[Wuhan pneumonia] confirmed diagnosis of Wuhan men take Cathay Dragon two flights: crew members have not been grounded

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Written by: McCain

2020-01-25 20:13

A second confirmed case of Wuhan's new coronavirus was recorded in Japan on Thursday (23). A male passenger arrived from Wuhan on January 19 on Cathay Dragon Dragon KA853 and then transferred to Cathay CX500 to Tokyo, Japan. The Hospital Authority revealed at a press conference today (25th) that an aircraft cabin attendant needs to be isolated, but will not disclose more details to protect personal information. "Hong Kong 01" received news that all cabin attendants on the Cathay Pacific CX500 flight did not wear masks, but Cathay did not arrange for them to be isolated, and arranged for them to continue to work, fearing that the infection would not cause illness or infect others.

"Hong Kong 01" has consulted the Centre for Health Protection and Cathay Pacific for the incident.

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Huang Jiaqing, director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, earlier quoted a report from the Japanese authorities. A male passenger arrived in Wuhan on January 19 from Cathay Dragon Dragon KA853 from Wuhan, and then transferred to Cathay CX500 to Japan. Suffering from new viral pneumonia. The Hong Kong Department of Health needs to track down the passenger on the first flight KA853 that the patient was on and the patient's close contacts on board.

Today (25th) Zhong Jianli, Director of Quality and Safety of the Hospital Authority, revealed that one passenger and one cabin attendant found on KA853 and Cathay Pacific CX500 were close contacts, and they have been arranged to stay in an isolation camp.

"Hong Kong 01" received news that the cabin attendant in the isolation camp had served on Cathay Pacific CX500 flight, and all cabin attendants on the flight did not wear masks, questioning that all cabin attendants may be infected. However, Cathay Pacific did not issue guidance to the crew of the class or to all cabin crew members. They also told the cabin attendants of the class that other crew members were not in close contact with passengers, and only asked them to pay attention to body temperature.

A Wuhan man arrived in Hong Kong on Cathay Dragon Dragon Flight KA853, and he was later transferred to Cathay Pacific CX500 to arrive in Japan to confirm Wuhan pneumonia. (Profile picture)

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The crew members flew to other places if there is no infection or infection

After reviewing the information, Cathay Pacific ’s air service employees will only be notified by Cathay on the 22nd of this month. The company allows all flight attendants to put on their own masks during the duty period, that is, two days after the incident. It is understood that the flight attendant of the flight was not arranged to be grounded and isolated afterwards, and some of them had already flown to Beijing and Tokyo afterwards; if anyone had an infection, they did not become infected or infected others.

Sources said that Cathay Pacific ’s crew members list was hidden after the incident. Other cabin crew members could not understand whether they would be on the same flight with the flight crew. They described many employees as very worried about the incident and criticized the Center for Health Protection before Cathay Pacific did not report. No action was taken and the approach was passive.

Zhong Jianli only said this morning that the left and right passengers connected to the male passenger on the flight, as well as the first two passengers, will be included as close contacts, but there is no explanation on how to designate the cabin attendants as close contacts.

"Hong Kong 01" has inquired the Centre for Health Protection and Cathay Pacific for the incident and is waiting for a reply.

Union: The company has contacted the flight crew

Cathay Pacific Air Service Staff Chairman Wang Simin said the company had contacted the flight crew and issued relevant guidelines to all cabin crew this evening.

She went on to point out that if the cabin attendant was on duty in the cabin area where the passenger was diagnosed, she would be deemed to have had close contact, and the CHP would take the initiative to contact them, and other colleagues could call the hotline for enquiries.

The union hopes that the company will pay more attention to the health and safety of employees, and comprehensively strengthen the process of disinfection and cleaning of the cabin to make employees and passengers more at ease.

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