Outbreak limited to temple: CHP

March 2, 2020

Centre for Health Protection Communicable Disease Branch Head Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan:
Concerning the Buddhist temple, the cases so far we found are all linked to the temple - 11 cases as well as five cases related to the close contacts of the cases. We are not seeing a lot of other cases in the community surrounding that area, I mean sporadic cases. So I think there’s not yet evidence to suggest that that area has a localised outbreak. But the outbreak is limited to the temple at the present moment.

(To watch the whole press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here.)

The Centre for Health Protection today said the coronavirus outbreak is currently limited to the Buddhist temple in North Point.

The centre’s Communicable Disease Branch Head Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan made the comment at a press briefing this afternoon.

She said: “The cases so far we found are all linked to the temple - 11 cases as well as five cases related to the close contacts of the cases.

“The outbreak is limited to the temple at the present moment.”

Noting that the centre is not seeing a lot of other cases in that area, Dr Chuang added there is no evidence yet to suggest a localised outbreak there.

For information and health advice on COVID-19, visit the Government's dedicated webpage.