The health authority reported that they have detected seven more cases involving the Omicron variant on Friday and five imported cases, including the airport toilet cleaner who triggered the Tuen Mun lockdown. The seven Omicron cases involved three men and four women aged 18 to 61, who were reported as imported cases on Monday and Wednesday. So far, there are 41 Omicron cases reported in the city. The cleaner had received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine in Hong Kong on July 10 and August 10. A total of 72 cases have been reported in the past 14 days, and all of them are imported cases.

Source: The Standard December 24, 2021 20:30 UTC