy3y6VMd

— LeadStory (@LeadStoryNews) February 16, 2022

Extraordinary pictures show Hong Kong hospitals overflowing with patients amid a surge in Covid cases https://t.co/mB8QFWisy9

— Standard News (@standardnews) February 16, 2022

Hong Kong reports 4,285 new Covid cases with 9 deaths, along with 7,000 preliminary positive cases waiting to be confirmed. Among the confirmed Covid deaths, includes a three year old girl and 100 year old woman. (JJ) #HongKong #Covid #OmicronVariant #China #DeathToll

— John James Orallo (@jjorallo) February 17, 2022

[Recap] Covid-19: Hong Kong reports 4,285 new cases and 9 deaths; 7,000 preliminary positives as testing backlog continueshttps://t.co/VgDHfwEuj9

— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) February 17, 2022

Hong Kong's hospitals overwhelmed amid spike in Covid cases https://t.co/O9eueuhxvW

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 16, 2022

Hong Kong considering city-wide covid testing for 7.5m people, doing it 3 times between early and late March, HK01 reports. By early March, what would be the daily number of cases, and if there are tens of thousands infected, how to put them in quarantine?https://t.co/mi0dawmPiO

— Kris Cheng (@krislc) February 16, 2022

Xi Urges Hong Kong To Get Control As COVID-19 Cases Surge https://t.co/FbylE1InxH

— News 9 (@NEWS9) February 17, 2022