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Written by: Chen Qianting
2020-02-16 18:17
Last updated: 2020-02-16 18:17At present, the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship anchored in Yokohama, Japan, has 330 Hong Kong residents still isolated on board. The Hong Kong government is arranging charter flights to return Hong Kong people, but passengers need to stay in the quarantine center for 14 days after returning to Hong Kong.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said today (16th) that it is currently safe to enter the quarantine center without knowing the route of transmission on board the ship. Which quarantine centres will Hong Kong people stay in. The agency earlier stated that the utilization rate of the quarantine center was almost saturated. Zhang Zhujun said that since the residents of Hongmei Building in Tsing Yi had returned home yesterday (15th), it was estimated that at least nearly 100 quarantine units had been vacated.
Diamond Princess has accumulated 355 confirmed cases so far, including at least 11 Hong Kong people. The cruise ship was docked in Yokohama, Japan for many days, and passengers continued to be isolated on board. The Hong Kong Government announced late last night that it will arrange charter flights to return to Hong Kong people, but passengers will need to stay in the quarantine center after returning to Hong Kong.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Health Protection Center of the Department of Health, pointed out that because there were many confirmed cases on the ship, but the transmission route was not clear. Arranging them to stay at the quarantine center was a safety precaution. The department is also looking forward to the Japanese health department. More information.
Residents of Kangmei Building have relocated and vacated more than 100 units
The Hong Kong Government pointed out last week that the current utilization rate of 150 quarantine units in the 4 quarantine centers is nearly saturated. It is hoped that the Junyang Village in Fotan and the Permanent Police Calling Permanent Activity Center in Pat Heung will be opened as soon as possible, providing more than 1,000 quarantine units However, residents near Junyang Village were dissatisfied with being too close to the dwellings, which caused many protests.
Zhang Zhujun said that the location of the quarantine center depends on the infection control. In fact, she did not disclose the number of vacancies in the quarantine center. She only pointed out that since the residents of the Hongmei Building in Tsing Yi had moved back, more than 100 units were expected. It was vacated, and matters related to the Diamond Princess were coordinated by the Security Bureau. It is unknown at present which quarantine centers Hong Kong passengers will be staying at.
Westerdam reportedly travelled by 27 Hong Kong people
As for the cruise ship Westerdam, which was docked in Cambodia earlier, an American passenger disembarked and transferred to Malaysia to confirm the diagnosis. Zhang Zhujun said that he is currently seeking details from Malaysia and the World Health Organization, including whether the diagnosed person is infected on board, As for the location of the room where they lived, as 27 Hong Kong people have reportedly boarded the ship, the department has contacted the shipping company for relevant information.
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