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China’s Xi: Control of Hong Kong surge is ‘overriding task’

People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb.16, 2022. There was visible evidence that Hong Kong hospitals were becoming overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge, with patients on stretchers and in tents being seen to by medical personnel on Wednesday outside the Caritas hospital. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's recent outbreaks, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) People, including current hospital patients, showing COVID-19 symptoms wait at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. China's leader Xi Jinping took a personal interest in Hong Kong's outbreak, saying it was the local government's "overriding task" to control the situation, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday. (AP Photo Vincent Yu) Residents line up to get tested for the coronavirus at a temporary testing center for COVID-19, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday said a surge of coronavirus cases is overwhelming the city's emergency resources, but defended strict measures that have been imposed. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Residents line up to get tested for the coronavirus at a temporary testing center for COVID-19, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday said a surge of coronavirus cases is overwhelming the city's emergency resources, but defended strict measures that have been imposed. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)