Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation further reduces operations after logging record 227 new coronavirus infections among staff

Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation has further reduced operations after logging a record 227 Covid-19 infections among its employees in a single day, taking the total number of cases at the company to more than 1,100.The rail operator said on Tuesday morning that trains would be running less frequently on the Island and Tuen Ma lines after several conductors were either infected or quarantined as close contacts.“Since these train drivers can’t report for duty, the rail service on the…