The variety of new Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong continued to show a stable decrease, with the city recording simply 18 new infections on Thursday– a far cry from the last days of July when the numbers remained in triple digits constantly.
Still, Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Care (CHP) stayed mindful about the lowest figure in more than 6 weeks.
She said the drop may be connected to a tropical storm that closed down the majority of the city on Wednesday early morning, as less people might have returned their samples for Covid-19 tests.
8 thousand sample collection bottles have been distributed at the Kwai Tsung container terminal after lots of staff there tested positive for the coronavirus.
Chuang stated authorities had tested 3,700 samples obtained from there and around 1,000 samples bottles are waiting to be tested.
3 more cases have been recognized at the port. They are staff of Wang Kee Port Operation Solutions who had actually shared a common space at the terminal.
Chuang said as the port was closed due to Wednesday’s storm, there has actually been a delay in sending out more sample bottles to the laboratories.
Staff and prisoners of Castle Peak Bay migration detention centre are likewise being evaluated after a freshly confessed inmate was discovered to be carrying the virus. Cops are helping the authorities to trace the activities of the brand-new detainee before he was sent out there.
The authorities likewise stated checks are advancing the individual who is presumed of capturing the coronavirus for a 2nd time after being released from a medical facility. A thorough analysis by specialists is needed before any conclusion can be reached, they stated.
The only imported case on Thursday is a woman who showed up in the city on an Air India flight on Friday. Chuang stated she was linked to a household cluster and so far 14 guests on that flight have come down with the infection.
She said there has been no decision on if a ban on Air India flying to the city has to be extended, including she believes the initial two-week-period was a “affordable” length of time.
Late on Thursday, health officials reported the 74 th death of a coronavirus client in the SAR. A 72- year-old woman with a hidden health condition passed away at the Prince of Wales Medical Facility. She was first admitted on July 13.
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Last updated: 2020-08-20 HKT 22: 17
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