Three FDHs and two air crew are today’s new Covid-19 cases

By The SUN 

Two of the Filipina DHs arrived via a Cathay flight and tested positive on arrival in HK

Three foreign domestic helpers from the Philippines and two air crew members who came from the United States and Russia are the new confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported in Hong Kong today, Oct 29.

All five imported cases carried the L452R mutant strain of the virus.

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Two of the Filipina helpers, aged 38 and 59, flew in via CX906 on Oct 27, and tested positive on their arrival tests, narrowly preventing another suspension of the flight from Manila.

Under Hong Kong’s strict pandemic restrictions, three passengers testing positive on arrival will lead to a two-week ban on their flight.

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The third Filipina helper, aged 40, arrived via 5J272 on Oct 25, and tested positive while in quarantine at Penny’s Bay.

The helpers who flew in together were both vaccinated with BioNTech in Hong Kong, the third one had the single-dose vaccine from Johnson and Johnson in the Philippines.

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Meanwhile, the air crew who came from the United States is 60 years old, male, and came via VS238. The one from Russia is 31 years old, male, and came via RU9957. Both arrived on Oct 27 and tested positive on arrival tests.

The five patients took Hong Kong’s total Covid-19 tally to 12,342 confirmed cases and one probable case.

The Centre for Health Protection said its epidemiological investigations and relevant contact tracing on the confirmed cases are ongoing. For case details and contact tracing information, please check www.coronavirus.gov.hk.

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The Department of Health has also been monitoring mutant strains of Covid-19 and has uploaded the relevant information on Variants of Concern (VOCs) and Variants of Interest (VOIs), based on whole genome sequencing results, to the CHP's website (www.chp.gov.hk/en/statistics/data/10/641/100135/6973.html).

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