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3 more cases of importing Indian domestic helpers today, 2 people with variant virus Cathay Pacific flights to and from Jakarta suspended for two weeks

2021-06-13T12:26:31.117Z


The Centre for Health Protection stated that three new Indian domestic helpers were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia today (12th). They all took Cathay Pacific flight CX798 and arrived in Hong Kong yesterday (11th). Two of them carried the L452R variant virus strain. due to


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Written by: Li Enci

2021-06-12 14:54

Last update date: 2021-06-12 14:56

The Centre for Health Protection stated that three new Indian domestic helpers were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia today (12th). They all took Cathay Pacific flight CX798 and arrived in Hong Kong yesterday (11th). Two of them carried the L452R variant virus strain.

Since three passengers on the same flight were confirmed to have arrived in Hong Kong, the Department of Health has banned Cathay Pacific passenger aircraft from landing in Hong Kong from Jakarta for two weeks from today until the 25th of this month.

In addition, there are fewer than 5 preliminary confirmed cases today.

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According to the Centre for Health Protection, there were 3 new imported cases today, all of which had taken Cathay Pacific flight CX798 and arrived in Hong Kong from Indonesia yesterday.

The 32-year-old Indian domestic helper (the 11876th case) is asymptomatic and has not yet been tested for a variant virus.

Another 32-year-old Indian domestic helper (the 11877th case) and a 39-year-old Indian domestic helper (the 11878th case) are fellow travellers. The former is asymptomatic and the latter became ill yesterday. Two of them carried the L452R variant virus strain.

None of the 3 people had been vaccinated against the new crown vaccine.

The Department of Health has banned passenger planes operated by Cathay Pacific from landing in Hong Kong from Jakarta from today to the 25th of this month.

(Reuters)

The Center for Protection said that since 3 passengers of Cathay Pacific's CX798 flight yesterday were confirmed by arrival tests, the Department of Health cited the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Regulation of Cross-Border Transport and Arrivals) Regulations" (Chapter 599H) , Cathay Pacific passenger planes are prohibited from landing in Hong Kong from Jakarta from today to the 25th of this month.

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