Coronavirus in Hong Kong, impressions

Feb 19, 2022

The following photos have been selected for you by the IMAGO picture desk on this topic. For more pictures please use the search function.

February 19, 2022, Hong Kong, China: A passenger is greeted by staff at the Shau Kei Wan Designated COVID-19 Clinic..A fleet of around 300 designated taxis were launched recently to ferry passengers to and from designated COVID-19 clinics in Hong Kong. The drivers are provided with PPE and a 3000 HKD per day stipend from the government, while passengers ride for free (pending approval of their booking). Drivers are required to clean their vehicles thoroughly between rides, take regular COVID-19 tests, and passengers may only sit in the back. Hong Kong China - ZUMAs197 20220219_zaa_s197_036 Copyright: xBenxMaransx
February 19, 2022, Hong Kong, China: A taxi driver disinfects his vehicle after dropping off patients at a COVID-19 clinic in Shau Kei Wan..A fleet of around 300 designated taxis were launched recently to ferry passengers to and from designated COVID-19 clinics in Hong Kong. The drivers are provided with PPE and a 3000 HKD per day stipend from the government, while passengers ride for free (pending approval of their booking). Drivers are required to clean their vehicles thoroughly between rides, take regular COVID-19 tests, and passengers may only sit in the back. Hong Kong China - ZUMAs197 20220219_zaa_s197_008 Copyright: xBenxMaransx
News Bilder des Tages February 19, 2022, Hong Kong, China: A taxi driver in full PPE pulls out of a COVID-19 clinic in Shau Kei Wan..A fleet of around 300 designated taxis were launched recently to ferry passengers to and from designated COVID-19 clinics in Hong Kong. The drivers are provided with PPE and a 3000 HKD per day stipend from the government, while passengers ride for free (pending approval of their booking). Drivers are required to clean their vehicles thoroughly between rides, take regular COVID-19 tests, and passengers may only sit in the back. Hong Kong China - ZUMAs197 20220219_zaa_s197_017 Copyright: xBenxMaransx
(220219) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 19, 2022 -- Epidemiologists meet and exchange experience with representatives of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government in south China s Hong Kong, Feb. 19, 2022. A delegation of mainland epidemiologists on Saturday continued visiting anti-COVID-19 institutions and facilities in the HKSAR, and learned about the environmental investigation carried out by the HKSAR government. ( Handout via Xinhua) CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND EXPERTS-ANTI-COVID-19 (CN) InformationxServicesxDepartmentxofxthexGovernmentxofxthexHKSAR
(220219) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 19, 2022 -- Epidemiologists visit the Contact Tracing Office under the Communicable Disease Branch of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government in south China s Hong Kong, Feb. 19, 2022. A delegation of mainland epidemiologists on Saturday continued visiting anti-COVID-19 institutions and facilities in the HKSAR, and learned about the environmental investigation carried out by the HKSAR government. ( Handout via Xinhua) CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND EXPERTS-ANTI-COVID-19 (CN) InformationxServicesxDepartmentxofxthexGovernmentxofxthexHKSAR
February 19, 2022, HONG KONG, CHINA: A nurse taking blood pressure of an awaiting patient under a makeshift tent outside Caritas Medical Centre.Hospitals in Hong Kong are forced to set up makeshift area outside of hospital buildings for patients as medical system buckle under enormous pressure of overload.Feb-19,2022Hong Kong.ZUMA HONG KONG CHINA - ZUMAl137 20220219_zap_l137_007 Copyright: xLiauxChung-renx
February 19, 2022, HONG KONG, CHINA: Last group of patients awaiting to be moved into hospital building outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong.As of today Hong Kong have recorded 6116 confirmed cases of Covid-19 infections.Feb-19,2022Hong Kong.ZUMA HONG KONG CHINA - ZUMAl137 20220219_zap_l137_015 Copyright: xLiauxChung-renx
February 19, 2022, HONG KONG, CHINA: A mother and daughter awaiting to be moved into hospital building for medical treatment outside Caritas Medical Centre under the cold rain.In Hong Kong, approximately 30 percent of Covid infected patients are consist of senior citizens and children.Feb-19,2022Hong Kong.ZUMA HONG KONG CHINA - ZUMAl137 20220219_zap_l137_012 Copyright: xLiauxChung-renx
February 19, 2022, HONG KONG, CHINA: A female patient peeping through a curtain of thermal shield under a makeshift tents being set up outside Caritas Medical Centre to facilitate waiting patients for medical care.Feb-19,2022Hong Kong.ZUMA HONG KONG CHINA - ZUMAl137 20220219_zap_l137_010 Copyright: xLiauxChung-renx
February 19, 2022, HONG KONG, CHINA: A medical staff move bags of clinical wastes outside Caritas Medical Centre where tents are set up for patients awaiting to receive medical care under cold wet weather.Feb-19,2022Hong Kong.ZUMA HONG KONG CHINA - ZUMAl137 20220219_zap_l137_008 Copyright: xLiauxChung-renx
News Bilder des Tages February 19, 2022, HONG KONG, CHINA: Patient rests on the hospital bed under the makeshift tent outside Caritas Medical Centre awaiting to be moved indoor.Last group of patients are being moved indoor starting from today at Caritas Medical Centre, where patients were once forced to await for medical care outdoor in the freezing cold for four days as Hospital is run out of beds overwhelmed by the influx of patients.Feb-19,2022Hong Kong.ZUMA HONG KONG CHINA - ZUMAl137 20220219_zap_l137_004 Copyright: xLiauxChung-renx
February 19, 2022, HONG KONG, CHINA: An aged patient is being rushed into emergency room with the assist of oxygen inhaler at Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong. Medical personnels in Hong Kong are making tough struggle with the unprecedented OUTBREAK of Covid-19 Omicron Variant in the City which see no sign of dissipation so far.Feb-19,2022Hong Kong.ZUMA HONG KONG CHINA - ZUMAl137 20220219_zap_l137_001 Copyright: xLiauxChung-renx

Images in this collection