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Written by: Zhang Jiamin Guo Xiaoqing
2020-08-05 19:19
Last update date: 2020-08-05 19:19The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. A confirmed Indian domestic helper stayed in 2 foreign domestic helpers' dormitories at the end of July, including the Jianle Nursing Center on Lockhart Road, Wanchai and the Honorary Employment Center for Helpers in Causeway Bay. At least 32 foreign domestic helpers lived together. 28 of them have returned to their employer’s apartment to work. The Centre for Health Protection is investigating and appealing to employers to pay attention.
Among them, the Jianle Nursing Center is located in Fuk Kee Building, Wan Chai. Some residents stated that there are different foreign domestic helpers coming and going in and out of the building from time to time, and there is no special cleaning work. They will consider moving out after learning that a confirmed person has temporarily stayed in the building. . As for the other employment center where Chinese helpers used to live, the person in charge, Mr. Feng, said that 4 foreign domestic helpers and 1 company employee need to be sent to quarantine.
The Indian domestic helper with the confirmed case number 3664 left his old employer on July 20 to change jobs, and started to feel sick and fever on August 1. From July 22 to 23, she stayed at the Health Care Centre at Fok Kee Building, Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, where she lived with about 28 foreign domestic helpers. From July 30th to 31st, I have also stayed at the Help and Honor Employment Center in Causeway Bay Commercial Building. The 4 helpers who live together must be sent to the quarantine center. As for the 28 domestic helpers in the Jianle Nursing Center, they have returned to their employers’ apartments to work. The Department of Health is tracing the list of foreign domestic helpers involved.
Residents of the building where the FDH dormitory is located are considering moving out temporarily
As for the Health Care Center on Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, the Fook Kee Building where the center is located is a residential building. There are a lot of clothes hanging outside the unit and foreign domestic helpers come and go, but they did not respond to questions. Ms. Zhang, who lives on the 6th floor of the building, said that she had just learned of a confirmed case in the building and was worried about it. She pointed out that residents who usually enter and exit the building wear masks and clean regularly. She has taken adequate measures to prevent the epidemic, but to ensure her safety, she will consider moving to other places for temporary stay.
Mr. Chen, who lives in the high-rise building of the building, said that it is estimated that there are dormitories for foreign domestic helpers on the 4th and 11th floors of the building, and different foreign domestic helpers come and go from time to time, but they all wear masks when they come and go. Another resident, Ms. Zhang, also said that she has noticed that foreign domestic helpers come and go in the building from time to time, and the building’s epidemic prevention measures have not been strengthened. Only the elevator buttons are taped, and no special cleaning work is seen. She said that she was worried about a foreign domestic helper's diagnosis and would consider moving out of the building temporarily.
4 foreign employees were sent for quarantine and failed to report to their employers
Mr. Feng, the person in charge of the Fame Employment Center, said that the confirmed foreign domestic helper went to the lounge of the Causeway Bay branch on July 30 and 31. At that time, 4 foreign domestic helpers stayed in the lounge with her and were classified as close contacts. To quarantine; in addition, a company employee had to be sent to quarantine because he used the toilet. The rest room has been disinfected and disabled. He said that the confirmed woman was employed by his company and was not employed by the employer. As for the other four foreign employees who are subject to quarantine, they have been hired but have not yet reported to the employer. He stated that the employer has not been notified of the incident.
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