Update on OLMH missing patient incident

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     Regarding an earlier incident of a patient who left Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital without notifying hospital staff, the spokesperson for the hospital gave the following update today (March 18):

     A 57-year-old male patient who had tested positive for COVID-19 left the hospital without notifying hospital staff in the early morning yesterday (March 17). He was located by the Police in Wong Tai Sin this morning and was sent back to the hospital for further treatment.