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Hong Kong third wave: two deaths recorded on the same day for the first time as strict new rules take effect

  • City’s 10th fatality was an 89-year-old man with chronic illnesses who had been admitted to United Christian Hospital
  • Earlier, a 90-year-old resident from coronavirus-hit Kong Tai Care for the Aged Centre Limited in Tsz Wan Shan died

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Hong Kong battles third wave of coronavirus infections

Hong Kong battles third wave of coronavirus infections
Covid-19 claimed the lives of two patients in one day for the first time, as Hong Kong confirmed 19 new coronavirus cases and the government’s sweeping social-distancing measures including mandatory mask wearing on public transport took effect.

The city’s 10th fatality was an 89-year-old man with chronic illnesses who had been admitted to United Christian Hospital with pneumonia on Saturday but his condition worsened and he died on Wednesday night, a hospital spokesman said.

The Ngau Chi Wan resident was married to a 73-year-old woman who was also infected.

In the afternoon, a 90-year-old woman who had been admitted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital last Thursday died. She also had chronic illnesses including heart disease and diabetes, according to the authorities.

A worker in full protective wear disinfects an escalator handrail in Tsz Wan Shan. Photo: Felix Wong
A worker in full protective wear disinfects an escalator handrail in Tsz Wan Shan. Photo: Felix Wong

She was a resident of Kong Tai Care for the Aged Centre Limited in Tsz Wan Shan, where there have been clusters of infections.

She was also the second fatality from the care facility after a 95-year-old woman suffering from Covid-19 died on Monday.

Victor Ting is a reporter who covers Hong Kong health and welfare news at the Post.
Elizabeth Cheung has been reporting on health for the Post's Hong Kong desk since 2014. She covers general medical news, breakthrough medical treatments and research, government policy and hospital blunders. Elizabeth has a master's in development studies.
Lilian joined the Post in 2019 as a senior reporter covering Hong Kong politics, Hong Kong-mainland issues, as well as housing and land policies. She started her career at Ming Pao in 2010 and was then a principal reporter at i-Cable News. She has won awards for her reports on a major historic relic discovery in Hong Kong, as well as vote-rigging problems in local elections.
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