18th July 2021 – (Hong Kong) The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) announced that as of 0.00am today, two additional confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported, taking the number of cases to 11,959 in Hong Kong so far (comprising 11,958 confirmed cases and one probable case).
All of the newly reported cases are imported cases. The two imported cases involve one 75-year-old man who arrived from the United States and a 25-year-old woman who arrived from Bangladesh. Both of them did not develop any symptoms.
A total of 17 cases have been reported in the past 14 days, including 16 imported cases and one import-related case.
Meanwhile, the CHP reminded those who had visited specified venues under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation (Cap. 599J) to receive COVID-19 nucleic acid testing according to Compulsory Testing Notices (CTNs). The Regulation also requires all household members of close contacts of confirmed cases to undergo a COVID-19 nucleic acid test within a specified period according to CTNs published in the Gazette. The public are also urged to seek medical attention early if symptoms develop, and undergo testing as soon as possible.
The CHP strongly urged members of the public to avoid all non-essential travel outside Hong Kong, in particular to specified places of extremely high risk and very high risk under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Regulation of Cross-boundary Conveyances and Travellers) Regulation (Cap. 599H). If unavoidable, the CHP highly recommended the public to be fully vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines before their departure with a view to lowering their chances of being infected with COVID-19 overseas. They should continue to wear a surgical mask and maintain strict personal and environmental hygiene at all times. Parents are also urged to avoid taking unvaccinated children to travel. The spokesman stressed, “The global situation of COVID-19 infection remains severe and there is a continuous increase in the number of cases involving mutant strains that carry higher transmissibility, and there are also reports of breakthrough infections in some vaccinated individuals. Members of the public must seriously evaluate the risk of non-essential travel.”
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