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| 3 of the 5 infected Filipinas are already out of the hospital |
Two of four Filipinos who had earlier tested positive for the novel coronavirus have been discharged from hospital after recovering, leaving their two compatriots still in isolation, according the Consulate on Mar 12.
Their release comes six days after the first Filipina
Covid-19 patient was discharged from the hospital after repeated subsequent tests all
turned out negative results.
Consul General Raly Tejada announced the release of the two:
“Good news! The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong
is pleased to inform that two more Filipinos were certified Covid-19 free and
discharged from the hospital today,” Congen Tejada said.
He said two other Filipinas were placed in quarantine after being
traced as contacts to Covid-positive individuals. There are now six Filipinos in
quarantine, all healthy and asymptomatic, he said.
Across Hong Kong , two
additional cases of Covid-19-positive patients were reported by the Centre for
Health Protection on Mar 12, taking the number of confirmed cases to 131, with one
probable case.
One of the new cases involved a 31-year-old man who had
flown from Boston to Manila
via Tokyo on Mar 1, then stayed in the Philippines Queen
Mary Hospital
He lives at Serene Court in Kennedy Town
The other case is the 37-year-old husband of the 31-year-old
woman who was the 130th Covid-positive case on Mar 11. He had a good past
health when he arrived with his wife and son from England
He stayed at his parents-in-law’s flat at iPlace on Castle Peak Road Princess Margaret
Hospital
Earlier, 22 males and 22 females aged 3 to 85 met the
reporting criteria for Covid-19 and are undergoing tests in hospitals, the
Hospital Authority said.
There are now 117 patients under isolation while 75 patients with Covid-19 confirmed or probable infections have been released after recovery.
There are now 117 patients under isolation while 75 patients with Covid-19 confirmed or probable infections have been released after recovery.
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| CG Tejada says the Consulate has been extending help to Filipinos affected by the pandemic in HK |
The number of Covid-positive Filipinas rose to five on Tuesday,
Mar 10, when another domestic worker was among three new confirmed ill with the
virus in Hong Kong .
The Filipina, 48, is the fifth migrant worker to be infected
by the virus disease from her employer.
Both employer and helper were found to have fever on Mar 9
while being checked in preparation for quarantine. The employer’s mother, who
joined a 21-member tour group in India
But both the helper and her employer did not travel
outside Hong Kong recently.
The helper was reported to have developed cough with sputum
and runny nose since Mar 4. Both she and her employer are now said to be in
stable condition.
The fourth Filipina who tested positive for Covid-19 was
among four new cases reported on Mar 8. The PCG said she is 47, “in good
spirits and not showing any symptoms.”
Local media reported that the patient is one of two domestic
workers of Yvonne Chow, a socialite member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club who
tested positive on Feb. 25.
Chow’s other maid, a 29-year-old Filipina, was taken to Pamela Youde
Nethersole Eastern
Hospital
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