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Hong Kong leader elections postponed to May amid COVID-19 surge
https://thehill.com/policy/international/594875-hong-kong-leader-elections-postponed-to-may-amid-covid-19-surgeHong Kong leader elections postponed to May amid COVID-19 surge
BY LEXI LONAS - 02/18/22 08:35 AM EST 52
Hong Kong on Friday announced it would be delaying its leadership elections until May due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The election is getting pushed back by six weeks from March 27 to May 8, Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said, according to The Associated Press. Lam has not said if she will run for reelection while only one other person has announced their intention to run.
Lam said the decision was made due to the high number of COVID-19 cases, with hospitals at 90 percent capacity.
Along with the hospital capacity, health authorities announced isolation facilities have filled up due to the spike in cases. The city saw 6,116 new cases Thursday.
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