China builds new bridge to Hong Kong to rush in workers as Covid cases surge

The temporary bridge will aid work on a makeshift hospital as the city’s Covid death rate reaches world’s highest per 1m people

The bridge, constructed over the weekend to combat the city’s soaring hospitalisations, was authorised by the city’s number two official under the city’s emergency situation legislation and will be pulled down once the facility is complete, according to officials. Chinese construction support will also take place at nine other facilities across the city.

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