Virus incubation period is one week: lessening quarantine time would expose city to greater risk, says health official.
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Corrupt official created web of deceit, clandestinely running a youth organisation and falsifying computer records. Five others also facing charges.
Online shopping fraud up, computer crime down; Wong Sio Chak says public security landscape remained good and stable.
Victim was duped into stripping while chatting on social media and threatened with exposure to his family; no money handed over, police investigating.
Beneficiaries include those holding residence permit in mainland China for work, personal matters or family reunion. Portuguese passport holders also included.
Guard, a 47-year-old male worker, may have become infected while collecting rubbish or changing protective clothing.
Worker may have been infected while delivering meals or collecting rubbish; no other cases detected; hotel’s high-risk workers now taking NAT daily.
Health chief Wong Weng Man stresses employers should ensure staff always undergo tests in compliance with the officially required frequencies.
Police warn against dubious high-paying overseas job offers which may ensnare victims in fraudulent activities or human trafficking.