Coronavirus: Hong Kong Jockey Club member the latest confirmed case, bringing total in city to 85

Woman, 60, had visited private doctor five times before she was transferred to Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital in Happy Valley

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says details of an airlift of residents stranded in Hubei province’s capital Wuhan will be announced on Wednesday

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Certain facilities at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Happy Valley Clubhouse have been closed. Photo: Handout

Lilian Cheng,Kimmy ChungandElizabeth Cheung

Published: 10:29am, 25 Feb 2020Updated: 3:17pm, 26 Feb 2020

A fourth coronavirus case was confirmed in Hong Kong late on Tuesday, a 60-year-old member of the Jockey Club, increasing the city’s total number of infections to 85.

The woman, who lives in Tai Hang on Hong Kong Island, had consulted a private doctor five times before she was transferred to the private Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital in Happy Valley.

She previously visited Man Mo Temple in Sheung Wan, attended a wedding and went to galleries, among others.

That came as Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on social media that details of an airlift of Hongkongers left stranded in Hubei province’s capital Wuhan, centre of the coronavirus outbreak, would be announced on Wednesday.

Two of the latest patients are being treated at Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai. Photo: Handout

She said resources were not a concern, and promised to bring them back as soon as possible.

The government said on Monday it would send flights to rescue 2,700 Hong Kong residents scattered across the province, starting with 450 in Wuhan.