By Vir B. Lumicao
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| The seafarer who flew in from Manila, should have presented a negative test result before departure |
A Filipino seafarer who arrived from
The new cases brought to 4,984 the number of confirmed Covid-19 patients since the epidemic crept into Hong Kong from mainland China in late January.
A spokesman for the Department of Health’s Centre for Health
Protection said the Filipino seafarer, 29, was found positive after a swab test
on his arrival at
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Apart from the Filipino, there were three other imported
cases today, all women. They were a 37-year-old returnee from
Among the five local cases was a 45-year-old male resident
of Mei Yin House in Shek Kip Mei estate who was linked to a patient in the
A 10-year-old girl and a 48-year-old woman from Lok Hei House in Siu Hei Estate, Tuen Mun, who developed symptoms on Sept 14 and 15, are members of a household where a 46-year-old man tested positive on Sept 14 after developing symptoms on Sept 6.
The girl and the woman were transferred to a hospital from a quarantine center, the CHP said.
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Two other linked cases were a 21-year-old man from Tower 7,
Liberte, who developed symptoms on Sept 14, and an asymptomatic 72-year-old
woman from Lai Pak House in
The CHP said it is conducting investigations and contact tracing on the confirmed cases.
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Meanwhile, the Hospital Authority said that at 9am today, 17 confirmed Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, bringing to 4,663 the number of discharged patients who had confirmed or probable infections.
A total of 183 confirmed patients are currently in 18 public hospitals and a
community treatment facility. Of these patients, 16 are critical, eight are
serious, and the remaining 159 patients are in stable condition.
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