A medical worker registers personal information of a woman at a COVID-19 testing site in Hong Kong, Jan 24, 2022. (Photo/Xinhua)
The central government sent an expert team to Hong Kong on Thursday to help with the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hong Kong recorded a surging number of COVID-19 infections in February. On Tuesday, the city logged 1,619 new COVID-19 infections and around 5,400 preliminary positive cases.