Hong Kong Department of Health gives virus update

Hong Kong authorities on Saturday reported no new confirmed cases of the viral outbreak that started in China.Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of Communicable Disease Branch of the Centre for Health Protection of the Hong Kong Department of Health, said there was however one "preliminary positive case," a 96-year-old man who lives with his daughter in law and grandchildren.

Dozens of Hong Kong residents meanwhile remained under quarantine, including 82 people who were evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

Lau Ka-hin, the Hospital Authority's Chief Manager, reported a total of 19 suspected cases across the territory.Meanwhile, Mainland China reported a significant drop in new virus cases on Saturday with a daily count of 397, down from 889 a day earlier.

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