Hong Kong reports first untraceable local cases of Covid-19 variant; bans flights from Nepal, East Asia News & Top Stories


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HONG KONG (XINHUA) - Hong Kong reported on Thursday (April 29) night the first untraceable local infections of a highly transmissible Covid-19 variant. A 39-year-old domestic helper and a 10-month baby girl living with her in a residential building of Tung Chung were confirmed to have contracted the N501Y mutant strain of novel coronavirus, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said in a statement. Given the high transmissibility of the variant, all asymptomatic residents of the building involved will be put under compulsory quarantine. As the adult patient visited a church in Tsing Yi earlier this month, the CHP will...