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Woman vaccinated with Sinopharm tests positive for Covid-19 on arrival in HK

16 July 2021

By Daisy CL Mandap 

The woman from Dubai was fully vaccinated but was found to carry a mutated virus

A 40-year-old woman who recently flew in from the United Arab Emirates is the only case of Covid-19 reported in Hong Kong today, Jul 16.

The woman, who tested positive on arrival at Hong Kong airport, was found to carry the L452R mutant virus, although she was asymptomatic.

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Staff at the Centre for Health Protection said the patient had received two jabs of the Sinopharm vaccine in Dubai. The first was on Feb 1 and the second on Feb 22.

The patient took Hong Kong’s total Covid-19 tally to 11,956 confirmed cases, after yesterday’s zero-infection record.

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A statement issued by the CHP today also mentioned a possible re-positive case, involving a sea crew who arrived in Hong Kong from India on Jul 13.

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The 32-year-old man reportedly tested negative for Covid-19 on his arrival at Hong Kong airport, then went straight to his cargo ship. A sample collected from him the next day (Jul 14) showed he was positive for Covid-19 and carried the L452R strain.

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Initial investigations by the CHP revealed he was found infected with Covid-19 in India last May, and has not been vaccinated.

Tests carried out after his admission to hospital on Jul 15 showed he was positive for antibodies against Covid-19.

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CHP said that after examining all clinical and laboratory findings on the man, his infection was classified as a re-positive case.

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But “for prudence’s sake,” all sea crew members of his vessel will be quarantined on board for 21 days, said the CHP. In addition, his vessel, the Maersk Lima at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, will be put under compulsory testing order.


For the latest on the Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong, log on to the thematic website, www.coronavirus.gov.hk or via the WhatsApp helpline, 9617 1823.

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