Officials reveal police will take over security duties in quarantine hotels; plans in hand for special arrangements for local residents returning from high-risk areas.
Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre
Almost the entire population tested in space of 72 hours thanks to new systems running like clockwork.
Patients are the fourth and fifth security guards at the Golden Crown China Hotel to become infected.
Second citywide programme ends at 3 pm today; health chief warns police will seek out anyone who fails to get tested.
The guards rode buses 25B, 26A, 33, 37, 101X and MT1 between 19 and 24 September. Health officials appeal to passengers to come forward.
Patient is a 37-year-old Hong Kong woman, who travelled extensively in Europe and the Middle East over the summer.
Ferry services cancelled, museums and public areas close, and mainlanders head for home as city braces for second mass test in two months.
Health workers move swiftly to contain virus, targeting Edifício Palácio on Avenida de Horta e Costa and Edifício Tak Lei on Rua da Palmeira.
Patient – classified as an imported case – is a 31-year-old male holding Turkish nationality; now held in isolation for treatment.