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Written by: Deng Yinglin
2020-08-08 17:56
Last update date: 2020-08-08 18:01The outbreak of the new crown pneumonia virus continues, and many patients have visited more than ten places during the incubation period. When the Department of Health updated the list of places visited by confirmed patients last night (7th), the 45-year-old male patient number 3623 visited 23 places during the incubation period. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said at a press conference today (8th) that the male patient worked as an elevator maintenance worker and had visited many locations.
The 45-year-old man (#3623) visited 23 places during the incubation period, including the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel. (Photo of Hong Kong Hotels Association)
The source of the patient's infection is unknown
According to the information released by the Department of Health, the man lived in Lai Tin House, Pak Tin Village, Shek Kip Mei. He became ill on July 30. He was reported as a confirmed case on the 4th of this month. The case is a local case with an unknown source. Related.
Because he had visited 23 locations during the incubation period, it caused concern. The places he visited were mainly Yau Tsim Mong and Kowloon City District. Many of them were hotels, shopping malls and commercial buildings. There was also a primary school, including Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Silka Seaview Hotel, M1 Hotel, Olympian City Phase 2 , New Sun Plaza, Hengxin Commercial Building, Ocean Center, and Fangshuquan School of Dongguan Association.
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Zhang Zhujun pointed out at a press conference today that the man was an elevator repairer who had visited multiple locations for work.
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Zhang Zhujun said that patients who had been to 23 locations during the incubation period had served as elevator maintenance workers. (Photo by Gao Zhongming)
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