In Pictures: Hong Kong battles surge in Covid-19 cases

Officials tighten restrictions amid soaring infections.

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March 4, 2022 at 4:02 PM

A pedestrian passes barrier tape cordoning off a gym facility, closed due to Covid-19 restrictions, at the Kwun Tong Promenade in Hong Kong, China, March 3, 2022. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A visitor wearing a protective mask lies on a field at the Kwun Tong Promenade in Hong Kong, China, March 3, 2022. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A customer wearing a face mask shops in front of partially empty shelves at a supermarket, ahead of mass Covid-19 testing, in Hong Kong, China March 4, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man (C) wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) buys pork from a butcher in Hong Kong on March 3, 2022, amid the city's worst-ever coronavirus outbreak. PHOTO: AFP

People scan a QR code before entering a wet market in Hong Kong on March 3, 2022, amid the city's worst-ever coronavirus outbreak. PHOTO: AFP

Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) move a patient on a stretcher at a hospital, as Covid-19 cases surge in Hong Kong, China, March 3, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

Elderly patients lie in hospital beds at a temporary holding area outside the Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong, China, March 2, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Patients wait outside a temporary triage area at Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong, Feb 28, 2022. PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES

Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) discard clinical waste into a shipping container at a basketball court outside the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, China, March 2, 2022. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

People wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 virus, commute on a train in Hong Kong on March 2, 2022. PHOTO: AFP

This aerial photo shows an under-construction temporary isolation facility to house Covid-19 patients in Hong Kong, March 2, 2022. PHOTO: AFP

Customers purchase Covid-19 rapid antigen test kits at an electronics store in Hong Kong, China, March 1, 2022. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Divider panels are displayed between diners at a restaurant under social distancing measures in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok area on Feb 27, 2022, as yet another record high number of new Covid-19 infections were recorded in the city. PHOTO: AFP

A child rests at a community vaccination centre, after receiving a dose of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine, following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Hong Kong, China, Feb 25, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents queue at temporary Covid-19 testing stations, set up outside a building placed under lockdown, at the Tak Long Estate public housing complex in Hong Kong, China, March 1, 2022. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

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