A November 26 release from the Centre for Health Protection: CHP investigates four additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. This appears to report on three, and possibly four, imported cases involving the Omicron strain. Excerpt and then another report:
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) announced that as of 0.00am, November 26, the CHP was investigating four additional confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), taking the number of cases to 12 422 in Hong Kong so far (comprising 12 421 confirmed cases and one probable case).
The newly reported cases are imported cases. Three of the cases involved mutant strains while the mutation test result of the remaining case is pending. The patients comprise three males and one female, aged 9 to 43. All of them arrived in Hong Kong from Group B specified places (medium-risk). Two patients tested positive during the "test-and-hold" arrangement upon arrival at the Temporary Specimen Collection Centre (TSCC) at Hong Kong International Airport and the remaining two tested positive during quarantine. Among them, case 12427, being a close contact of case 12424 who tested positive at the TSCC, tested positive at the Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre.
A total of 40 cases have been reported in the past 14 days (November 12 to 25) and all of them are imported cases.
Meanwhile, via the Hong Kong Free Press: 4 imported COVID-19 cases found. Excerpt and then a comment:
The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating four additional imported COVID-19 cases, three of which involve the L452R mutant strain while the remaining case's mutation test result is pending.
The new cases involve three males and one female, aged nine to 43. All of them arrived from medium-risk places.
Two of the patients tested positive upon arrival at Hong Kong International Airport while the other two were confirmed infected with the virus during quarantine.
The centre noted that the patient of case number 12424 tested positive at the airport and his close contact, case number 12427, tested positive at the Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre. I don't know about the other two cases, but we will likely learn more over the weekend.
Case 12427 is probably the Canadian reported to have contracted the Omicron strain while in quarantine.
