Hong Kong authorities reported 1,921 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday as they banned two flights operated by Japan Airlines and Turkish Airlines respectively for a week. Flights operated by Turkish Airlines from Istanbul and by Japan Airlines from Tokyo will be banned for a week from Sunday and Monday respectively, after they saw more than three passengers infected on a flight. Among those who reported positive results on the two days, 68.7 percent had no symptoms – reflecting that many patients were asymptomatic, he added. There will be a further increase in the number of positive cases reported by citizens, he expected. The patient subsequently went to a public hospital on October 17.

Source: The Standard April 10, 2022 11:05 UTC