By The SUN
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| No new infection was reported today in HK |
The Centre for Health Protection announced no new
coronavirus cases today, Nov. 8, leaving the total tally in
A total of 45 cases have been reported in the past 14 days ending on Nov. 7 and all of them are imported cases.
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Meanwhile, infectious disease expert Joseph Tsang said earlier today that the government should cut down further on the number of those given quarantine exemptions to prevent the entry of the new and potentially more infectious Delta plus variant.
The mutated form of the Delta variant was first found in a
62-year-old male traveler from the
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Tsang questioned in particular why air crew, including pilots, are still given quarantine exemptions.
“Do we have to change that? I think the government has to
monitor the situation in the
Tsang, who is the Hong Kong Medical Association suggested imposing quarantine rules on Cathay Pacific air crew first before expanding it to other airlines, but did not explain why.
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He also said he did not think the risks were high in allowing the Tourism Board’s plan to hold a New Year’s outdoor concert where 3,000 free tickets will be given away free to participants.
Tsang said there have been no new local cases for awhile, and the participants in the revelry will be required to wear masks and use the LeaveHomeSafe app for easier contact tracing in case of any outbreak.
To find out the latest local situation of Covid-19 in
The Department of Health has also been closely monitoring mutant strains of Covid-19 and has uploaded the latest information on variants of concern and variants of interest in the CHP website: www.chp.gov.hk/en/statistics/data/10/641/100135/6973.html). The data will be updated regularly.
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