Hong Kong third wave: doctor who visited 10 care homes among 69 new Covid-19 cases, as city extends social-distancing rules
- Fatalities connected to the virus also grow by three, as men aged 85, 86 and 94 die in hospital
- All but two of the new cases are locally transmitted, while 22 have no known source
Monday marked the eighth straight day the daily count of new infections had fallen below 100. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 4,148, with 55 related deaths.
All but two of the new cases were locally transmitted, while 22 had no known source.
Speaking at a press conference, Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the Centre for Health Protection’s communicable disease branch, said four more helpers had been infected.
She said all of them had lived with a previously infected Indonesian maid in July in a flat managed by the APIK Employment Agency in Sheung Wan’s Kin On Commercial Building.
Chuang said two of them had stayed in Tuen Mun for a few days to help someone move flats, while the other patient went to live in the home of a friend’s employer in Hang Hau. Contact tracing would be conducted, she added.
In another alarming development, Chuang said a private doctor who had been to 10 care homes to make regular medical visits and check-ups was among the latest confirmed cases.