Via Hong Kong’s government website: Swine flu tally grows to 23. Excerpt:
Hong Kong’s H1N1 tally has grown to 23 with three new imported cases confirmed today, the Department of Health says.
The first case involves a 21-year-old man who stayed in the US May 15 to 27 and returned to Hong Kong May 28 from New York on flight CO099. He wore a face mask during the flight and sat in row 23. He took the Airport Express to Tsing Yi where he took a taxi to his home in Cheung Hang Estate, Kwai Tsing.
He developed a fever and sore throat after arriving home. He consulted a private doctor yesterday morning and was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital by ambulance. His family members are asymptomatic.
The report provides the same details about the other cases—presumably so people on the flight, or living in the patient’s neighbourhood, will alert authorities if they start feeling ill.
