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12.32am GMT
Hi, this is Helen Davidson in Taipei, here to take the blog through the next few hours. Thanks to Clea for everything so far.
Hong Kong is facing its fifth wave of infection, with a growing cluster centred around a high-end gym logging 99 cases so far. The gym is popular with the city's central business district workers, local media reported, and several major banks and law firms are among dozens of businesses given compulsory testing orders. Authorities have also locked down four residential buildings in the Mid-levels, in another ambush-style operation to ensures all residents are tested overnight before being allowed to move freely again.
12.13am GMT
In Australia a person who works in two Sydney quarantine hotels has tested positive to Covid-19. New South Wales health said it was notified of the new infection late last night. Urgent genomic testing is underway to determine the source of the infection, and the person's close contacts have also been tested. It is the first locally-acquired case in 55 days in NSW. It's not counted in today's numbers but will be included in tomorrow's.
NSW Health was notified late last night of a new case of COVID-19 in a person who works at two Sydney hotels which provide hotel quarantine for returned travellers. This case will be included in tomorrow's numbers. pic.twitter.com/seNuUfBHBD
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