One More Covid Infection From Oi Fai House Reported

"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

Related News Programmes

"); });

2021-04-14 HKT 15:05

Share this story

facebook

  • Hong Kong reported five new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, all but one were imported. Image: Shutterstock

    Hong Kong reported five new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, all but one were imported. Image: Shutterstock

Authorities on Wednesday reported five new coronavirus cases, all but one were imported.

The local case was a 70-year-old man who lives in Oi Fai House in Yau Oi Estate, Tuen Mun.

He developed symptoms on March 31.

The public housing block was partly evacuated after a number of infections were recently found there.

The imported cases arrived from Egypt, Pakistan and India.

The figures take the total infection tally in Hong Kong to 11,612.

RECENT NEWS

Vietnam And South Korea Launch Cross-Border QR Payments

Vietnam and South Korea have launched cross-border QR payments that allow Korean users to pay merchants in Vietnam thro... Read more

WeChat Pay Integrates With Local QR Networks In 5 Asian Countries

WeChat Pay has integrated its service with national QR code networks in five Asian countries, simplifying cross-border ... Read more

Global Transition Finance Ecosystem Gains Momentum

The global transition finance ecosystem is gaining momentum. According to new research by the Hong Kong Institute for M... Read more

Banking Circle Taps PayGate To Ease KRW Cross-Border Payments Into South Korea

Global payments bank Banking Circle will now handle cross-border transactions and settlement flows for South Korean pay... Read more

Equinix AI Discovery Hub Opens In Hong Kong For Enterprise AI

Digital infrastructure company Equinix is partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to launch the Equinix AI Dis... Read more

Tencent, Alibaba Eye DeepSeek Stake As AI Startup Tops US$20B Valuation

Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are in discussions to invest in AI startup DeepSeek, The Information reported, ... Read more