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| Dr Chuang says people should stay at home to help the universal testing work |
Hong
Kong health officials reported 26 new Covid-19 cases today, Aug 22, in what
appears to be a continuing downward trend for the spread of the coronavirus in
the city.
But
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection again warned the
outbreak has yet to be brought under control, so people should continue to be
cautious.
“The
overall trend has been slowly decreasing, but I think it’s a bit static in the
recent few days. We still have quite a number of unknown cases in the
community,” Chuang said at today’s daily briefing.
She
again advised residents to stay at home as much as possible and avoid gathering
with people outside of their immediate family, especially if they recently
submitted tests.
This
is to help ensure the success of the universal testing which is due to start on
Sept 1, which is meant to flush out
asymptomatic carriers who could be behind the so-called invisible transmissions
in the community.
Her
call came as the city notched the 20th day since its daily Covid-19 tally fell
below 100. The total number of infections rose to 4,657, while the death toll
went up to 76 after an 82-year-old female patient succumbed to the disease in
Prince of Wales this afternoon.
All
but two of the new cases were local transmissions, with seven of them of
unknown source.
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| The two babies among today's cases flew in on Aug 14 aboard a virus-plagued Air India flight |
The
two imported cases were both babies who were on board the Air India flight 314
which arrived in Hong Kong on Aug 14. They brought to 19 the total number of
infections from that flight, which prompted Hong Kong authorities to impose a
two-week ban on the airline.
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Among
the cases with unknown source is a taxi driver.
Dr
Lau Ka-hin of the Hospital Authority said only 556 confirmed patients are still
in 19 public hospitals and at the treatment facility at AsiaWorld-Expo. Of
these, 29 are in critical condition, 37 are serious and 490 are stable.
The two doctors reiterated the call of government officials to take part in the universal testing which is due to take place on Sept 1-7, saying this is the best way to keep the infection under control.
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