Children ride scooters along the promenade next to Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on Aug 9, 2020.
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HONG KONG – Hong Kong reported three new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, including one untraceable case, bringing the city's tally to 11,821.
The unlinked case – the first in the financial hub since May 7 – involved a four-year-old boy who splits his time between two homes in Ho Man Tin and Shek Kip Mei.
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The boy had last been to kindergarten on May 12 and saw a doctor in Tsing Yi after developing symptoms that evening, said Chuang Shuk-kwan, the head of the Centre for Health Protection’s communicable diseases branch.
Saturday's two imported cases involved two foreign domestic helpers from Indonesia. There were fewer than five preliminary positive cases
Around 20 pupils and teachers at the boy’s school – HKVNS Alumni Association Kindergarten in Ho Man Tin – are considered close contacts and will be sent to a quarantine hotel, said Chuang.
The children will be accompanied by their family members and authorities are liaising with the Social Welfare Department to provide toys and books for them.
Chuang said the two imported cases reported on Saturday were two foreign domestic helpers from Indonesia, adding that there were fewer than five preliminary positive cases.
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A total of 56 confirmed patients were being treated in 14 public hospitals and the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre as of Friday, including two patients in critical condition and one in serious condition, according to the Hospital Authority.
Meanwhile, the latest shipment of about 740,000 doses of the BioNTech vaccine, filled and finished in Germany, arrived in Hong Kong on Friday, the city's Health Department said.
Hong Kong launched a COVID-19 vaccination drive on Feb 26. Official data showed some 1,888,400 vaccine doses have been administered in Hong Kong as of Friday, with about 750,400 people fully vaccinated against the virus.
With inputs from Xinhua