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| The 2 boys are now in stable condition at Princess Margaret Hospital |
Two boys who have tested
positive for Covid-19 are receiving intensive care at hospitals, including a
17-month-old toddler who received his first vaccine shot on Friday, just before
he was rushed to the accident and emergency unit with high fever and
convulsions.
They are among 8,457 new
coronavirus cases reported Saturday, including 232 imported cases. The number
of infections was nearly the same as that posted for Thursday, the highest
tally in four months.
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Dr Lau Ka-hin, a chief
manager at the Hospital Authority, ruled out the toddler’s vaccination as the
cause of his serious symptoms. Rather, it was due to croup, an ailment often
associated with children who contract Covid-19.
The boy is believed to have
stopped breathing for awhile before developing convulsions and fever, two
common symptoms of croup.
"There is no documentation
or history that the Covid vaccine can give rise to croup," Lau said.
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He also pointed out that the
kid was found infected just a few hours after receiving the Sinovac jab, so it
was likely that he already had the coronavirus before he was vaccinated.
“The cause [of his severe symptoms]
is the Covid-19 infection, it's not related to the vaccine,” added Lau.
The other patient, a
10-year-old boy, was found to have shadows on both his lungs after he was
admitted to hospital with Covid. He had received two vaccine doses.
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Lau said both boys are now in
stable condition at Princess Margaret Hospital, but are still being closely monitored.
A total of 2,387 Covid
patients are being treated at public hospitals and infection control centers,
after 357 new patients were admitted yesterday.
Among them, 39 are in
critical condition, including 12 who are in intensive care; and 33 are in serious
condition.
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Four more patients with
Covid, aged between 69 and 91, have died, raising the tally in the fifth wave
to 9441. Only two of
the patients had received the recommended three doses of a vaccine.
Of the 232
imported cases 108 were detected on arrival at the airport, 47 during the 3-day
hotel quarantine, 58 during the self-monitoring period from days 4-7, and 19
afterwards. The latter cases were believed to be mostly re-positive ones.
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The infected travelers
came from 43 countries, of which seven had more than cases: United Kingdom, 31;
the Philippines, 30; United States, 22; India and Canada, 17 each; and
Singapore, 11.
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