Omicron knocking on China’s ‘zero Covid’ door

A trickle of Omicron cases is penetrating Hong Kong’s “zero Covid” defenses, worrying residents of a next viral wave and imperiling highly anticipated plans to reopen the border with the mainland later this month. As of Saturday, the city had identified 14 cases of the highly contagious variant. At the same time, China reported 125 new Covid-19 cases for Friday, of which 89 were local, according