By Daisy CL Mandap
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| 4 of the new patients were at Penny's Bay, including the Filipina DH |
A Filipina domestic helper who should have finished her 21-day quarantine in two days is among six new confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported today, Nov 30.
According to the Centre for Health Protection, the 48-year-old Filipina who was quarantined at Penny’s Bay arrived on Nov 10 via CX906. That would mean her being eligible for discharge on Thursday, Dec 1.
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However, CHP staff said the woman tested positive for
coronavirus with the L452R mutant strain on her 19th day in
quarantine despite being asymptomatic, and having been fully vaccinated with
Sinovac in the
As a result of her late diagnosis, she will continue to be held in isolation for at least 24 more days, making her quarantine last for a total of 43 days, even if she has not developed any symptoms.
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According to the latest guidelines issued by the Food and Health Bureau on Oct 26, all confirmed cases must spend at least 10 days in hospital, during which they should have two negative test results taken 24 hours apart before being deemed eligible for discharge.
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After this, the patient will be kept at the North Lantau Hospital Infection Control Centre for 14 more days for further medical surveillance.
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The same post-diagnosis protocols will be observed for the
five other confirmed cases today, including three who flew in together on Nov
21 from
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The Pakistan returnees who were all moved to Penny’s Bay earlier after being deemed close contacts of previously confirmed patients, are made up of a one-year-old baby boy, a nine-year-old girl and a 47-year-old woman.
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The other patients are a 27-year-old woman from
They took the total Covid-19 tally in
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