Hong Kong coronavirus patients can expect to leave hospital five to seven days earlier following a relaxation of discharge criteria that will free up beds amid a surge in untraceable infections, a government pandemic adviser has said.
The revelation of the rule change came as four more residents at Omicron-hit Kwai Chung Estate tested preliminary-positive on Wednesday – two at Yat Kwai House, and one each at Ying Kwai House and Nga Kwai House. One preliminary-positive case and another with an indeterminate test result were also found during a compulsory testing operation at Tai Hang Tung Estate in Sham Shui Po on Tuesday night.
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