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By Daisy CL Mandap
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| The Filipina tested negative at the airport, and to 2 more tests while in quarantine |
A Filipina domestic helper who started coughing on the day she finished her 14-day quarantine and moved into her employer’s house is among 29 new Covid-19 cases reported today.
According to Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan from the Centre for Health
Protection, the Filipina arrived in Hong Kong from the
“On January 7 she completed quarantine and arrived at her employer’s house and started coughing. A few days later she developed a fever and went to the accident and emergency department for treatment,” Chuang said.
She said the helper was not allowed to leave her employer’s house until she tested positive. Everyone in the employer's house will now have to be put under quarantine.
Chuang also said that since the infection developed within the 14-day quarantine period, the case has been classified as "imported."
Two other imported cases were reported today. One flew in from
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The CHP official also confirmed that a quarantine order was
issued for all asymptomatic residents of buildings 20, 22, 24 and
A total of 27 residents there have been found infected.
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She said, “The safest and most effective way of stopping the infection is to evacuate the residents.”
This was because the buildings were interconnected and the communal places were shared by residents, mostly South Asians, who often mingled together.
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| More than 80 cases have been found in the Yau Tsim Mong area, where the Reclamation block is located |
Chuang also said that more than 80 infections have been
reported in the Yau Tsim Mong district in the past two weeks, particularly on
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Two of the new cases came from
Many residents in the area are said to be Nepalese who worked at two construction sites where a number of infections were reported in the past few days. The workers are suspected to have spread the virus to their families and friends in the neighborhood.
These worksites are at the
Also today, residents at three apartment buildings have been ordered to take Covid-19 tests after at least two unrelated infections were discovered in each of them.
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In addition, residents in units 9 of one of the buildings, Yan Shek House in Kwai Chung, will have to move to a quarantine center from tomorrow.
The two other affected buildings are The Spectra in Yuen
Long and
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As of 9am today, there were 563 confirmed patients being treated in 25 public hospitals and the treatment facility at AsiaWorld Expo. Amohng them, 42 patients are in critical condition, 30 are serious, and 491 are in stable condition.
Hospital Authority’s Dr Sara Ho said one more patient passed away in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll in public hospitals to 157.
At the daily press briefing, Undersecretary for Food and Health Dr Chui Tak-yi gave an overview of the prevailing Covid situation.
He reported that between Dec 31, 2020 and Jan 6 this year, a total of 296 were recorded, of which 268 were local cases. From Jan 7 to 13, a total of 311 cases were recorded, of which 292 were locally acquired.
Cases with unknown sources accounted for 27% and 29%, respectively. Nearly a third, or 30% of all the patients in the past two weeks had no symptoms.
He advised the public to remain vigilant, as there has been no substantial decline in the number of cases.
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