HK Records Three New Imported Covid-19 Cases

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2020-06-15 HKT 18:11

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  • The Centre for Health Protection says the new cases were people who recently returned from Russia and Indonesia. File photo: RTHK

    The Centre for Health Protection says the new cases were people who recently returned from Russia and Indonesia. File photo: RTHK

Hong Kong recorded three imported Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number of infections so far to 1,112.

The Centre for Health Protection said the latest cases involve two females and a male who recently returned from Russia and Indonesia.

One of the confirmed cases, a 32-year-old female who flew in from Indonesia, developed symptoms like cough, fever and loss of smell, while the other two – aged 10 and 47 – were asymptomatic.

The CHP also confirmed that they have handed out more specimen bottles for residents of Luk Chuen House at the Lek Yuen Estate in Sha Tin for a second round of Covid-19 testing, and have urged residents to send their samples back by Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Hospital Authority have also confirmed that a total of 40 confirmed patients are currently still in hospital, of which three are in a critical condition, and one is in a serious condition. The remaining 36 patients are in a stable condition.

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