[Wuhan Pneumonia] Chinese and Filipino maids from members of the "Star Meal Bureau" were diagnosed at the General Assembly Hall last Sunday

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Written by: Chen Qianting

2020-02-18 17:34

A total of 61 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia have been reported in Hong Kong so far. The latest confirmed patient is a 32-year-old Filipino foreign domestic helper. Her employer is the 52nd confirmed case and she attended a dinner party for 29 people at North Star Seafood Restaurant on the second day of the new year. The Department of Health stated that the domestic helpers themselves did not attend the party and were expected to spread at home.

The agency also stated that the patient had developed the disease as early as February 2 and has recovered since taking the medicine. During the disease onset and last Sunday (9), he went to the town hall to meet with more than a dozen friends, and was confirmed by the employer on February 13. Only then was he admitted to the hospital. The patient's first virus test was negative, but because the lungs had "flowers", they were reviewed again yesterday (17th). The test result was positive for the new virus, which is the first confirmed case of "yin to yang" in Hong Kong.

Zhang Zhujun, Director of Infectious Diseases, Center for Health Protection, Department of Health (Photo by Zhang Haowei)

In the latest confirmed 61 case, the patient was a 32-year-old Filipino foreign domestic helper. Her employer was the 52nd case. She attended a family dinner for 29 people at North Point Star Restaurant. Six of them were confirmed. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that the foreign domestic helper did not attend the party and was expected to spread at home.

The 32-year-old female patient had symptoms as early as February 2. She had a cough and fever. She consciously recovered after taking medication. Therefore, she had met with more than ten friends outside the Great Hall for about an hour during the onset of the disease on February 9. At that time, they did not eat, all of them were wearing masks, and the department was investigating whether his friends were symptomatic.

Hong Kong's first "yin to yang" diagnosis or sample virus problem

As her employer, the 52nd case was diagnosed on February 13, and the domestic helper was arranged to be admitted to the Eastern Hospital for examination in the early morning of February 14, her first virus test was negative, but due to the shadow of the lung film, until February A computer scan on the 15th revealed that there was still infection in the lungs. An upper respiratory tract sample was taken yesterday and the test was positive for the new virus. This is the first confirmed case of "yin to yang" in Hong Kong. She has remained since she was admitted on February 14. hospital.

Zhang Zhujun explained that "yin to yang" has a number of factors, one of which is that the patient took a sample after a period of time after the onset. Other factors include whether the sample was obtained accurately, whether the amount of virus in the batch was sufficient, The patient's viral load will be higher in the early or late stages of the disease, which will affect the results of the test. These conditions occur from time to time. Therefore, the doctor who diagnoses the disease needs to observe other symptoms of the patient at the same time for clinical decision.

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