Coronavirus: Hong Kong records just three new cases, lowest in a month, but leader warns of complacency
- The latest figures mark the third day in a row the number of daily infections has been in the single-digits
- But opera star Warren Mok admitted to hospital after initially being given all-clear by Thai authorities to fly home
New coronavirus cases in Hong Kong fell to three on Tuesday, the lowest number in more than a month, but the city’s leader warned the public against slipping into a false sense of security and said social-distancing rules would stay in place for now.
In a stark reminder of the difficulty in containing the pandemic, a man that sources identified as a leading Hong Kong opera star was confirmed infected, despite testing negative overseas, and a student who ended two weeks of home quarantine upon return from Britain was also found to have Covid-19.
The three new cases, all imported, take Hong Kong’s tally to 1,012, and mark the third consecutive day of single-digit increases. But Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor urged residents to remain vigilant.
“We cannot be rest assured because of a few days of single-digit [increase],” Lam said. “Now it’s not a time to let one’s guard down and not a time to relax restrictive measures implemented earlier.”
She said the government would closely monitor the situation and could extend the curbs if necessary.