Airborne Covid-19 transmission was found in Regal Airport Hotel next to the Hong Kong International Airport, after two people observing quarantine on the same floor were confirmed with the N501Y mutant strain five days apart. They were a 36-year-old man arriving in Hong Kong from South Africa confirmed with the infection on November 15 and a 62-year-old man from Canada diagnosed on Saturday. Yuen appealed to the public to wear surgical masks and also urged the hotel to improve ventilation in the corridor by adding six more air purifiers. The delegation of mainland experts inspected the airport on Sunday, but they did not visit the Regal Airport Hotel. The Centre for Health Protection is tracing 28 people who had undergone quarantine on the fifth floor during the same period, including seven who have left.

Source: The Standard November 22, 2021 20:21 UTC