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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong reports new imported chikungunya fever case, bringing tally to 5
Hong Kong reported a new imported chikungunya fever case and another probable patient on Friday, bringing the number of confirmed cases to five in a week. Health authorities said the latest confirmed case involved a 66-year-old woman with a chronic illness who lived in Kwai Tsing district. A preliminary investigation by the Centre for Health Protection found that the woman travelled alone to visit relatives in Foshan, Guangdong province, from July 24 to Tuesday this week. The patient could not recall being bitten by a mosquito, the centre said. The woman developed a fever, rash and joint pain on Wednesday and went to see the doctor at Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan the next day. Her blood test results came back positive for the chikungunya virus. The centre said the woman's condition was stable.
South China Morning Post
18-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Man dies after plunging from building during blaze in Hong Kong's Tsuen Wan
A man has died after falling from a building during a fire in Hong Kong's Tsuen Wan. Police said they received reports of a fire at Shek To House, Shek Wai Kok Estate, at around 4.05pm on Friday. The victim, reportedly in his sixties, fell from a building and was sent to Yan Chai Hospital, according to the force. He was certified dead at the hospital. Another woman was also sent to the same hospital after feeling unwell due to smoke inhalation. Around 80 people were evacuated from the fire. Police are investigating the cause of the incident. A government spokesman said the Fire Services Department received reports of the blaze at 4.06pm and extinguished the fire at 4.29pm.
South China Morning Post
11-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong girl, 17, rescued from fire likely caused by power bank
A 17-year-old Hong Kong girl was rescued on Wednesday after a fire, believed to have been caused by a power bank, broke out in a flat in Tsuen Wan. Fire Services received a report at 7.59am that smoke had been seen coming out from the flat at Hoi Kwai Mansion of Riviera Gardens. Firefighters then broke into the flat and saved the girl, who was sent to Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan for smoke inhalation. The Fire Services Department said the fire, suspected to have been triggered by a power bank, had been deemed not suspicious. Advertisement
