A Covid-19 positive patient was returned to Queen Elizabeth Hospital late on Sunday evening after a 54-hour manhunt, with police intercepting him in Mong Kok after receiving a tip by citizens. Li Wan-keung, 63, was said to have run out of the isolation ward after leaving his isolation room on Friday evening, his whereabouts within his missing period remains unknown. The patient remains in a stable condition after his return to the hospital, said a Hospital Authority spokesman. Police said persons who escape quarantine may face a HK$5,000 penalty and up to two months imprisonment.

Source: The Standard December 21, 2020 04:41 UTC