Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader John Lee tests positive for Covid after returning from Thailand trip

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Chief Executive John Lee visited Bangkok for an Apec summit. Photo: Sam Tsang

 

 

Lee is being isolated in accordance with guidelines, government spokesman says
He was seated next to Chinese President Xi Jinping during closed-door sessions of Apec summit

 

by Sammy Heung

 

Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from a trip to Thailand for a high-level regional trade summit.

The government on Monday said Lee’s polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result was positive at Hong Kong International Airport upon arrival on Sunday night after he attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok. His flight landed at 9.30pm.

 

“He is now being isolated in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection [CHP] of the Department of Health,” a government spokesman said. “His rapid antigen tests conducted during his four-day visit to Bangkok were negative.”

 

Full story: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3200340/coronavirus-hong-kong-leader-john-lee-tests-positive-covid-after-returning-thailand-trip

 

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[ThailandRyan]

This will not go down good if President for life XI also tests positive...if he does I am sure that China will ramp up its anti-travel response..., but wait I am sure some Dirty Falang probably brought in the Covid.......

 

[Kevin Taylor]

Nothing news, just doesn't matter.

[soi3eddie]

Did he shake hands with General Prayut?

 

[Tropicalevo]

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

He was seated next to Chinese President Xi Jinping

You can bet your last yuan that Xi will never publicly admit to having Covid.

No way will he go into a quarantine hotel.

And according to CCP Covid protocols, All people in contact with Lee should also quarantine.

An interesting conundrum.

[Hellfire]

And this happened in the country where 99% of population still wear masks in public. Or is it just for the fashion?

[Will B Good]

TAT must be besides themselves.....Chinese tourists the saviour of Thailand.....bye-bye. 

[ukrules]

2 hours ago, Will B Good said:

TAT must be besides themselves.....Chinese tourists the saviour of Thailand.....bye-bye. 

Yep, I think the reality is that there won't be any Chinese tourists for years.

[Sparktrader]

13 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Yep, I think the reality is that there won't be any Chinese tourists for years.

Good isnt it?

[poskat]

thats what happens when the pristine chinese mix with the dirty thais

[Lucky Bones]

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

You can bet your last yuan that Xi will never publicly admit to having Covid.

No way will he go into a quarantine hotel.

And according to CCP Covid protocols, All people in contact with Lee should also quarantine.

An interesting conundrum.

An interesting conundrum of which I couldn't give a toss.????????

[ukrules]

7 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Good isnt it?

Doesn't make any difference to me so I don't really care one way or the other.

[jacko45k]

22 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Yep, I think the reality is that there won't be any Chinese tourists for years.

Not sure about that.... starting to see them around..... well to be more exact hear them! You know how they have to shout to each other at a 2 foot distance!

[Sparktrader]

Pratunam was packed last week. Mostly Indians, Arabs and Vietnamese though.

 

 

[Nabby]

Hope he gave it to Winnie, or at least someone gave it to him. But if so, we'll never know. 

[RichardColeman]

Excellent, the longer the chinese are locked down the better

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The government on Monday said Lee’s polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result was positive at Hong Kong International Airport upon arrival on Sunday night after he attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok. His flight landed at 9.30pm

The gift that keeps giving...

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, Hellfire said:

And this happened in the country where 99% of population still wear masks in public. Or is it just for the fashion?

99% of the population weren't invited to the Apec meetings?