Foodpanda courier among 13 new virus patients in HKHong Kong confirms 13 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 4,769 cases. Head of the Communicable Disease Branch of the Centre for Health Protection, Chuang Shuk-kwan said 3 are imported cases, and 10 are locally-transmitted cases. Seven locally-transmitted cases are linked to previously confirmed patients, 4 of them are infected by family members or friends. There are 3 cases of unknown sources recorded today, involving a student, a real estate agent, and a foodpanda courier who works at Tseung Kwan O. Three imported cases include a pilot who arrived in Hong Kong from Russia, a returnee from Pakistan, and a flight attendant from Bahrain who has left HK to the US.

Source: The Standard August 28, 2020 09:54 UTC