By The SUN
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| 3 of the 5 imported cases were Filipina DHs who flew in from Manila |
Five imported cases of Covid-19
infections were reported today, Mar 25, along with four that were locally
acquired. All the imported cases were found to carry the more infectious N501Y
variant.
According to the Centre
for Health Protection, three of the imported cases involved foreign domestic
helpers from the Philippines, while the two others came from India and
Pakistan.
Two of the Filipina DHs,
aged 30 and 40, arrived on Mar 23 via Cebu Pacific flight 5J272, and tested
positive at the airport. Both were asymptomatic.
The third, who is 43
years old, flew in on Mar 12 aboard Philippine Airlines flight PR 300, and
tested positive on her 12th day in hotel quarantine.
The two others included a
9-month-old baby who arrived on Mar 4 from India and was found infected on her
19th day in quarantine. The last is a 44-year-old female passenger
from Pakistan who tested positive at the airport.
Among the four local
cases, one involved a one-year-old baby, while three others were linked to the outbreak
at Ursus Fitness in Sai Ying Pun.
Hong Kong’s total number
of Covid-19 cases is now 11,429.
In the past 14 days, a
total of 291 cases were reported, including 219 local cases of which 40 are
from unknown sources.
