By The SUN
The 4 infected FDHs arrived on various dates last month |
Four foreign domestic helpers, three from Indonesia and one from India, were the only confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported in Hong Kong today, May 10. No one was found to carry the coronavirus variant.
It marked the second straight day that no new local cases were found, and continued a streak of single-digit infections in the city.
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According to staff at the Centre for Health Protection, the
Indian DH arrived on Apr 18 via flight
The 36-year-old woman was on her 19th day in quarantine at Grand City Hotel in Sai Ying Pun when she was found infected.
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The three others are all Indonesian women who arrived in
The first to arrive is 25 years old, and flew in on Apr 23
aboard CX 2780. She developed symptoms on May 3 while in quarantine at Regal
Oriental Hotel in
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The second is 38 years old and arrived via CX 798 on Apr 25. She was asymptomatic and was staying at Vela Hotel in Wan Chai when she tested positive on her 12th day sample.
The third is 36 years old and arrived on Apr 30 via CX 2780. She tested positive on her 7th day sample while staying at Silka Seaview Hotel in Yau Ma Tei.
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They took the number of cases in
A top microbiologist says HK is lucky that the variant that spread recently was not virulent |
Meanwhile, a microbiologist from the
Siddhart Sridhar was referring to the a cluster of infections linked to an Indian man who flew in from Dubai and apparently caught the variant first found in South Africa during his hotel quarantine.
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Seven people in
Sridhar said wearing masks probably helped, but warned
He said authorities should remain cautious, since the virus is now seen to have a longer incubation period. He also said the coronavirus is here to stay, and vaccination is the only way out of the pandemic.