[Wuhan Pneumonia · Latest] A total of 60 confirmed cases in Hong Kong

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Written by: Chen Qianting, Zheng Cuibi, Li Enci

2020-02-18 01:00

The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus continues. Three new confirmed cases were reported in Hong Kong yesterday (17th), and a total of 60 people have contracted the disease. In addition, a foreign domestic helper was also initially diagnosed at the Eastern Hospital. Her employer was one of the family members who had attended a seafood dinner at North Point Star Seafood Restaurant.

The Security Bureau and the Immigration Department have sent personnel to Japan to assist Hong Kong people who remain on the Diamond Princess and return to Hong Kong by charter. The government revealed that the package will leave for Hong Kong on February 19 (Wednesday).

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[00:05] It is understood that there was one additional confirmed case in the Eastern Hospital, and the patient was a foreign domestic helper. It is worth noting that the confirmed foreign domestic helper had been tested for the virus for a long time, but the test result was negative at that time, but the latest test result was positive, or it was the first "yin to yang" case in Hong Kong.

It is reported that the 67-year-old female employer of the foreign domestic helper has also been diagnosed earlier. This is the 52nd confirmed case in Hong Kong. She is the aunt-in-law of one of the confirmed cases in Hong Mei House, Chang Hong Estate. The family's 29-person family dinner.

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