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Written by: Li Jingshan and Deng Yongzhong
2020-01-23 10:21
Last updated: 2020-01-23 10:21The Centre for Health Protection announced the second case of a highly suspected new type of coronavirus infection. A 56-year-old Hong Kong resident went to Wuhan at the beginning of the month and returned to Hong Kong for treatment at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Prince of Wales Hospital. He found that the fever continued during the follow-up. Arrange patients to be admitted to hospital for isolation. The patient is now in stable condition and was transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital for isolation. The man used to take the MTR back to Hong Kong at the Lo Wu Port. He took a taxi from Hengan to Wells Hospital on the same day, and then from Wells Hospital to Tianyuhai, Ma'anshan. He checked in at the Emperor Hotel Shatin the next day. The Centre for Health Protection has set up a hotline 2125 1122 for individual cases. People who have been in contact with patients during the above hours should call this hotline.
According to district council members, the patient lived in Block 1A of Tianyuhai. His Wuhan pneumonia test was positive and he is still waiting for detailed test results. Since he did not know whether the patient was walking in the area after returning to Hong Kong, he called on the nearby shopping malls WE GO MALL, Jintai, and Hengan Shopping Center to step up cleaning. MTR should also strengthen cleaning of the MTR and East Rail lines.
Residents of Ma'anshan Tianyuhai once went to Wuhan suspected of being infected, took a taxi to MTR after returning to Hong Kong, and also stayed at Royal Plaza Hotel in Shatian. (Photo by Deng Yongzhong)
The Centre for Health Protection issued a press release early this morning (23) to investigate the second case of highly suspected new coronavirus infection. The second case involved a 56-year-old male patient who was a Hong Kong resident and had good health in the past. A preliminary test of his respiratory tract samples was positive for Wuhan pneumonia. He went to Wuhan alone on the 10th of this month. On the 19th, he took Air China Flight CA8279 to Shenzhen from Wuhan, and took the MTR back to Hong Kong via Luohu Port on the same day. The patient began to have fever since the 18th, but has no symptoms of respiratory infections. The next day he went to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Prince of Wales Hospital for medical treatment. No admission was required. The patient was admitted to the hospital for isolation. The patient is now in stable condition and was transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital for isolation.
The Centre for Health Protection has initiated an epidemiological investigation and contact tracing. Initial investigations revealed that the patient and his wife lived in Tianyuhai, Ma'anshan, and visited their parents alone in Wuhan from 10th to 19th of this month. Both his wife and their parents showed no symptoms. The patient also stayed at Royal Plaza Hotel Shatin on the 20th of this month. According to the information provided by the patient, he did not visit medical institutions, wet markets or seafood markets during the incubation period. He did not come into contact with wildlife or birds, or patients with pneumonia or upper respiratory infections.
The Centre for Health Protection will continue to track contacts and have recommended relevant agencies and management companies to clean and disinfect the environment as needed. The patient's wife, the taxi driver who carried the patient, and passengers who traveled on the same flight as the patient on the same flight and before and after the same flight will be classified as close contacts. Other passengers in the same cabin will be classified as other contacts. The centre will arrange quarantine surveillance for close contacts, while other contacts will conduct medical surveillance. The investigation is still ongoing.
Case of highly suspected 56-year-old male patient after returning to Hong Kong:
● Living in Block 1A, Tianyuhai, Maanshan
● Jan 19 took Air China CA8279 to Shenzhen
● On January 19, once returned to Hong Kong by MTR at Luohu Port
● Take a taxi from Hengan to Wells Hospital at 5 pm on January 19, and from Wells Hospital to Ma On Shan Tian Yu Hai at 11 pm on the same day
● January 20 stay at Royal Plaza Hotel
(Source: Department of Health, District Councillors)
The Centre for Health Protection has set up a hotline 2125 1122 for individual cases. Those who have taken Air China CA8279 on January 19, or taxi drivers who have carried patients ﹝ From 5 pm on January 19 from Hengan to Wells Hospital, and from 11 pm on January 19 by Weir Sri Lanka Hospital to Ma'anshan Tianyu Haiyu should call the hotline. The hotline will operate from 8 am to 5:45 pm today to answer public enquiries.
Tian Yuhai resident Ms. Mo is not worried that an outbreak will occur in the estate and she will clean her hands. (Photo by Deng Yongzhong)
Ma Anshan District Councilman Chen Yiming pointed out that the patient lived in Block 1A of Tian Yuhai and had no fever symptoms when returning to Hong Kong. Today he was sent from Victoria Hospital to Princess Margaret Hospital's Infectious Diseases Centre. He quoted Tianyuhai's management office as saying that film had been affixed to each elevator and cleaned regularly, and that staff and security staff would wear masks during work and take their temperature during work. The children's play facilities in the estate are temporarily closed. The elevator lobby, clubs and restaurants in the relevant floors are cleaned, and hand sanitizers are provided in each lobby. Notices will be posted in the lobby to remind household and personal hygiene precautions.
Resident Ms. Mo said that the lobby of the estate was closed. She was not worried that an outbreak would occur in the estate and she would strengthen her hands to clean. Mrs. Wang pointed out that it was not clear that there was a suspected case of infection in the housing estate. The domestic helper was cleaning at home. This morning she wore a mask to protect herself. Mr. Lei bluntly said, "I have to worry about it." He went out to wear a mask this morning, but his son has it. If he rides the MTR, he will wear a mask.
Wuhan Pneumonia Health Protection Center Maanshan
