viral outbreak in Hong Kong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Hong Kong on 23 January 2020.[1]
COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Hong Kong |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | West Kowloon station, Kowloon |
Arrival date | 23 January 2020 – present (4 years, 8 months, 1 week and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 1,339,793 |
Hospitalised cases | 1,384 |
Critical cases | 6 |
Recovered | 1,219,731 |
Deaths | 9,493 |
Fatality rate | 0.7% |
Government website | |
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Hong Kong was not affected badly during the first wave of the pandemic. Many people believe it is because people normally wear face masks in Hong Kong.[2] The government also limited travel and used quarantine hotels.[3]
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