HONG KONG - Hong Kong reported seven new coronavirus cases on Friday, including six imported infections, as the government added France and Russia to its COVID-19 high-risk list. 

Of the new cases, one was a local case involving a 28-year-old man who works as a social worker at the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong Lei Cheng Uk House, while the other six were imported cases

The sole local case involved a 28-year-old man who lived in Tseung Kwan O. He is a social worker at the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong Lei Cheng Uk House, a halfway residence in Sham Shui Po for the mentally challenged, said Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch of the Centre for Health Protection, at a news briefing. 

The patient last visited the care center on Monday. He once went cycling with eight residents of the center. The eight residents have been moved to quarantine facilities, Chuang said.

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Among the six imported cases, four were from India, one from Nepal, and one from Malta.

The new additions brought Hong Kong's infection tally to 5,220.  A total of 130 patients are being treated in the hospitals, including 12 in critical condition.

The Hong Kong government said it would extend the opening period of the temporary virus testing center in Yau Tsim Mong district until Sunday to cater to public demand.

The other three temporary testing centers – in Wan Chai, Kwai Tsing and Kowloon City respectively – will cease operation after Friday, the government said in a statement.

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As of 10 pm Friday, a total of 14,824 people have been sampled at the four centers for nucleic acid tests.

Starting from Oct 26, travelers from France and Russia to Hong Kong will have to present a proof of negative coronavirus tests conducted within 72 hours before their departure, according to a government press release issued on Friday.  

The requirement currently applies to travelers from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Any traveler coming to Hong Kong who fails to comply with the requirement is liable to a fine of HK$10,000 and imprisonment for six months.