Apology after virus blunder
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The Department of Health apologized publicly yesterday for exempting an Indian consulate staffer arriving in the SAR from compulsory quarantine – a move that drew heavy flak as he subsequently tested positive for Covid-19.The 25-year-old man was allowed to skip the 14-day quarantine at a hotel on Thursday after he presented a negative Covid-19 result from a test in India along with documents provi… Your Name: Close Send message Anger over the use of a nearby hotel for Covid curbs is transparent at Rambler Crest. […] The 25-year-old man was allowed to skip the 14-day quarantine at a hotel on Thursday after he presented a negative Covid-19 result from a test in India along with documents proving he worked at the consulate in Hong Kong. Instead, he was allowed to head off to his residence in Pokfulam Gardens after having samples taken on arrival. […] Fourteen of the cases involving nine men and five women aged from 26 to 52 were imported while one was linked to the Royal Garden Hotel cluster.
