Four More Imported Covid Cases Reported

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  • The Centre for Health Protection says the latest imported Covid-19 cases are from the Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore. File photo: RTHK

    The Centre for Health Protection says the latest imported Covid-19 cases are from the Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore. File photo: RTHK

Health officials on Wednesday reported four new imported Covid-19 cases, involving three women and a man.

The patients, aged between 23 and 43, flew in from the Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore.

All were fully vaccinated and tested positive during quarantine.

Three of them were found to be carrying the mutated L452R virus strain.

Meanwhile, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said from Wednesday, airport staff are being tested every three days, instead of seven previously.

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