Covid-19: Hong Kong officials to see out quarantine at home after false alarm, as expert urges tougher anti-epidemic measures
A second guest who attended a controversial birthday party for a Chinese delegate to China’s top legislature last Monday has been tested preliminary positive for Covid-19. Her test result came after another guest tested for the virus was found to be a false positive, prompting officials quarantined at Penny’s Bay to be released early over the weekend. However, they will see out their remaining quarantine period at home until the new case is clarified.
Hong Kong added another 33 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, with over 20 preliminary positive cases, health authorities said.
The 43-year-old woman who tested preliminary positive had attended a birthday party with 190 guests for Hong Kong’s delegate to the National People’s Congress Witman Hung.
At least 13 senior government officials and 19 lawmakers attended Monday’s celebration at a Wan Chai restaurant. They included police chief Raymond Siu, immigration chief Au Ka-wang, Home Affairs Secretary Caspar Tsui and Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui.
Around 180 people – including officials and lawmakers – were to be sent into mandatory quarantine at Penny’s Bay on Friday evening after a 37-year-old woman in attendance was confirmed to have Covid-19, as a second woman aged 53 tested preliminary positive.
However most of the guests were released from quarantine at around midnight Saturday, after officials determined that the 53-year-old’s case was a false positive, HK01 reported. Her coronavirus test was conducted by her doctor husband, and was “likely contaminated” by vaccines administered at the clinic he operated, government expert Yuen Kwok-yung said.
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