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| The 2 new Omicron carriers tested positive on arrival from the UK at HK Airport |
Two residents who flew in from the
The Centre for Health Protection made the announcement, as two additional confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported today, Dec 13.
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According to CHP, the two patients from the
Both were asymptomatic. However the Ct value for their Covid-19 test after admission to hospital was less than 30, indicating a heavy viral load, although both tested positive for antibodies.
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A genome sequencing of their cases conducted by the Department of Health’s public laboratory confirmed that they carried Omicron, which has been listed by the World Health Organization as a variant of concern.
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Five earlier cases had been detected to have Omicron,
including two related to a case from
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The CHP said that as all seven cases were detected at the airport or at a designated quarantine facility, there has been local transmission of the variant in the community.
Meanwhile, one of today’s new confirmed cases involved a
50-year-old man who had been to
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In line with quarantine restrictions, the patient was sent to Penny’s Bay for the first seven days of his 21-day quarantine, during which he was tested daily. He developed symptoms yesterday and was found infected.
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The other patient is a 75-year-old man from
The additional infections took
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