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Tony Cheung

Zoe Low

A man under quarantine in Hong Kong after being evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship tested preliminarily positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, according to medical sources.
The 68-year-old had been quarantined on Chun Yeung Estate, Fo Tan, and tested positive after being sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the sources said.
He was among 208 passengers who returned from Tokyo after being on the boat, all of whom were taken to the estate after their return.
The development came after a 96-year-old woman became the second person connected to a Buddhist worship hall in Tin Hau to preliminarily test positive.

Speaking at a daily press conference, Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection said the woman lived with her son, daughter-in-law and a granddaughter at Fly Dragon Terrace on Tin Hau Temple Road.
Last month, she visited the Fook Wai Ching She Buddhist worship hall at Maylun Apartments on King’s Road in North Point. The hall was possibly related to the city’s 65th confirmed case, pending further investigation.
“Earlier this month, she stopped going out because her leg hurt. She developed fever and started to cough on February 13 and was taken to Eastern Hospital on Saturday morning, because the situation deteriorated and she was having difficulty breathing,” Chuang said.
Meanwhile, two people have recovered from Covid-19, the deadly disease caused by the coronavirus, and were discharged from hospital on Saturday. Chuang added that another patient could be discharged later that day.
Third chartered flight to bring cruise ship passengers back from Japan
On Tuesday, a police officer was found to have contracted the disease after attending a party with about 60 others, all of whom had to be quarantined.
Four of the group had developed symptoms, but Chuang said that they had returned to quarantine after being tested negative for the coronavirus.


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Coronavirus: Hongkonger returned from Diamond Princess cruise ship tests positive

The man who tested preliminarily positive had been aboard the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship. Photo: Reuters

A picture of t Fly Dragon Terrace, Tin Hau Temple Road. Photo: Google

Coronavirus: third chartered flight to bring Hong Kong cruise ship passengers from Japan as number of infected rises to 68

Buses carrying passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise arrive at Chun Yeung Estate in Fo Tan on February 22. SCMP/ Felix Wong

Photo taken Feb. 21, 2020, shows the new coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan. (Kyodo)==Kyodo

epa08233298 Workers in protective gear check passengers as they disembark the Diamond Princess cruise ship at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, 21 February 2020. Passengers have been disembarking since 19 February following a two-week-long quarantine period after around 600 passengers and crew were infected with the novel coronavirus. The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has so far killed more than 2,000 people with over 76,000 infected worldwide, mostly in China.  EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON

Coronavirus: Hongkongers flock to barbecue pits at reservoir for fresh air and fun as city grinds to a halt, but how safe is it?

Hongkongers flock to Tai Mei Tuk in the Tai Po countryside. Photo: Denise Tsang

School children for for cycling at Tai Mei Tuk, the countryside in Tai Po, on February 21, 2020 as schools are closed until March 31. Many do not wear masks Photo: SCMP/Denise Tsang

Hongkongers flood Tai Mei Tuk, the countryside in Tai Po, for leisure on February 21, 2020 for rowing and fishing despite the outbreak of the coronavirus. Many do not wear masks.  Photo: SCMP/Denise Tsang

Yao Chun-wai (in black tee) and Kendrew Chan Ka-tik (left in grey shirt) are enjoying barbecue at Tei Mei Tuk, Tai Po, amid the coronavirus outbreak on February 21, 2020. Photo: SCMP/Denise Tsang

Kendrew Chan Ka-tik (left in grey shirt), Yao Chun-wai (in black tee), and Billy Chan Chun-wai (in yellow outfit), go for barbecue at Tei Mei Tuk, Tai Po, amid the coronavirus outbreak on February 21, 2020. Photo: SCMP/Denise Tsang

Hongkongers flood Tai Mei Tuk, the countryside in Tai Po, for leisure on February 21, 2020 and the pavement is blocked by illegal parking despite the outbreak of the coronavirus.  Photo: SCMP/Denise Tsang

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The 68-year-old was being quarantined on Chun Yeung Estate, Fo Tan
Elsewhere, a 96-year-old woman became the second person connected to a Buddhist worship hall in Tin Hau to preliminarily test positive



The 68-year-old was being quarantined on Chun Yeung Estate, Fo Tan.


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Coronavirus: Hongkonger returned from Diamond Princess cruise ship tests positive

The 68-year-old was being quarantined on Chun Yeung Estate, Fo Tan Elsewhere, a 96-year-old woman became the second person connected to a Buddhist worship hall in Tin Hau to preliminarily test positive

The 68-year-old was being quarantined on Chun Yeung Estate, Fo Tan

Elsewhere, a 96-year-old woman became the second person connected to a Buddhist worship hall in Tin Hau to preliminarily test positive