[Wuhan pneumonia] The first confirmed patient in Macau was a 52-year-old Wuhan traveler who had visited a casino

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Written by: Lao Minyi

2020-01-22 10:55

Wuhan, Hunan, pneumonia has spread to many provinces and cities. The National Health Commission announced that 440 patients were diagnosed nationwide, and the death toll increased to nine. Macau has set up a new Coronavirus Coordination Coordination Center for the response to the epidemic. Macau has confirmed the first case of new Coronavirus pneumonia. It is a 52-year-old woman who is a visitor from Wuhan to Australia. When entering the country, he entered Macau through the checkpoint without entering a fever, and entered the Macau with a fortune ticket. He has been gambling at the casino because he coughed and went to the Peak Hospital for medical treatment. Two friends who were also tourists have been isolated. The authorities will announce the time when the patient took the fortune bus, and citizens with doubts can check it.

The Macau Health Bureau issued guidelines that all casino employees need to wear masks and discourage travel to Wuhan. Macau requires all inbound passengers to complete a health declaration form. During the Lunar New Year, all New Year event performers will take their temperature.

On January 22, Ouyang Yu, director of the Department of Social Culture, stated that the first case of Wuhan new pneumonia was diagnosed on the evening of 21st, as a Wuhan traveler. (Macao News Bureau)

Ouyang Yu, the director of the Department of Social Culture, said that the first case of Wuhan new pneumonia was confirmed on the evening of Tuesday (21st). She was a Wuhan traveler and was positive after two rounds of testing. She did not have a fever when she came to Macau. In addition to eating out, she has been staying in the casino to gamble money. Since then she has been admitted to the hospital with symptoms. The hospital has taken tests and quarantined, and her friends have also been quarantined.

The director of the Health Bureau, Li Zhanrun, said the confirmed patient was a 52-year-old Wuhan businesswoman who had no contact with pneumonia patients in Wuhan. (Macao News Bureau)

The director of the Health Bureau, Li Zhanrun, said the patient was a 52-year-old Wuhan woman who reportedly was a businessman and had no contact with pneumonia patients in Wuhan. The patient had a cough and sore throat for a week. He passed the high-speed rail to Zhuhai on the 19th, entered the Macau via the gate at 23:00, took a fortune bus to the Landmark, and checked into the hotel with two friends. In addition to dining at restaurants near the hotel on the 20th, most of the time in the casino, on the 21st walk into the emergency room of the Peak Hospital for treatment. Macao was immediately on alert, shunted in the emergency department, and immediately tested. Coronavirus was positive. Chest CT and X-ray showed signs of pneumonia. New coronavirus pneumonia was diagnosed. He had just started fever and had no breathing difficulties.

According to clinical analysis, Li Zhanrun judged that the patient's condition was not serious because he had only cough and sore throat, not too many secretions and fever. It was an initial symptom, and the spread was not high. The two close contacts were isolated for 14 days. In order to determine whether it is infected.

Her two friends have been isolated. Li Zhanrun said that the two are tourists and are waiting for the test results. They are currently undergoing quarantine on the 14th. Li Zhanrun said that the time when the patients involved will take the fortune bus will be announced later. If the passengers during the same period are worried, they can arrange to go to the hospital to monitor and recommend that they stay in the hotel for cleaning; they will also arrange for the table staff to contact an examination. Ouyang Yu said that because of the first case, she no longer stays at the early warning level and has entered the prevention mechanism. It will need to take appropriate measures, such as requiring casino employees to wear masks.

Li Zhanrun said that this is an imported case, not a local infection, and urged citizens in need to wear masks.

Wuhan tourists diagnosed in Macau have stayed at The Landmark Hotel. (Hotel official website)

The Macau authorities have contacted six major gaming companies, and all casino entrances have been equipped with infrared heat detection devices, and all casino staff are required to wear masks.

Dai Zuyi, chairman of the Urban Management Committee, said that large-scale cleaning work has been carried out, including markets and hawker districts; Chen Dafu, director of the Bureau of Supervision, also said that all casino employees have been forced to wear masks. Ouyang Yu, director of the Department of Social Culture, said that in terms of passenger temperature detection, gamblers who have entered casinos have always done it, and all entrances and exits are the same. Li Zhanrun added that in addition to the two close contacts, casino restaurant employees are defined as general close contacts. If they are worried, they can be arranged to check for infection, but they need to be diverted.

Li Zhanrun said that after receiving the guidance from the National Health and Medical Commission, the new virus has changed greatly, and the onset of fever may not necessarily be milder than SARS symptoms. He emphasized that temperature monitoring is not useless and some patients can still be found. He urged travelers to fill in the health declaration form seriously, but acknowledged that it is difficult to check every detail during the holiday season and rely on everyone to fill in honestly. Regarding masks, Ouyang Yu believes that citizens do not need to stock up on masks and will check the inventory daily. When necessary, they will ask the mainland authorities to provide sufficient masks to Macau.

Asked whether Wuhan tourists, or even mainland tourists, would be banned from entering the country, the security police chief Wu Jinhua said that according to the Epidemic Prevention Law, the SAR government would announce whether people from the affected areas could not enter Macau, and Macao people were not barred from going to Wuhan for the time being.

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The Macao New Coronavirus Coordination and Coordination Center is under the direct operation of the Chief Executive. The Director of the Department of Social Affairs is the Vice-Chairman. It operates 24 hours and is responsible for comprehensive planning and coordination of public and private entities related to the prevention, control and treatment of Wuhan pneumonia.

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