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BREAKING: Coronavirus – Hong Kong confirms 2 new local infections after 23 consecutive days with only imported cases


Hong Kong has recorded two new locally transmitted coronavirus infection after 23 consecutive days with only imported cases, health authorities confirmed on Wednesday. Another imported case was also reported, bringing the city’s total to 1,050 including four deaths.

The patient was a 66-year-old woman who lived in Lei Muk Shu Estate. She developed symptoms including fever, cough and runny nose last Friday, and visited the Mrs Wu Yuk Yu General Out-patient Clinic in Kwai Chung on Monday. The source of her infection is unknown -she has no travel history in the past three months and has not been in contact with other coronavirus patients.

Under Secretary for Food and Health Chui Tak-yi. Photo: RTHK screenshot.

Six of her eight family members have been hospitalised after displaying the relevant symptoms including a cough and slight fever. Her five-year-old granddaughter later tested positive for the virus.



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