Confirmed Covid-19 cases increase to 74 in Hong Kong

Residents walking through the courtyard of a public housing estate while wearing masks as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus in Hong Kong on Sunday (Feb 23). Hong Kong reported four new confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one confirmed case was transferred from a suspected one on Sunday (Feb 23), taking the total to 74 as of 8pm local time, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said. - AFP

HONG KONG: China's Hong Kong reported four new confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one confirmed case was transferred from a suspected one on Sunday (Feb 23), taking the total to 74 as of 8pm local time, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said.

At a daily press briefing, the CHP introduced that four new cases included a 62-year-old male security guard, and a 68-year-old man from the Diamond Princess cruise ship which had been quarantined since Feb. 5 with more than 600 passengers diagnosed with Covid-19 infection until now.