Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s three-week streak of zero local infections ends, as authorities consider tightening rules on test exemptions
- One of two new local cases involves 59-year-old man who initially tested positive on Saturday night and is seriously ill in hospital
- Of eight imported cases, six people had been to Pakistan, one to India and another to Indonesia
Health experts had called for stricter testing measures for those exempted, such as airline and cruise ship crews, after a 54-year-old cargo pilot, who had been to Kazakhstan and Turkey, tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday.
The Centre for Health Protection also announced on Sunday that there were eight new imported infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,268, with seven related deaths.
A locally transmitted infection was last reported on June 13.
The new local cases involve a 59-year-old male kitchen worker, who is seriously ill in hospital, and a 41-year-old woman who works as an assistant at a Cheung Sha Wan medical clinic.
As for the eight imported cases, six were people with recent travel history to Pakistan, one to India and one to Indonesia.