Hong Kong police catch fugitive COVID-19 patient
21 December, 2020
Hong Kong police late on Sunday (Dec 20) caught a COVID-19 positive patient who escaped on Friday in one of the city's major hospitals while undergoing treatment.
Li Wan-keung, 63, initially discovered as patient 7379, was admitted to the isolation ward of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Dec 14 after it had been confirmed he had COVID-19.
However, police said the person escaped the ward with a stairwell on Friday, wearing a jacket over hospital clothes.
Police said on its Facebook page late on Sunday Li was caught in the working class neighbourhood of Mong Kok at around 11pm local time and delivered to hospital for treatment.
Police said individuals who escape quarantine may face a HK$5,000 (US$645) penalty and up to 8 weeks imprisonment.
Hong Kong has so far reported a lot more than 8,000 COVID-19 cases and 130 deaths.
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