Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms 62nd infection, while mother-in-law of engineer in earlier case tests positive
- Extended surveillance measures introduced to get patients with mild flu-like symptoms to take self-test kits home and submit results later
- Latest confirmed case involves 58-year-old patient at United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, who visited mainland last month
Hong Kong has confirmed its 62nd case of Covid-19 infection, while the mother-in-law of an engineer who had contracted the coronavirus also tested positive in preliminary checks.
Officials revealed that a 58-year-old patient at United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong was the latest case in the city, as extended surveillance measures were introduced to ensure Hongkongers with minor flu-like symptoms test themselves, in a bid to identify cases earlier.
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, of the Centre for Health Protection, said the man lived in Kwun Tong’s Cambridge Building, while his wife and daughter were based in Zhongshan city in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
The man had developed fever and chills on February 11 and a cough on Saturday. He had consulted a private doctor twice, on February 11 and 13, and was sent to hospital on Monday.
Chuang said the man visited his family in Zhongshan between January 23 and February 2, and made another day trip to Macau on February 5 for work.
Separately, the mother-in-law of the infected engineer in an earlier case at Taikoo Shing also returned positive results in preliminary tests on Tuesday, according to Tuen Mun Hospital.