A 39-year-old man living in Whampoa became the first death among those infected with nCov2019, three medical sources confirmed. The man was in cardiac arrest and certified dead this morning. He has been to Wuhan last month
Hong Kong reports first death from coronavirus, according to Cable TV
1 year agoCoronavirus: HongKong's Carrie Lam denied there are political considerations in keeping checkpoints with China open. She said the medics' strike caused disruption: "Critical operations have been affected."
1 year agoDay 1 of the full strike of the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance: At 10am, the HAEA chair & vice-chair hand over petition to an HA representative, formally giving notice of the strike
Coronavirus patient stayed at Leiden Hotel, Mirador Mansion, Tsim Sha Tsui from January 27 to February 1
Hong Kong Health Protection Center receives notification of a confirmed case of new coronavirus in Shenzhen
1 year agoMembers frm Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (HAEA) are outside HA headquarters atm, chanting "Shutdown on all borders; Cut all sources". HKT 1800 is the deadline for govt to respond, they said
1 year agoCarrie Lam announced more closures for Hong Kong-mainland China border facilities amid coronavirus outbreak. Major ports of Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, HK-Macau ferry pier will close from midnight Tuesday. Only Shenzhen Bay bridge port and the mega HK-Macau/Zhuhai bridge remain open
1 year agoCarrie Lam succumbed to people's demand (partially) in HongKong today by announcing more closures in 4 borders in response to the #WuhanCoronavirusOutbreak. Minus 4, 3 remains: HK Int' Airport, Shenzhen Bay Port & Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
1 year agoCitizens queueing up for mask in shopping mall. Few hundreds waiting for mere 54 boxes of masks. #2019CoV
1 year agoHong Kong medical workers hand out white ribbons while on strike. They're demanding the government reject all travelers from mainland China to stem the spread of the coronavirus
Train services at Hong Kong's Lo Wu MTR station suspended after suspicious object found on platform
A 68-year-old confirmed patient in critical condition in Hong Kong
Initial positive test for new coronavirus of a patient at Elizabeth Hospital
1 year ago.@qatarairways banning all China & Hongkong SAR passport holders to Kuwait upon country's request
1 year agoCarrieLam starts press conference by emphasizing @WHO appreciates China's handling of the epidemic, despite declaring global emergency
All primary, secondary, kindergarten and special schools in Hong Kong will be closed until March
Hong Kong Airlines to cut hundreds of jobs as finances worsen due to coronavirus
Hong Kong Dept of health confirms 2 new nCoV cases, 12 in HK now. 11th is a 37 yo woman, the daughter of a Wuhan couple tested + earlier. 12th is a 75 yo man who visited GZ in mainland earlier. Was told the man was initially in a non-isolated ward because he did not declare travel history
1 year agoReport of triad or indigenous villagers assaulting citizens at West Rail Yuen Long Station
Hong Kong Baptist University and the University of Hong Kong announced further suspension of lectures on campus until March 2
China coronavirus: another patient tests positive in Hong Kong (11th)
![Floating corpse of a 50 to 60 y.o. male [ wearing a black short-sleeved top+black jacket ] found ~1:38am Thurs along rocky beaches of Siu Sai Wan's Island Resort by runner. HKPoliceMilitants found no IDs on corpse+are seeking the deceased's identity. [ Credit: Oriental Daily ]](https://hongkong.liveuamap.com/pics/2020/01/30/21952949_0.jpg)
1 year agoFloating corpse of a 50 to 60 y.o. male [ wearing a black short-sleeved top+black jacket ] found ~1:38am Thurs along rocky beaches of Siu Sai Wan's Island Resort by runner. HKPoliceMilitants found no IDs on corpse+are seeking the deceased's identity. [ Credit: Oriental Daily ]
Chief secretary Matthew Cheung said 8 mil masks will arrive in HK this weekend from mainland, and that 24 mil was on their way. #CoronavirusOutbreak
1 year agoNearly 400 medical professionals serving in medical wards of public hospitals in the HongKong West Cluster have signed a petition demanding the Govt to close the border, as they threaten to go on strike if the demand's not met. Source say more outside these wards will join tmr
Two suspected cases of coronavirus are in solitary confinement in the on-board hospital of a ship of the Costa Cruises stopped at the port of Civitavecchia. At the moment no passengers can get off
China coronavirus: Hubei residents found in Hong Kong hotels, but security chiefs say they are powerless to isolate or deport them
1 year agoEmpty shelves in supermarkets in HongKong
Doctor of Weiyuan Hospital has symptoms after contacting patients, and the test results of 3 people are negative
Shenzhen, which is right next to Hong Kong, is the 4th city to reach more than 100 confirmed cases of coronavirus
