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| Newly arrived passengers queue up for the health declaration and quarantine forms |
A Filipina domestic helper who was confirmed positive for
coronavirus infection yesterday, Jul 4, is being investigated for declaring at
the airport that she came from Taipei , where she
stopped over, instead of Manila
This developed as the Department of Health reported two
locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 today, July 5, ending a three-week streak
of zero local infections. There were also eight imported cases, bringing the
city’s total tally to 1,268, with seven fatalities.
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection said
in answer to a question about the Filipina in a media briefing today, Jun 5,
that it is an offense to lie to health officials screening people for Covid-19 infection.
“For anyone knowingly giving false information to health
officers, that’s an offense. The penalty will be $5,000 in fine and jail term
of six months,” Chuang said.
A reporter had asked how the CHP found out about the
helper’s misdeclaration.
“When we checked with the patient, we found out that she
transferred from Taipei Taipei
for a long time, so, upon further checking, we found out she transferred at Taipei
She said it turned out the helper originally flew from the Philippines
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| Chuang says it is an offense to give false information in the health declaration form |
As a result of the misdeclaration, the Filipina was sent for
home quarantine instead of being made to wait for her test result at the
airport, which is the norm for most incoming travelers.
Meanwhile, the two local cases reported today involve a
59-year-old male cook and a 41-year-old female assistant at a clinic in Cheung
Sha Wan.
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The man works at a restaurant in the Tuen Mun River Trade
Terminal and in another eatery in Ping Shek, Kwun Tong, where he also lives.
He developed a runny nose on Jun 30 and had diarrhoea on
July 3. He felt dizzy on July 4 while taking public transport and was
hospitalised.
Chuang said the patient’s co-workers have been put under
quarantine, while specimen bottles are being distributed to his fellow residents
in his apartment block and the patrons of the two restaurants where he worked.
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She said the man tested preliminary positive on Saturday
night after running a fever for days. He is being treated at Princess Margaret
Hospital
The clinic assistant, on the other hand, is reported to have
met an infected patient briefly on Jun 24.
She developed an itchy throat on Jul 2 and felt feverish the
next day. She submitted a saliva sample on Jul 4 and was found infected.
“We are putting the clinic staff under quarantine and also we are distributing deep throat saliva bottles to the place she lives in Hung Yu Mansion in Cheung Sha Wan,” Chuang said.
“We are putting the clinic staff under quarantine and also we are distributing deep throat saliva bottles to the place she lives in Hung Yu Mansion in Cheung Sha Wan,” Chuang said.
Specimen bottles will also be given to patients who attended
the clinic on Castle Peak Road
Of the eight imported cases, six came back from Pakistan while the other two returned from India and Indonesia
As of midday today, 28 more patients have been discharged,
while 101 others are still in hospital, mostly in stable condition.
