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Dear Sir / Madam,
Code on Access to Information    
Re: Application No. 4/2022
        Thank you for your email dated 25 January 2022 regarding your
application for access to information.

2.        As of 26 January 2022, among the cases detected with Omicron
variant, 51% were asymptomatic, while 8% had fever, 18% had sore throat,
19% had cough, 9% had runny nose, 9% had headache, 1% had shortness of
breath, 1% had diarrhoea, and less that 1% had nausea, loss of taste and
loss of smell.

3.        Among the cases detected with Delta variant, 66% were
asymptomatic, while 7% had fever, 10% had sore throat, 14% had cough, 11%
had runny nose, 5% had headache, 1% had shortness of breath, 1% had
diarrhoea, 1% had loss of taste, 1% had loss of smell and less that 1% had
nausea.

4.        Among the non-variant cases, 22% were asymptomatic while 24% had
fever, 15% had sore throat, 26% had cough, 11% had runny nose, 10% had
headache, 4% had shortness of breath, 1% had nausea, 4% had diarrhoea, 3%
had loss of taste and 3% had loss of smell.

5.        You may also wish to note that a symptomatic case may report one
or more symptom(s).  Thank you for your attention.

(Miss Constance LAM)
For Director of Health

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From:        Andy Chui <[索取資料要求電郵#959]>
To:        公開資料 requests at 衞生署 <[衞生署供索取資料的電郵]>
Date:        25/01/2022 14:47
Subject:        公開資料 request - How Do Covid 19 Omicron Variant
Symptoms Differ from 'Regular' Covid 19 and Delta Variant

衞生署：

Can you please advise how Covid 19 Omicron Variant Symptoms in Patients
Are Different to Regular Covid 19 and Delta variant? Are you able to
provide data on a spreadsheet or similar showing the symptoms for
'regular' Covid 19 and the symptoms experienced by patients suffering from
the "Omicron Variant", If this is not available in quantitative format,
perhaps I can be provided with qualititative observations?

Thanks very much

市民
Andy Chui

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Dear Andy,
               
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Re：Application No. 12/2022
                Our department has received your application for access to
information on 17.2.2022.  Your application is now under processing.
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From:        Andy Chui <[FOI #959 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Department of Health <[Department of Health request email]>
Date:        17/02/2022 16:07
Subject:        Re: Fw: 公開資料 request - How Do Covid 19 Omicron Variant
Symptoms Differ from 'Regular' Covid 19 and Delta Variant (Application No.
4/2022)

Dear Department of Health,

Thanks your for the information.

I am sorry to trouble you again, can you update the data as of 15 Feb
2022, please?

Yours faithfully,

Andy Chui

Dear Andy,
               
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Re：Application No. 12/2022
        Further to our previous reply dated 25.2.2022, please find our
reply on your requested information under Code on Access to Information
dated 17.2.2022.

2.        As of 16 February 2022, among the cases detected with Omicron
variant, 42% asymptomatic, 14% fever, 21% sore throat, 24% cough, 2%
shortness of breath, 11% runny nose, 1% nausea, 10% headache, 1%
diarrhoea.

3.        Among the cases detected with Delta variant, 56% asymptomatic,
9% fever, 12% sore throat, 19% cough, 1% shortness of breath, 14% runny
nose, 1% nausea, 7% headache, 1% diarrhoea, 1% loss of taste, 2% loss of
smell.

4.        Among the non-variant cases, 20% asymptomatic, 22% fever, 13%
sore throat, 24% cough, 3% shortness of breath, 10% runny nose, 1% nausea,
9% headache, 4% diarrhoea, 2% loss of taste, 3% loss of smell.

5.        You may also wish to note that a symptomatic case may report one
or more symptom(s).  Since the 5th wave of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, there
have been large number of cases reported in Hong Kong.  In view of the
evolving situation, the data above are subject to changes according to
epidemiological investigation.

6.        Thank you for your attention.

Yours sincerely,

(Miss Constance LAM)
for Director of Health
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From:        Andy Chui <[FOI #959 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Department of Health <[Department of Health request email]>
Date:        17/02/2022 16:07
Subject:        Re: Fw: 公開資料 request - How Do Covid 19 Omicron Variant
Symptoms Differ from 'Regular' Covid 19 and Delta Variant (Application No.
4/2022)

Dear Department of Health,

Thanks your for the information.

I am sorry to trouble you again, can you update the data as of 15 Feb
2022, please?

Yours faithfully,

Andy Chui