[Wuhan Pneumonia] Only 07 units in Kangmei Building were withdrawn. Yuan Guoyong: No reason to ask the whole building to leave.

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Written by: Li Enci Chen Shuxia

2020-02-11 02:33

The pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan is raging. As of yesterday, there were a total of 42 confirmed cases in Hong Kong. The 62-year-old woman in the 42nd confirmed case was living in Unit 07, Hongmei Building, Changkang Village, Tsing Yi, the same as the 12th case earlier. People are separated by about 10 floors. In the early hours of this morning (11th), the authorities arranged to evacuate the 07 units of the entire building, temporarily living in the three quarantine centers provided by the government, and the elegant mountain house of the Rao Zongyi Cultural Museum.

Professor Yuan Guoyong, Chair Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, School of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, said that there were two cases in Room 07 of Kangmei Building. The first case occurred first and the downstair case occurred later, and the two cases developed symptoms during the incubation period, although the transmission route is unknown. The only safest way for residents is to evacuate immediately. The Housing Department will first review the exhaust pipe design and wait until it is safe for the residents to return home. As for why he did not evacuate all residents of Kangmei Building, Yuan Guoyong pointed out that at present only a problem with the design of the exhaust pipe of room 07 was found. "It is impossible to evacuate all of the thousands or 2,000 people because of two people."

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Deputy Director of the Environment Bureau: No problem with the "U-shaped" water level in Kangmei Building

In 2003, Amoy Gardens caused a big outbreak due to the drying up of U-shaped canals. Xie Zhanhuan, deputy director of the Environment Bureau, explained that the design of Kangmei Building was connected by the same ditch. There was also a "U-shaped" go to the water level. There is no problem with the water level, but the female patient unit living in the lower floor has no sealed exhaust pipe connection to the dung or the source of the virus.

Huang Jiaqing: Engineers Examine Unit Exhaust Pipes Tomorrow

Huang Jiaqing, director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, pointed out that two patients live in room 07 of the same building. At this stage, it is difficult to determine whether the two cases are in close contact. Therefore, they must be very careful to deal with the two cases and have the same epidemiological history. It is also necessary to investigate whether environmental infections have occurred. He said that he would check with residents of 07 units on each floor of Kangmei Building. Those with symptoms will be sent to hospital, and those without symptoms will be sent to quarantine center for isolation. He acknowledged that due to the large number of residents involved, the three existing quarantine centers would be full; some of the quarantined residents would need to be sent to the Cui Ya Mountain House of Rao Zongyi Cultural Museum, which is estimated to hold about 50 people.

He continued that the agency had taken environmental samples, and the laboratory took several days for testing; the government would arrange an engineer tomorrow to inspect the unit's exhaust pipes.

Yuan Guoyong: It is impossible for two people to evacuate more than a thousand people

According to Yuan Guoyong, there were two cases in Room 07 of Kangmei Building. The unit above the first developed the disease, and the unit below the first occurred, and the two cases developed symptoms during the incubation period. The toilet exhaust pipe of the downstairs unit was connected to the ditch, and the exhaust pipe was useless. Sufficient tung putty or other methods to completely seal it, and believe that it is possible to draw air into the room by turning on the exhaust fan in the toilet.

He also said that although the transmission route is unknown at present, the only safest way for residents is to evacuate immediately. The Housing Department will first review the exhaust pipe design and wait until it is safe for the residents to return home. If there is a fever or other illness during the residents, they will be quarantined first.

As for why he did not evacuate all residents of Kangmei Building, Yuan Guoyong pointed out that the two cases currently live in Room 07. At present, only the design of the waste pipe exhaust pipe of Room 07 is found to be defective. There is no justification for the residents of the entire Kangmei Building. Both evacuated, "It is impossible to evacuate all thousands and thousands of people because of two people."

Member of the Legislative Council Chen Henghuan said that the entire 07-bedroom unit had 180 residents.

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