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| One of the new cases asked to be tested 15 days after going home from quarantine |
The new cases include a 58-year-old man who developed
symptoms two days after returning to Hong Kong from the United States
The patient was found positive of the disease nearly a month
after he started coughing and lost his sense of smell, and 15 days after he
ended his home quarantine.
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In between ending his isolation on Apr 6 and seeing a doctor
on Apr 21, the man went back to work in his office at the Hong Kong Club building,
visited his dentist in Melbourne Plaza, and went for a hair cut at the Mandarin
Oriental Hotel, all in Central.
The patient, who lives on Blue Pool Road Happy Valley
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection,
said the case underlines the need for people to seek medical help immediately
once they develop symptoms.
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The other patient is a 27-year-old man who visited Switzerland and France
starting on Mar 13, and returned to Hong Kong
on Apr 21.
He was found infected at AsiaWorld-Expo shortly after
arrival, and was sent to Queen
Mary Hospital
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The patient said he developed a cough and lost his sense of
smell and taste on Mar 16 while he was traveling.
The two cases brought Hong Kong ’s
total tally to 1,036. Of these, 698 have recovered and been discharged,
including the 21 released from hospitals today.
Only 353 patients remain in isolation, with 9 in critical
condition (including one patient who was previously classified as seriously
ill), and 3 in serious condition. The death toll remains at 4.
Also today, a total of 286 overseas returnees who flew into
Hong Kong in the afternoon and evening yesterday, have been sent to the Regal
Oriental Hotel in Kowloon City, where they were made to wait for their test
results overnight, under a scheme that started on Wednesday.
Undersecretary for Food and Health Dr Chui Tak-yi said all
the returnees had tested negative for Covid-19.
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