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| The source of infection of the Indonesian DH who lives in this North Point building is unknown |
But health authorities warn residents should not rest easy
as there are still some infections with unknown source. Of the seven local
cases today, four have no known sources.
They include a 45-year-old Indonesian foreign domestic
helper who lives in Comfort
Gardens
According to Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health
Protection, all the untraceable cases today, including the Indonesian FDH, did
not do anything extraordinary, except eat in neighborhood restaurants or shop
for groceries.
The two imported cases are a student who just returned from Switzerland , and a 46-year-old Filipino domestic
helper who flew in from Manila
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| The Filipina DH who tested positive flew in from Manila 11 days ago |
Dr Chuang said that although the overall tally is evidently
on the decline, there is still “silent transmission” in the community, likely
from asymptomatic carriers.
“We have a single-digit number today, but we have more than
10 preliminary cases,” Chuang pointed out.
She added that from the public health point of view, any
relaxation of social distancing measures could result in an increase in cases,
but there are other factors to consider in deciding whether the restrictions
could already be lifted.
She said the upcoming universal testing could help them identify
the silent carriers so they can be isolated and treated, and stop them from
infecting others.
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Among the dozen or so preliminary positive cases is an
83-year-old woman who was taken by ambulance to the emergency room of the Tin
Shui Wai hospital, and immediately put in the trauma ward where she was intubated.
After testing preliminary positive, she was moved to Tuen Mun hospital, where
she remains in critical condition.
As for the sick Indonesian domestic worker who tested
positive yesterday after being put in two general wards of the Pamela Youde
Nethersole Eastern
Hospital
Fifteen of the patients who had stayed with her in the wards
and are still in hospital have all tested negative, while nine of the remaining
35 have yet to pass the 14-day observation period, so they will be sent to
quarantine centers.
Chuang again apologized for the “mix-up” which resulted in
the Hospital Authority not being told that the Indonesian helper should have
been considered a close contact of her employer who tested positive earlier.
Dr Sara Ho of the Hospital Authority said of the nearly
4,700 cases, only 526 remain in public hospitals and community treatment
facilities, with 27 in critical condition, 37 in serious condition, and 462 in
stable condition.
After three staff members of a mental health facility in Lei
Muk Shue tested positive yesterday, about 50 other workers there were
classified as close contacts and will be sent to a quarantine centre.
The 40 patients in the facility will be moved to the
AsiaWorld-Expo community isolation facility, where there will be care staff who
will look after them.
