Sarah Lee faces anxious wait on coronavirus test after flight with infected passenger
- Two-time world champion was on same Zurich-Hong Kong flight as passenger who returned a positive for the deadly virus
- Hong Kong athletes beginning to feel the brunt with karate exponent Lee Chun-ho confirmed to be infected
Track cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze faces the most anxious wait of her life after she was tested for the coronavirus along with two teammates as Hong Kong athletes began to wake up to the real threat of the global pandemic.
Lee is used to the high-pressure environment at world-class track meets but nothing will prepare her for what could lie ahead as she tested for Covid-19, the deadly pathogen that is sweeping Hong Kong and the world.
The Department of Health confirmed 14 new cases in the city on Wednesday with more cases expected to rise as Hong Kong travellers return from overseas.
The 32-year-old London Games bronze medallist shared the same flight from Zurich as a passenger who was confirmed with the deadly virus in Guangdong province and the former two-time world champion was taking no chances by getting herself tested. She is currently in quarantine at home for 14 days, normal protocol for Hong Kong travellers coming back from Europe, which has been hit hard by the virus.
The Hong Kong star rider faces an anxious 24-hour wait for the test results to come back and she’s keeping her fingers crossed that she will be given good news.
