Hong Kong Records Three Imported Covid Cases

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2021-08-18 HKT 15:16

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  • All three patients were infected with the L452R mutant strain. File photo: RTHK

    All three patients were infected with the L452R mutant strain. File photo: RTHK

Health officials on Wednesday reported three imported coronavirus cases, all of them infected with the L452R mutant strain.

The Centre for Health Protection said one of the patients – a 39-year-old woman from Turkey – had received one dose of the BioTech vaccine earlier, while a 27-year-old man from the United States had received two doses.

They showed no symptoms.

The third patient was a 31-year-old sailor.

There were also about five preliminary positive cases.

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