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The Filipino seafarer took Asiana from Manila to Seoul, then on to HK where he tested positive |
A Filipino seafarer who came to Hong Kong from the
Despite a ban on passenger flights from the
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According to staff at the Center for Health Protection, the specimen sample taken from the 51-year-old Filipino seafarer was not enough to determine if he carried a coronavirus variant.
The Filipino took Asiana Airlines flight OZ 721 from
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However, the two other confirmed imported cases today both tested positive for the L452R variant.
One of them was a 45-year-old male cabin crew who flew in
from
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Reports indicate the air crew had been fully vaccinated with the Russian-made vaccine Satellite V, with the two doses being completed on Feb 17 and Mar 9, respectively.
The other was a 15-year-old male student who had flown in
from the
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The three new infections took
The overnight lockdown of the Tai Kok Tsui building yielded no infection (RTHK photo) |
Meanwhile, health authorities said no coronavirus case was
found after an overnight lockdown of
CHP ordered the lockdown after being notified yesterday of the 52-year-old man’s infection.
About 1,200 people residing in 570 flats in the building were tested during the lockdown, which ended at 7am today. The door was not answered in about 100 other flats, and officials said they would follow up on those living there who did not get tested.
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