Hong Kong is rushing to build facilities for Covid-19 patients, with Reuters drone footage showing construction work in full swing after a temporary bridge linking the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen to the Asian financial hub opened at the weekend.

As a surge in Covid-19 cases overwhelms Hong Kong's healthcare facilities, authorities have deployed mainland medical and construction workers, as well as building materials, to speed up efforts to contain an outbreak of the virus.

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A general view of the high-rise buildings in Shenzhen and construction site of a Covid-19 isolation facility in Lok Ma Chau. — Reuters
A general view of the high-rise buildings in Shenzhen and construction site of a Covid-19 isolation facility in Lok Ma Chau. — Reuters

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