HONG KONG
Public hospitals daily update on COVID-19 cases
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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
As at noon today (February 28), public hospitals had reported to the Department of Health the admission of 47 patients (17 male and 30 female, aged eight months to 89 years) in the past 24 hours who met the reporting criteria of COVID-19. Appropriate tests have been arranged for the patients.
There are 114 patients under isolation currently. So far, 30 patients with COVID-19 infection have been discharged upon recovery.
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202002/28/P2020022800504.htm
IRAN - like China their numbers are suspect
The new cases confirmed in Iran include 64 in Tehran, 25 in Gilan, 16 in Qom, 10 in Isfahan, nine in Mazandaran, four in East Azarbaijan, three in Khuzestan, three in Alborz, two in Kordestan, two in Qazvin, two in Golestan, two in Semnan, one in Ardabil, he went on to say.
According to Jahanpour, the average age of those hospitalized for the COVID-19 is above 53 and that of those who died is above 60 so far.
https://ifpnews.com/irans-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-34-as-73-others-recover
Hong Kong:
Hong Kong virus patients’ pets to be quarantined after dog tests “weak positive”
Dogs, cats and other mammals owned as pets by confirmed COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong must now undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine after a pet dog tested “weak positive” for the virus, Hong Kong health officials said Friday.
The semi-autonomous Chinese city’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said in a statement that the dog was not showing any symptoms, and there was no evidence to suggest pets could be infected, or be a source of infection for humans, despite the preliminary test result on the animal.