Coronavirus: driver, 44, latest confirmed case in Hong Kong, bringing total to 115
- Driver works for a 56-year-old man who was confirmed to have the coronavirus last Friday
- Health officials also say pet dog of infected woman will need to be sent to government facility for quarantine
A 44-year-old man, who works as a driver for a previously confirmed Covid-19 patient, is the latest reported case of coronavirus infection in Hong Kong.
Including the driver, Hong Kong now has 115 confirmed infections and one previously announced probable case.
Chuang said the driver, who developed a cough on Saturday and a fever the next day and had been admitted to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai, was likely to have contracted the virus from his employer, who had been classified as an imported infection after travelling to the United States, Mexico, London and Paris.
The driver had no recent travel history outside Hong Kong or any close family contacts.
He had picked up his boss at Hong Kong’s airport on Wednesday upon his return, and drove him to Canossa Hospital in Mid-Levels and Ruttonjee Hospital for treatment on Thursday. He was sent to a quarantine centre on Friday after his employer’s infection was confirmed.
Chuang sought to allay infection fears of local drivers by pointing out that the man had stayed in his employer’s home on Wednesday.