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| The infected Filipina tested positive 9 days after flying into HK from the Philippines |
A Filipina domestic worker who arrived from the Philippines on Mar 11 is among the record 48 new
cases of Covid-19 reported in Hong Kong today,
Mar 20.
It’s the highest single-day increase in the number of
confirmed cases in Hong Kong , with most, or 36
of them, involving people who had traveled to other countries during the
incubation period.
The Filipina is included in the new imported cases in the
city, as she developed symptoms within 14 days of her arrival.
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The domestic worker reportedly transited through Taipei on her way to Hong Kong ,
and went straight to her employer’s house. The next day, she went out with her
employer, still without symptoms.
But on Mar 13, she developed a fever. It’s unclear why it
took another week for her case to be confirmed.
Her employer’s family has been put under quarantine after
she was found with Covid-19.
Her case was confirmed by Consul General Raly Tejada earlier tonight, who
said the Hong Kong Health Department had just informed the Consulate about the case.
“The Consulate General immediately spoke to her and
ascertained that except for a mild cold, she remains healthy and in good
spirits,” he said in a statement.
Currently, there are two Filipinas, both domestic workers,
who are being treated for Covid-19 infection in Hong Kong .
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Four others had been discharged earlier, after testing
positive for the disease, but did not develop serious symptoms.
At least seven are under quarantine for being close contacts
of infected patients.
All previous cases involved Filipinos who contracted the
disease while working in their employers’ homes.
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Meanwhile, medical experts are warning of a second wave of
contagion in Hong Kong as more residents
return home from studies or travel abroad, and most new cases appear to have
been brought in by those who just arrived in the city.
The unprecedented 48 new cases involved 25 men and 23 women,
and included a four-year-old child, the youngest confirmed patient in the city
so far.
They brought the total tally in Hong
Kong to 257.
According to Dr Chuang Tsuk-Kwan of the Center for Health
Protection, 36 of the new patients had visited the United
States , Canada ,
and several countries in Europe as well as Asia, including Singapore , Thailand ,
Indonesia and the Philippines
The others are mainly close contacts.
Of the new cases, four attended a wedding dinner with
another infected patient in Discovery Bay , one visited bars in Soho ,
and another went to the Pure Fitness gym in Central.
The 4-year-old girl is the daughter of a patient confirmed
earlier. She was quarantined before testing positive on Mar 12, although she
has not developed any symptoms.
Also among the new cases is a taxi driver who has no travel
history but picked up passengers from the airport daily. Although he always
wore a mask, some of his passengers did not. He lives in Sham Shui Po.
Another notable case is a 69-year-old woman who went to Canada
Also included is a 27-year-old karate athlete who went to Austria and France Thailand
to Hong Kong have tested negative.
The new group of infections also includes eight students who
had flown in from their studies in the U.K. ,
Canada and the U.S.
The CHP said about 30 people had received positive
preliminary results for the virus by noon of Mar 20 alone, the highest daily
figure so far.
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