Hong Kong's de facto central banker Eddie Yue tests positive for Covid-19, HKMA says | South China Morning Post

Eddie Yue Wai-man, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement by the city's de facto central bank. Yue, 57, was found to be infected in a rapid antigen test, HKMA said in a statement. "He is undergoing isolation in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health," the HKMA said. Yue last went to work on Monday (August 1), where he "wore masks and followed relevant disease prevention measures at work, including rapid antigen tests conducted regularly," the HKMA said. "He…