05/01/2021
PATIENT WHO TESTED POSITIVE WITH UK STRAIN IN HONG KONG ARRIVED FROM THE PHILIPPINES
“In relation to patients tested with the UK strain, 9003 took PR 300 and arrived in Hong Kong on the 22nd of December from Philippines,” according to Hong Kong’s Department of Health, in a press briefing on Tuesday, January 5. (https://webcast.info.gov.hk/revamp/eng/video/0000001089_mp4.html)
According to the Hong Kong government’s COVID-19 situation dashboard, Case 9003 is a 30-year-old female Hong Kong resident and is reported as an “important case”. (https://chp-dashboard.geodata.gov.hk/covid-19/en.html)