Hong Kong reports seven imported Covid cases

Health authorities on Thursday reported seven new imported Covid infections.

One of them is a 39-year-old man who travelled to Denmark on November 22, and spent time in Germany before returning on Sunday via the United Kingdom.

The man first tested positive during quarantine at a designated hotel on Tuesday.

Authorities have issued compulsory testing orders for places he visited during his incubation period. He lives in a house on Shouson Hill Road.

Another confirmed case involves a 39-year-old man who lives in Po Shan Mansion in Taikoo Shing and returned from the Czech Republic via Germany on November 29.

He last went to work at the Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel on November 17, and left for the Czech Republic on November 20.

The patient tested positive on Tuesday during quarantine at a designated hotel, and places he visited during his incubation period were issued with compulsory testing orders.

Five other patients flew in from the US, the UK, Thailand, Pakistan and the Philippines.

Authorities also say they are banning Air India’s passenger flights from Delhi for two weeks until December 22, after one of the airline’s passengers was confirmed to have Covid-19 on Sunday and another breached infection control rules.

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