A Filipino passenger who arrived in Hong Kong from Manila last month has shown symptoms of the COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom, while on the sixth day of quarantine in a hotel in Hong Kong.
At a virtual briefing, a health officer in Hong Kong said the passenger is a 30-year-old Filipino citizen who took a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight from Manila on Dec. 22.
At least two local newspapers – Hong Kong News and The SUN Hong Kong – reported that the passenger is a Filipina household helper. This information has been cited by Hong Kong’s health authorities but has not been confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH) as of last night.
Upon learning of the development, PAL turned over to the Bureau of Quarantine Philippines the necessary information that would enable the BOQ to conduct contact tracing for the passenger who left for Hong Kong on flight PR300 on Dec. 22.
In a statement yesterday, PAL said the passenger, whose identity it did not disclose, presented a negative COVID-19 test before taking the Manila-Hong Kong flight on that day.
“The presentation of a negative COVID test by arriving passengers is a requirement of the Hong Kong government,” the airline said.
The Hong Kong government requires passengers, upon arrival, to present a negative COVID test result and 14 days of quarantine in their respective quarantine facilities or hotels.
This story is from the January 07, 2021 edition of The Philippine Star.
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