Omicron variant: New Year’s Eve expected to mark end of Hong Kong’s zero-case streak; Covid-positive aircrew member ‘found to have visited Central bar’

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing.New Year’s Eve is expected to mark the end of Hong Kong’s 83-day streak of zero local coronavirus infections, with concerns growing over a potential outbreak after three aircrew members carrying the Omicron variant violated isolation protocols, including by visiting a Central bar.Two preliminary-positive cases have already been linked to one of the aircrew…

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