By The SUN
The 2 Filipina DHs with the variant had flown in via CX 906 |
Twelve additional cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) were reported today, Apr 19, all but one of them imported.
The only local case was linked to an earlier cluster of infections detected at Oi Fai House in Tuen Mun.
Of the 11 imported cases, three were also found to carry the
highly infectious N501Y variant, including two foreign domestic helpers from
the
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The two Filipina DHs triggered a two-week suspension of Cathay
Pacific flight CX 906 starting today as it carried at least two passengers who
tested positive on arrival on two different flights from
Since the FDHs were also the 4th and 5th
passengers from the
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But this was superseded by last night’s decision by the
Department of Health to impose the two-week flight suspension on all flights
not just from the
This was prompted by fears that the mutated virus had spread
within the community after an Indian man who had flown in from
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His girlfriend with whom he had stayed in a flat in
This prompted health officials to clamp down on the three countries from where the most number of imported cases with the variant had come from recently, relegating them to the “extremely high risk” category, and imposing a flight ban on them for 14 days.
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Aside from the two FDHs, one other passenger from the
There were also six other passengers from
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Three of them all took Vistara’s flight
Another passenger from
More residents have been evacuated from Oi Fai House after a new infection was found |
Today’s sole local case prompted the evacuation of all remaining asymptomatic residents on the 8th floor of block 2 of Oi Fai House, Yau Oi Estate, who will all be sent to quarantine centers. Those found with symptoms will be sent to hospital for treatment.
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One preliminary case was reported today, involving a
31-year-old woman who works at a clinic in The Centrium on
All her close contacts, including fellow staff and patients, have been sent to quarantine, while the building was put under compulsory testing notice.
Meanwhile, the government said a 21-year-old female kindergarten teacher who was listed as a preliminary case on Apr 17 by the Centre for Health Protection has not been confirmed to have the virus.
A sample taken from yielded an indeterminate result after being tested by the Public Health Laboratory Services Branch of the Department of Health. Further tests on her at a hospital showed she was negative for Covid-19 and did not have antibodies.
“As such, the case will not be classified as a confirmed case at the moment,” said the government statement.
CHP had earlier said that about 100 people deemed to be close contacts of the kindergarten teacher had been sent to quarantine, including fellow guests at a wedding banquet where about 200 guests had gathered.
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