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Written by: Chen Qianting
2020-03-01 18:57
Last updated: 2020-03-01 18:57The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced this afternoon (1st) that there was an additional confirmed case and 2 suspected confirmed cases of Wuhan pneumonia in Hong Kong, with a total of 98 cases. In addition, 2 patients were initially positive for the virus, and the results are pending review. Two of the suspected confirmed patients were Hong Kong people returning to Hong Kong from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Their respiratory tract samples were negative for the virus, but antibodies were found in the blood test. The center estimates that the two have recovered and have recovered. I believe their The contagion rate is low and further examinations are being conducted at the Queen Mary Hospital.
The newly diagnosed 71-year-old female patient is related to the Fuhui Jingshe Buddhist Hall group in North Point. The patient has volunteered at the Buddhist Hall many times in early February to help prepare food. She also talked to and shared meals with the 92nd patient diagnosed earlier. . As for the two patients who were initially diagnosed, they were a couple living in Yuanzhou Village, Changsha Bay. Both were chronically ill patients and had flowers in their lungs. The test results were pending review.
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Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, revealed that the new suspected cases, the 96th and 97th cases today were Hong Kong passengers of the Diamond Princess, and they returned to Hong Kong on the second special plane. The 96th case was a 68-year-old woman who had a fever around February 16 and 17 and had a cough on February 27. After receiving a negative virus test in Japan, she returned to Hong Kong to take a serum antibody test from the University of Hong Kong. It was found to be preliminary positive and is waiting for further testing at Queen Mary Hospital. She lived with a friend on board, and when she returned to Hong Kong for quarantine and quarantine in Junyang Village, Fo Tan, she lived alone.
The 97th case was a 56-year-old man who had been asymptomatic and was negative when tested in Japan. The University of Hong Kong did a serum antibody test for him and found a preliminary positive. He was also arranged for further testing at Queen Mary Hospital. He lived with his wife when he was isolated in Junyang Village. The authorities will consider whether to extend his wife's quarantine time depending on the test results.
Antibodies are non-infectious but need to be more cautious in the face of new viruses
Zhang Zhujun revealed that both samples of the respiratory tract were negative for the virus, but antibodies were detected in the serum test, or that they had been infected on board or even earlier. Since antibodies are generally infectious, Therefore, it is believed that the two have recovered from the "good infectiousness", but due to the current little knowledge of this new virus, they should still be admitted to the hospital for examination, and the test results will be further studied by experts.
Buddhism group increased to 15 Centers for Health Protection: Non-Big Outbreak
As for the latest confirmed case, a 71-year-old female patient living with her family in Kangrui Court, Lam Tin, was a volunteer at Fuhui Jingshe Buddhist Temple in North Point. She helped cut vegetables and prepare food. It was reported on February 1, 5, and 8. Go to the Buddhist temple to help, and also discussed and shared meals with the 92nd patient diagnosed earlier on February 8. The patient had cough and runny nose on February 12, and visited a Chinese and Western pharmacy at Wuhua Street, Kwun Tong on February 14, 25, and 26. He consulted a Chinese medicine practitioner and informed the Department of Health yesterday that he was currently receiving treatment at United Hospital. Patients reported that they had been to Chunyang Market and Lei Yue Men Market in North Point, including Chunyang Market near Buddha Hall. The 77th and 86th patients also reported that they had visited.
Together with the new cases, there are 15 confirmed cases in the North Point Buddhist Temple group. Zhang Zhujun said that there is currently community transmission, but he thinks it is not a big outbreak. Taking the Buddhist Temple as an example, the confirmed patients are not unknown, but have been to the Buddhist Temple. Persons or their families belong to group cases, and it is expected that related cases will continue to increase. The authorities have so far reached 265 people who have visited the Buddhist temple through telephone hotlines. 38 people are being quarantined and another 193 people need medical supervision.
Two couples in Yuanzhou Village were diagnosed initially and both were chronically ill
In addition, two newly diagnosed patients today are a couple living in Yuanle Building, Yuanzhou Village, Changsha Bay. The female patient is 76 years old. She has diabetes and needs insulin. She has fever and cough since February 28. He had asthma and went to the Caritas Medical Centre on the same day. He had flowers in his lungs and the test was positive for the new virus. The patient reported that the main activities during weekdays were in the park near his home and shopping at Baoan Road Market.
As for the 79-year-old male patient who has diabetes and has kidney disease, he fell at home on February 27 and coughed on the 28th. His child took him to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Caritas Hospital until last night (29th). , The virus test for it showed preliminary positive test results pending review.
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