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Six of the latest infections were imported, officials said, while the local case involved a 42-year-old Chinese national who a police source said was arrested in a vice operation targeting suspected prostitutes last Wednesday. The origins of her infection were unknown.
Before her arrest she stayed at Oriental Lander Hotel in Mong Kok. She was then held at Mong Kok Police Station for three days and transferred to Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre, before being moved to Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre.
Police said the woman came into contact with 23 officers while in Mong Kok, and four of those had been quarantined. The station was also disinfected.
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The Immigration Department said six detainees the woman had shared a cell with, and six members of staff were considered close contacts and had been quarantined. All six detainees had tested negative, the department said.