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HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hong Kong authorities are searching for a Covid-19 positive patient who escaped from one of the city’s largest hospitals while undergoing treatment, according to health officials.
The 63-year-old man, identified as patient 7379, was admitted to the isolation ward at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on December 14 after it was confirmed that he had Covid-19.
However, the man escaped from the hospital ward via a ladder on Friday (December 18) and could not be caught. A hospital statement said the patient escaped wearing a jacket over hospital clothing.
“Staff saw the man going to the ward to flee … Staff chased him, but efforts were in vain,” a hospital spokesman said.
It is the first known case of a hospital escape of a Covid-19 patient.
Hong Kong has recorded 7,970 Covid-19 cases, according to a government website.
Two patients, ages 84 and 85, have died in the past two days, a hospital authority statement issued Friday said.
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