Coronavirus: Hong Kong Jockey Club closing Happy Valley clubhouse after member confirmed to be infected
- Man, 63, identified as brother of a 60-year-old woman, also a Jockey Club member, who was earlier hospitalised with Covid-19
- Office in Hopewell Centre in Wan Chai was also closed for cleaning and disinfection
The man was identified as the brother of a 60-year-old woman, also a Jockey Club member, who had been all over Hong Kong Island – visiting private clinics, restaurants and shops, getting her hair done, going to a temple and attending wedding gatherings – before she was hospitalised with Covid-19 on February 25.
“In order to protect its employees and members, the club is taking an extra precautionary step to close the entire Happy Valley clubhouse from tomorrow until we receive the relevant results of medical checks of the employees,” a spokeswoman said on Tuesday night.
The Department of Health earlier confirmed that the man had no travel history outside the city during the incubation period, but attended his daughter’s wedding on February 22. His wife, who has no symptoms, is now being quarantined.
He was sent to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan after his deep throat saliva sample tested positive for Covid-19. As a close contact of his sister, he was earlier sent to a quarantine centre since he had not developed any symptoms.
Hong Kong did not record any new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, and the tally remained at 100 confirmed cases and a probable one. There have been two related fatalities.