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Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms six Covid-19 cases, with just three locally transmitted
- Daily figures are the lowest since July 3 when the city reported five infections
- City also edges closer to 100 Covid-19 deaths after 90-year-old care home resident becomes 99th fatality
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Hong Kong recorded just three locally transmitted coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including two detected by the ongoing citywide testing scheme.
In total six cases were confirmed – the lowest daily figure since July 3 when the city reported five infections – taking the overall tally to 4,895. That came as officials revealed that from Friday more social-distancing measures would be eased and the cap on public gatherings raised to four people.
But Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the Centre for Health Protection’s communicable disease branch, warned the public not to lower their guard.
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“Any social gatherings may lead to [a] rebound if we are not careful enough to maintain a certain extent of social distancing, hygiene and masks,” she said.
Chuang revealed that an outbreak at an industrial building in Tai Wai was growing, with one more case identified, bringing the number of infections in the cluster to 10.
The latest case was a 50-year-old cleaner who worked on all floors of the Transport City Building.
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