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A 61-year-old woman who tested negative on arrival in Hong Kong from the Netherlands on May 14 but was found infected more than a week later was among the two new imported cases reported on Friday, May 22.
The other new case is a 15-year-old boy who returned from Britain early on Friday and did not show any symptoms.
The two brought Hong Kong's total tally to 1,066.
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection said the infected woman sought medical help on Wednesday because of a persistent cough. She tested positive on Friday.
The patient reported having shortness of breath and cough on Apr 16 while visiting relatives in the Netherlands, but the symptoms eventually disappared.
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Dr Chuang said authorities had distributed bottles to care home workers for their saliva samples as part of a surveillance program for Covid-19.
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But she said only three staff would be tested in each care home.
Also to be tested as part of the program are airport staff and patients in psychiatric wards.
