Hong Kong Records Seven New Coronavirus Cases

Health authorities confirmed seven new coronavirus cases on Friday, three of which were locally acquired infections.

Two of the three local cases are without a known source of infection

They include a 33-year-old chef who works at the “Mu-ni” Japanese restaurant in the IFC mall.

Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, the head of the communicable diseases branch at the Centre for Health Protection, said the man went to work for a few days after developing a fever.

She called on customers who felt unwell after dining there after September 23 to see a doctor.

“We do not think the chance of transmission through the chef is very big, because he’s responsible for cooking the cooked food not the raw [food] or the sashimi and that kind of food,” she said.

However, she said they couldn’t be sure because the chef worked for a few days at the restaurant before he was isolated.

“That’s why we still appeal to customers who are worried to get tested.”

The other local case without a known source of infection is a 25-year-old nurse who works at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Health officials say six colleagues who were identified as the nurse’s close contacts have been sent to quarantine.

The four imported cases are a 54-year-old man who arrived in the city from Germany, a 59-year-old man who arrived from the UK, a 45-year-old woman from the Philippines and a six-year-old girl from Nepal.

These latest cases bring the city's tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases up to 5,104. There have been 105 deaths.