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New crown pneumonia|Burgerroom employees diagnosed after nationwide testing. Boss: other employees tested negative

2020-09-10T12:11:56.956Z


The novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic continues. Today (10th) there are 12 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong. Among the 5 local cases, the staff of Causeway Bay restaurants who were confirmed by the National Testing Program and whose source of infection is unknown. The owner of Burgerroom, the restaurant involved, said that the confirmed employees had taken a long vacation since last Sunday and had not returned to the restaurant. Yesterday, they learned that an employee had undergone a spray disinfection of the entire shop immediately after the diagnosis. All employees have also undergone rapid tests, and the test results were all negative.


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Written by: Zeng Kaixin

2020-09-10 19:59

Last update date: 2020-09-10 19:59

The novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic continues. Today (10th) there are 12 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong. Among the 5 local cases, the staff of Causeway Bay restaurants who were confirmed by the National Testing Program and whose source of infection is unknown.

The owner of Burgerroom, the restaurant involved, said that the confirmed employees had taken a long vacation since last Sunday and had not returned to the restaurant. Yesterday, they learned that an employee had undergone a spray disinfection of the entire shop immediately after the diagnosis. All employees have also undergone rapid tests, and the test results were all negative.

There are also several diners in the restaurant during the evening market.

(Photo by Yu Junliang)

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that the two cases of unknown origin found through national testing included an employee working at Burgerroom at 50-56 Paterson Street.

Zhang Zhujun stated that she had no symptoms, and accompanied her 5-year-old son to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on September 8 to return a deep throat saliva sample. At that time, the test was negative.

The two went to the ophthalmology hospital the next day. The patient's son underwent eye surgery. During the operation, he learned that his mother was diagnosed. The boy was tested for the virus after the operation and found to be initially positive.

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Mr. Huang, the owner of Burgeroom restaurant, said that he was informed that an employee had been sprayed to disinfect the entire shop immediately after the diagnosis. All employees have also undergone rapid tests, and the test results were all negative.

(Photo by Yu Junliang)

The restaurant has been disinfected by mist and all employees who are negative will be tested again

There were also several diners in the evening market restaurant. Mr. Huang, the owner of the Burgerroom restaurant, pointed out that the confirmed employee had taken a long vacation on the grounds of accompany his son for surgery and had not returned to the restaurant since last Sunday. .

When asked if he would be worried about the restaurant business, Huang bluntly stated that he would do it again, but emphasized that all 8 employees had undergone a quick test and the test results were all negative. He also went to the Health Protection Center to collect sample bottles this morning and asked the employees to do it again. Detection.

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off of someone diagnosed with a sense of surprise but did not affect the desire to patronize

Diner Ms. Wang was also shocked to learn that an employee of the restaurant was diagnosed, but she said she was not too worried and believed that the public had rendered the epidemic too serious.

She revealed that it is not the first time to visit Burgerroom. Although some employees have been diagnosed, it will not reduce the desire to patronize. She also believes that "there is no way to know if there are diagnoses around, and there is a chance (passers) to have the diagnosis", so she is not worried.

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