Hong Kong records 11 new Covid-19 cases as officials seek consulate’s help in averting possible outbreak in Thai community
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Hong Kong recorded 11 new Covid-19 infections on Monday, with health officials concerned about a possible cluster in the city’s Thai community. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
The Hong Kong government is seeking the help of Thailand’s consulate-general as it moves to contain a possible outbreak among the city’s Thai community, after two more Covid-19 infections – one preliminary – were identified among women from the country.
Health authorities also suspended flights from Nepal Airlines for two weeks after six of Monday’s seven imported cases involved passengers arriving from the country.
In all, the city recorded 11 new coronavirus infections, as health authorities also raced to fully contain a possible outbreak at a bar in Tsim Sha Tsui.
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Among the latest infections were four locally transmitted cases, including two relatives of