Coronavirus: another public housing estate in Hong Kong under scrutiny as latest case found to be from same block as earlier confirmed patients

SCMP ^ | 14 Mar, 2020 | Kanis Leung and Chan Ho-him

[HK_Kai_Chung]

• Three new infections bring local tally to 140, with a patient separately testing preliminarily positive

• City also records first case of doctor becoming infected, involving medical professional who had travelled to the US

Another public housing estate in Hong Kong came under scrutiny on Saturday after one of three newly confirmed Covid-19 patients was found to be from the same block as two earlier infected residents. ...

Chuang noted that the patient lived in the same block as two earlier reported cases who joined a tour group to Egypt between February 27 and March 7. Both flats are numbered 13 on different floors. The exact levels of the flats are unclear.

Health officials also reported the first local case of a doctor contracting the deadly coronavirus. His infection was recorded on Friday. The Centre for Health Protection said the medical professional travelled to the United States before falling ill.

[goldstategop]

Did the doctor return from Seattle? Just asking.

[HK_Kai_Chung]

I don’t know yet, but the government announced yesterday that there was a suspected case preliminary tested positive where a Hong Kong guy went on a trip to Colorado on 27th Feb. He started showing coronavirus symptoms since 7th March and came back to Hong Kong on 10th March.

[dhs12345]

Interesting? Haven’t heard much about the civil war in Hong Kong since the Wuhan virus.

[HK_Kai_Chung]

Well, CCP will probably be in a much weaker position thanks to the Wuhan virus. I hope the entire world will benefit from that.

[arthurus]

Hon Kong is dealing with it and probably is second only to Taiwan in effectiveness.