Overview
- An 82-year-old woman from Fung Tak Estate in Diamond Hill developed symptoms on October 18 and is hospitalised in stable condition.
- Health authorities say she had no travel during the virus’s 12-day incubation period, concluding the infection was locally acquired despite a late-August trip to Guangdong.
- At least 450 nearby residents were assessed on Sunday with no suspected cases identified, though investigations continue.
- An interdepartmental meeting on citywide mosquito control is being arranged, and three neighbourhood schools are under inspection.
- Hong Kong recorded 46 imported cases earlier this year as Guangdong reported more than 16,000 infections by September 27, prompting intensified vector-control work since summer.