Hong Kong’s top official said all schools would have early summer holidays to run from March to mid-April, with campuses used for Covid-19 testing, isolation and vaccination
HONG KONG—The city’s top official said all schools would have enforced early summer holidays to run from March to mid-April, with campuses used for testing, isolation and vaccination as an unprecedented coronavirus outbreak spreads through the city.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Tuesday announced the unexpected move, which shifts the holidays forward several months, as part of a raft of measures to combat an Omicron surge in the face of pressure from Chinese leaders in Beijing to contain the disease.
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