By The SUN
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| The FDW is being treated at Ruttonjee Hospital in Wanchai |
A second Filipina foreign domestic worker has tested positive for the
novel coronavirus, according to the Consulate.
A statement issued by the Consulate today, Feb. 27, said: "The Hong Kong Health Department officially informed the Consulate
General this morning that a 29 year old Filipina has tested positive for
COVID-19. The Consulate immediately called and had a brief conversation with
the patient to ascertain her condition. She is in good spirits and said she no
longer has fever. She added that she is well taken care of but hospital visits
are not allowed given that she is in isolation. She requested for some personal
items which the Consulate will immediately bring to her today. She also asked
that we keep her identity secret."
The Filipina was among six new cases reported by the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the
Hong Kong Health Department yesterday, which brought Hong Kong's total to 91.
Three other FDWs, both asymptomatic, have been put under
quarantine after their employers were found infected, but their nationalities were not disclosed.
The Consulate said in its statement that only one Filipino remains under quarantine, and that she is healthy and asymptomatic and will be released tomorrow, Feb. 28.
The first Filipino Covid-19 patient is also expected to be released within this week, provided she continues to test negative in her test.
"The Consulate will continue to closely monitor the condition of all our nationals and render all necessary assistance to the them," said the statement.
The new Filipina Covid-19 patient (known as the 90th
case) worked for the 60-year-old member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club who was
confirmed as having the virus a day earlier (85th case).
The domestic worker lives with the employer at block 4, Swiss Towers
at 113 Tai Hang Road,
Tai Hang. She did not travel during the incubation period.
She developed fever on Feb 16 and consulted the same private
doctor on Feb 20 and 24. After her employer tested positive the helper was
taken to Ruttonjee
Hospital in Wanchai where
tests showed she was also infected. She is now in a stable condition.
Her employer’s husband and son, as well as another domestic
helper, are all asymptomatic and have been put under quarantine.
The day’s cases also included two passengers from the
Princess Diamond, who were airlifted from the cruise ship on a chartered flight
arranged by the Hong Kong government on Feb
23.
They are a 21-year-old woman (87th case) and her
16-year-old brother (88th case), the youngest among all patients in Hong Kong. They joined the cruise from Jan 25 until Feb
22, and did not show any symptoms initially.
But their samples tested positive for the virus during
initial testing so they were transferred from the Chun Yeung Estate Quarantine
Camp to Queen Mary Hospital.
Further tests on Feb 26 yielded positive results.
The siblings’ parents and maternal grandfather were
confirmed to have the virus in Japan
and have remained there for treatment. Their younger sister has no symptoms and
remains in quarantine.
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| The two siblings were airlifted from the stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship anchored off Yokohama |
The three other cases are linked to the Buddhist temple
located in Maylun Apartments in North Point.
One of the patients is a 49-year-old woman (86
th
case) who had visited the temple, and lives with her husband and son in Block
B,
Healthy Gardens in North Point. Both are asymptomatic
but have been put under quarantine.
The woman started having cough and sore throat on Feb 18 and
asked CHP’s help in being taken to the Pamela Youde
Nethersole Eastern
Hospital on Feb. 22 where
she was admitted. Her samples tested positive for the virus.
Another patient is an 80-year-old male (89th) who
is the husband of the 74th case confirmed on Feb 23. He lives with
his wife, daughter, granddaughter and domestic helper in Maylun Apartments and
had visited the temple in the same building.
The man developed fever and cough on Feb 25 and was taken to
PYNEH where he tested positive for the virus. He is now in stable condition.
His daughter who also has symptoms has been admitted to PYNEH. His
granddaughter and domestic helper are both asymptomatic and have been put under
quarantine.
The last case is a 26-year-old male (91st case) whose mother
also attended the temple, and was confirmed to have the virus on Feb 24 (76th
case). The family lives in Phase 1 of Redhill Peninsula in Tai Tam.
The man developed a fever and cough on Feb 20 and sought
treatment at the Hong Kong Sanitorium and Hospital on Feb. 21. On Feb 24 he
went to Ruttonjee
Hospital and his respiratory
sample tested positive.
His father and brother and a domestic helper who lives with
them are all asymptomatic and have been put under quarantine.
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| The recent cluster of cases were traced to the Buddhist temple in Maylun Apartments in North Point |
The CHP said further investigations and contact tracing of
the confirmed cases are ongoing. All close contacts will be quarantined, while
medical surveillance will be made on other contacts.
A CHP spokesman warned against joining large gatherings that
may include having meals together to avoid the cluster spread of the virus.
“Members of the public are urged to go out less and reduce
social activities such as meals gatherings or other gatherings, and maintain
appropriate social distance with other people as far as possible,” the
spokesman said.
Enquiries and requests for help may be coursed through the
CHP’s hotline, 2125 1122, from 8am to midnight, daily. For the latest updates
on Covid-19 infection, check this website:
www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/index.html.
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