Two New Imported Covid Cases Reported
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("
"); });
2021-09-08 HKT 15:08
Share this story
Health authorities on Wednesday reported two new imported Covid-19 cases – both fully vaccinated and infected with the potentially more contagious L452R mutant strain.
One of them is a 31-year-old man who flew in from South Korea on September 2. He had received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine in Pakistan in June and July.
The other patient is a 25-year-old man who came from Serbia on September 4. He tested positive while undergoing quarantine at the Metropark Hotel Kowloon in Ho Min Tin.
He had been double jabbed with the Sinopharm vaccine in Serbia in March and April.
Neither of them showed any symptoms.
Authorities also reported fewer than five preliminary positive cases.
In total, Hong Kong has reported 12,131 Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
SBI Holdings To Acquire Bitbank In US$289M Crypto Expansion
SBI Holdings has agreed to acquire Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank in a deal valued at approximately US$289 million, w... Read more
4 Ways Hong Kong Banks Fight Financial Crime Using AI, According To HKMA
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wants banks to use AI in financial crime as a way to counter cyberattacks and s... Read more
Ripple Launches RLUSD Stablecoin In Japan Through SBI Group
Ripple has launched its US dollar-denominated stablecoin, Ripple USD, in the Japanese market. The expansion follows reg... Read more
SBI And Startale Launch Trust Bank-Backed Yen Stablecoin JPYSC In Japan
SBI Group has introduced its trust based stablecoin JPYSC in partnership with Singapore-based fintech company Startale ... Read more
Visa Study: Digital Wallets Lead Greater Bay Area Payment Preferences
Visa has released its latest Consumer Payment Attitudes Study, highlighting how payment seamlessness is linked to a shi... Read more
European And South Korean Banks Form Project Pangea For FX Settlement
Chainlink, South Korean infrastructure provider FairSquareLab, the Unified Korea Alliance (UniKA), and European stablec... Read more