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Coronavirus disease. Latest | 4 more confirmed cases, 2 related to local cases and the rest are imported

2020-10-18T06:31:01.013Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has been repeated. The Department of Health added 17 new confirmed cases yesterday (17th), all of which were imported cases. There was no local infection for the first time in the past three weeks, with a total of 5,238 cases. There were less than 10 preliminary diagnoses in the half-day yesterday.


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Written by: Chen Qianting, Kong Fanxu, Zeng Kaixin, Ma Weijie, Wang Jieen

2020-10-18 08:00

Last update date: 2020-10-18 14:17

The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has been repeated. The Department of Health added 17 new confirmed cases yesterday (17th), all of which were imported cases. There was no local infection for the first time in the past three weeks, with a total of 5,238 cases.

There were less than 10 preliminary diagnoses in the half-day yesterday.

[14:00] The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that as of 0:00 on October 18, the center is investigating four new confirmed cases of COVID-19. So far, the total number of cases in Hong Kong is 5,242; of the new cases, two Cases had been abroad during the incubation period and had arrived in Hong Kong from the Netherlands and India respectively. The others were related to local cases. They were a 60-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman.

[13:00] In the case previously announced by the Center for Health Protection, a 25-year-old confirmed man arrived in Hong Kong from India (#5217). According to the regulations of the Department of Health, he should stay in a hotel for quarantine for 14 days.

However, information shows that he lives in Block 6 of Pokfulam Garden.

Residents living in Block 6 of Pokfulam Garden pointed out that the units involved belonged to the residences of the Indian consuls, while the two units in Block 6 were occupied by foreign consuls.

Another resident pointed out that there was a spread among residents on WhatsApp that the confirmed person was a consul, but it has not been confirmed yet.

"Hong Kong 01" has inquired with the Department of Health on the identity of the confirmed person and is awaiting a reply from the Department.

Further reading: Someone in Pokfulam Garden recruits suspected residents who are exempt from inspection, saying that the unit involved is resided by a consul

[11:15] According to the news, there are about 4 new-type pneumonia confirmed cases, and the number of confirmed cases has dropped to a single number again. There are no cases of unknown origin.

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