Hong Kong recorded no new coronavirus infections on Monday for the first time in nearly two months, although risks of imported cases remained. Because of the lack of cases, the Department of Health and Hospital Authority have decided not to hold a daily press briefing, through which they have been providing virus-related information everyday at 4.30 p.m. since late January, reports the South China Morning Post (SCMP). As of Monday, Hong Kong has 1,025 coronavirus cases, with four deaths. Hong Kong recorded its first case of COVID-19 infection on January 23, and the last time the city detected no new infections was on March 5. The infection rate increased in March when overseas residents rushed back from Britain, the US, and Europe, bringing the virus back with them. But the surge has slowly dwindled, and Hong Kong has recorded single-digit cases for more than a week. (IANS)
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