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Chinese mainland to help HKSAR curb rising COVID-19 caseload

2022-02-13 08:51:12       source:CGTN

February 12, 2022


The Chinese mainland will provide COVID-19 prevention assistance, including sending an expert team and enhancing testing capabilities, for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak there.


A meeting on Saturday between representatives from the HKSAR and the Chinese mainland in south China's Shenzhen City discussed Hong Kong's COVID-19 situation. Officials discussed policies and measures on how the Chinese mainland can support the region to curb the rising COVID-19 caseload.


The delegation from Hong Kong, headed by John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR government, met with officials and health experts from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the National Health Commission, the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control,  the Guangdong provincial government and Shenzhen municipal government. 


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