COVID-19 outbreak hits workforce at Port of Hong Kong

Kwai Tsing container terminals have emerged as a hotbed for the latest wave of COVID-19 infections in Hong Kong, with the hub responsible for nearly half of the region’s 74 reported cases on August 16.

A mass screening at the terminals found that 34 people, including 33 employees from Wang Kee Port Operation Services Limited, tested positive for COVID-19, with most of them showing no symptoms.

Initial investigations have revealed shared employee facilities to be the likeliest source of infection at the site, where a total of 65 positive cases have been counted since the start of the pandemic.