(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) 17 new imported confirmed cases in Hong Kong once again "zero confirmed" locally

　　China News Service, Hong Kong, October 17 (Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi) The Health Protection Center of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 17th that as of 0:00 on the 17th, 17 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in a single day in Hong Kong, all of which are imported cases It is Hong Kong's "zero confirmed" case in Japan since October 13.

So far, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has increased to 5237.

　　According to the latest situation released by the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health on the same day, all 17 new cases had been outside the country during the incubation period of the virus, arriving in Hong Kong from India, the Philippines, Pakistan, Morocco, Indonesia and France.

　　The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated that it is continuing to follow up the epidemiological investigation of confirmed cases and contact tracing.

In view of the fact that local cases of infection still appear from time to time, citizens are reminded to seek medical advice immediately if they think they have visited the same place during the same period as the confirmed case.

If there is no symptom, if the public is worried about infection, they can also go to the designated general outpatient clinics of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority to collect samples of deep throat saliva and receive free COVID-19 testing services.

　　The Hong Kong Hospital Authority announced on the same day that as of 9 a.m. on the 17th, a total of 12 confirmed patients had been discharged from the hospital in the past 24 hours. So far, a total of 4,963 patients with confirmed or suspected infection of the new crown virus have recovered and discharged.

There are still 125 confirmed patients in 19 public hospitals, 12 of whom are in critical condition, 5 are in serious condition, and the remaining 108 are in stable condition.

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