By The SUN
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| Au said the patient was not in contact with any infected patient or had been to high-risk places (File) |
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to have
started circulating locally in
The 42-year-old man who is said to live in Tuen Mun, tested preliminary positive Tuesday for Covid-19 with the N501Y and T478K mutant strains, which are both linked to Omicron.
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Dr Albert Au from the Centre for Health Protection told reporters preliminary investigations failed to identify the patient’s source of infection.
The man is said to be a surveyor who works in North Point and
lives with his wife and daughter in
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“Initial epidemiological research has shown he has not visited any high-risk places or been in contact with other confirmed patients,” said Au, who is CHP’s chief medical and health officer.
Au said the man had a headache and fever on Jan 2, and went to see a private doctor a day later who got him tested for Covid-19. The result was positive and he was sent to North Lantau Hospital Infection Control Centre.
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“It is worrying, as there can be silent transmission within the community,” Au said.
He added the man had a low viral load with a Ct value greater than 30, which could indicate he had been infected for sometime.
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| A 7th diner at Moon Palace has tested positive for Covid-19 |
Au spoke with reporters after visiting the
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Au said another diner at the restaurant had tested preliminary positive, which could make her the seventh person to have been infected in the cluster.
The new patient is the 13-year-old daughter of a diner who lives in Ma On Shan and had tested positive earlier.
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The girl was among 370 people quarantined in Penny's Bay after being identified as close contacts of the infected cluster.
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