By The SUN
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| The CX flight crew was fully vaccinated and tested negative before flying to Australia |
The Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating
the case of a female air crew of Cathay Pacific who tested positive for
Covid-19 in Australia, one day after testing negative in Hong Kong.
The announcement came as no new infection was reported today,
Oct. 10. This means Hong Kong’s total Covid tally remains at 12,262.
The CHP said in a statement today, Oct 10, that the patient,
aged 54, tested negative in Hong Kong on Oct. 6. She traveled next day to
Australia via CX101, where her specimen collected there on the same day tested
positive. She remains asymptomatic.
She received two doses of BioNTech vaccine on Mar 10 and Apr
6 in Hong Kong.
As a precaution, Block 2, Seaview Crescent, 8 Tung Chung
Waterfront Road, where she lives, will be put under compulsory testing notice.
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| Nip (in blue) gives the thumbs-up to an elderly woman who took the jab |
Meanwhile, Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip
repeated his appeal to the elderly to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as
they are extremely high risk of catching the disease, and dying from it.
Nip made his statement as he joined the latest vaccination
outreach for the elderly at Luen Wo Hui Community Hall in Fanling.
Nip emphasized the importance of a Covid-19 jab to the
elderly and told them to get vaccinated as early as possible, especially with a
new local case being reported for the first time in 51 days
About 210 residents took part in today’s activity, where
they were told they could get the Sinovac vaccine on site, or the one from BioNTech
at a nearby community vaccination centre.
Experts say elderly persons should receive a Covid-19 jab as
soon as possible as long as they have no acute illnesses. All elderly people
who have been given influenza vaccines previously can safely receive Covid-19
shots.
