COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
viral outbreak in Hong Kong
The COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Hong Kong on 23 January 2020.[1]
| COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | |
|---|---|
 0.00%-0.05% confirmed infected 0.05%-0.10% confirmed infected 0.10%-0.15% confirmed infected 0.15%-0.20% confirmed infected 0.20%+ confirmed infected | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | West Kowloon station, Kowloon |
| Arrival date | 23 January 2020 – present (4 years, 10 months and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,339,793 |
| Hospitalised cases | 1,384 |
| Critical cases | 6 |
| Recovered | 1,219,731 |
Deaths | 9,493 |
| Fatality rate | 0.7% |
| Government website | |
| www | |
Hong Kong was not affected badly during the first wave of the pandemic. Many people believe it is because people normally wear face masks in Hong Kong.[2] The government also limited travel and used quarantine hotels.[3]
References
change- ↑ Cheung, Elizabeth (22 January 2020). "China coronavirus: death toll almost doubles in one day as Hong Kong reports its first two cases". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "To mask or not to mask: WHO makes U-turn while US, Singapore abandon pandemic advice and tell citizens to start wearing masks". South China Morning Post. 4 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ↑ "Quarantine hotel scheme updated". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
