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| The Indonesian helper who stayed in the Mongkok dormitory submitted herself for testing (file photo) |
An Indonesian domestic worker who volunteered to have
herself tested after hearing about the infections in a Mong Kok boarding house
she had stayed at, is one of two new cases involving foreign domestic helpers
today, Aug 14.
The other Indonesian worker who tested positive stayed in
another boarding house in Tsuen Wan, and had been moved to a quarantine center.
A third Indonesian who stayed in another infected dormitory
in Causeway Bay
The three cases were disclosed by Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the
Centre for Health Protection during a press briefing, in which she announced
that there were 48 new Covid-19 patients, including two imported ones.
One of the imported cases was another Ethiopian pilot who
went to Brazil and Africa
before flying to Hong Kong , the second such
case in two days. The other case was a student returning from India
According to Dr Chuang, the Indonesian helper who
volunteered to be tested had stayed in a boarding house on the ninth floor of
Cheung Hing building in Mong Kok, after leaving her previous employer on Jul
28.
The maid claimed she found the boarding house online, and
didn’t know any of the six other helpers who were there with her. While staying
there, the infected maid visited several employment agencies in Central to look
for a new employer.
Asked if any close contacts had been found in the agency
offices the helper visited, Chuang said their investigation into the case was
still ongoing.
She repeated her appeal to employers who recently hired FDWs
to have their helpers tested, especially if they stayed in the Mong Kok dormitory
whose landlord is still being sought.
One other Indonesian helper who had stayed in the unit,
along with a family member of the one running the place, previously tested
positive for Covid-19.
The first patient said she had stayed there along with eight
other Indonesians, but the dormitory keeper denied that the unit was being
rented out. The CHP has asked the police’s help in tracking down the landlord
and the other tenants.
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| Six Indonesian maids who stayed in a boarding house in this Tsuen Wan building have been infected |
The second infected maid had stayed in a boarding house run
by David Cheung Employment Agency on Heung
Wo street
The third maid who tested preliminary positive today had
stayed in a dormitory on the seventh floor of Haven Court Leighton Road Causeway Bay
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So far, 13 Indonesian DHs from this cluster have tested positive for Covid-19.
Shortly after the press conference, a government press
release said a third Covid-19 patient had died at the Pamela Youde
Nethersole Eastern
Hospital
The death toll now stands at 67. In the 24 hours previously,
three elderly patients also passed away in various hospitals.
The total number of confirmed cases as of today is 4,361
with 30 other patients testing preliminary positive.
Of these, only 892 remain in various hospitals, and at the
treatment facilities in Lei Yue Mun and AsiaWorld-Expo. Thirty are in critical
condition, 48 are serious, and the rest are stable.
