Coronavirus Case Closes IVE Campus For A Fortnight
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("
"); jQuery(document).ready(function() { jwplayer.key='EKOtdBrvhiKxeOU807UIF56TaHWapYjKnFiG7ipl3gw='; var playerInstance = jwplayer("jquery_jwplayer_1"); playerInstance.setup({ file: "https://newsstatic.rthk.hk/audios/mfile_1552893_1_20201003171146.mp3", skin: { url: location.href.split('/', 4).join('/') + '/jwplayer/skin/rthk/five.css', name: 'five' }, hlshtml: true, width: "100%", height: 30, wmode: 'transparent', primary: navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Trident")>-1 ? "flash" : "html5", events: { onPlay: function(event) { dcsMultiTrack('DCS.dcsuri', 'https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1552893-20201003.mp3', 'WT.ti', ' Audio at newsfeed', 'WT.cg_n', '#rthknews', 'WT.cg_s', 'Multimedia','WT.es','https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1552893-20201003.htm', 'DCS.dcsqry', '' ); } } }); }); });
2020-10-03 HKT 17:11
Share this story
The Institute of Vocational Education’s Tseung Kwan O campus will be closed for a fortnight and more than 2,000 students and staff will be asked to test for Covid-19, after a 22-year-old student who goes there was confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus through an unknown source.
The student lives in Sha Tin, and last visited the campus on September 29, which was also when he started developing symptoms. He also went to a bar called "China Secret" in Tsim Sha Tsui with friends on September 23, during the incubation period.
Dr Chuang Shuk Kwan, head of the Centre for Health Protection's communicable disease branch, said staff at the bar will also be tested.
"So far, we have not identified any confirmed case among this activity and also the friends, but we are still investigating," she said.
In all, authorities confirmed four new coronavirus cases. The other three cases were all imported, involving a 27-year-old woman who flew in from the Philippines, a 34-year-old man who arrived in the city from India, and 30-year-old man who came from the UK.
Saturday's cases brought the city's total of confirmed Covid-19 cases to 5,108. There have been 105 deaths.
China To Inject US$44 Billion Into State Banks To Boost Tech And Curb Risks
China said it will inject 300 billion yuan (US$44 billion) into state-owned banks this year to guard against systemic r... Read more
Hong Kong Regulators Expand GenAI Sandbox To Insurance, Securities And MPF Sectors
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Insurance Authority (IA), and Mandato... Read more
South Korea To Cap Crypto Exchange Ownership At 20%
South Korean regulators and lawmakers have agreed to cap major shareholder stakes in cryptocurrency exchanges at 20%, d... Read more
DBS Hong Kong Partners With Know Your Customer To Automate SME Onboarding
Know Your Customer Limited, a provider of automated business verification solutions, has partnered with DBS Hong Kong t... Read more
Hong Kong Banks Extend Loan Repayment Relief For Tai Po Fire Victims
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) have met to discuss additional su... Read more
Hong Kong And Macao Deepen Financial Cooperation With Updated Agreement
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) held a meeting on March 3 to strengt... Read more