Hong Kong expands probe after more Cathay passengers on Nepal flights fall ill

Hong Kong expands probe after more Cathay passengers on Nepal flights fall ill

[South China Morning Post] - 01/10/2025

Centre for Health Protection investigating two food poisoning cases involving 36 passengers who arrived from Kathmandu earlier this week.



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