Hong Kong Can Stock Up on Anti-Covid Drugs to Tackle Omicron Outbreak, Top Infectious Disease Expert Says

China’s top infectious disease expert Zhong Nanshan has urged Hong Kong authorities to “put people’s lives and health first” in a Cantonese video message, where he shared recommendations for Hong Kong to contain its latest outbreak, including reserving anti-Covid drugs such as U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.’s oral pill Paxlovid.

Hong Kong residents are facing the city’s worst-ever Covid-19 outbreak, which has overwhelmed its healthcare system and led the government to impose its toughest social-distancing rules.