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[Wuhan Pneumonia] North Point Women ’s Neighbourhood Goes Out in Gelcoats: It ’s Difficult to Strengthen Equipment

2020-02-25T11:24:12.197Z


The outbreak of Wuhan pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus continues, especially in the eastern part of Hong Kong. Staff at the KFC branch in Ming Court Centre, King's Road, North Point had a preliminary diagnosis. The branch will be closed for two weeks from today. The KFC employee is related to the North Point Buddhist Church infection group. The patient is 55 years old and is the younger sister of a confirmed person living in Hongshan Peninsula. She has been to Fuhui Jingshe Buddhist Church in Meilun Building, North Point. A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" visited the KFC branch today (25th) to learn about the situation. A notice of suspension of business has been posted outside the branch, and FEHD staff have cleaned the streets outside the restaurant. When some residents go out, in addition to wearing hats, masks, and rubber gloves, they also wear plastic rain gauze, and also wear a face mask. Closely, it was originally modified by a thin plastic box containing Swiss rolls, but because the airtight, the thin rubber The box is full of mist. When she learned that someone nearby was diagnosed, she was very surprised. "It really scared me!" Another diner said helplessly: "The chickens are sick, can you eat them?"


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Written by: Liang Huanmin

2020-02-25 18:40

Last updated: 2020-02-25 19:19

The outbreak of Wuhan pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus continues, especially in the eastern part of Hong Kong. Staff at the KFC branch in Ming Court Centre, King's Road, North Point had a preliminary diagnosis. The branch will be closed for two weeks from today. The KFC employee is related to the North Point Buddhist Church infection group. The patient is 55 years old and is the younger sister of a confirmed person living in Hongshan Peninsula. She has been to Fuhui Jingshe Buddhist Church in Meilun Building, North Point.

A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" visited the KFC branch today (25th) to learn about the situation. A notice of suspension of business has been posted outside the branch, and FEHD staff have cleaned the streets outside the restaurant. When some residents go out, in addition to wearing hats, masks, and rubber gloves, they also wear plastic rain gauze, and also wear a face mask. Closely, it was originally modified by a thin plastic box containing Swiss rolls, but because the airtight, the thin rubber The box is full of mist. When she learned that someone nearby was diagnosed, she was very surprised. "It really scared me!" Another diner said helplessly: "The chickens are sick, can you eat them?"

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A KFC spokesman confirmed that employees have contracted the new type of pneumonia. The involved stores were closed immediately after being informed of the incident last night for thorough cleaning and disinfection. At the same time, the business was suspended from today (February 25) to March 9, and all opened or processed foods were completely destroyed. And arrange the branch employees to isolate themselves for 14 days.

"Hong Kong 01" reporter today (25th) went to the relevant KFC branch to understand the situation. Some citizens expressed their intention to go to the restaurant for afternoon tea, but found it strange that the door had not been opened. When the reporter informed that one of the staff members was a relative or friend of the confirmed person in the Buddhist temple, the diagnosis was also confirmed today, so the branch was temporarily closed. After hearing this, she was disappointed and said, "Did you have something to do with the Buddhist temple? There was something to do with KFC? It was something personal, and the chickens were all sick, order to eat chicken?" Then she left disappointed.

Ms. Li is well-equipped. She lives in a ten-meter-tall building in the KFC branch in North Point. The reporter informed her that a staff member had been diagnosed this morning, and she was very nervous. (Photo by Liang Huanmin)

Another neighbour Ms. Li lived in a building ten meters away from the restaurant. When a reporter informed her that a restaurant staff member had confirmed the diagnosis this morning, she was very nervous. "You tell me the truth! Frighten me!" She said that she rarely went out to eat in the early days of the epidemic and was worried about the food being untidy. However, because of the young children in the family and the recent suspension of classes, the son of primary school has not left for 20 days At the door, "I have eaten before, my daughter-in-law has eaten for two weeks. I have been shocked by Ji Yuzhong, and I am so surprised!" I said they would immediately inform them to go out carefully.

The reporter saw Ms. Li wearing her equipment. She bluntly stated that the situation was serious and she trembled daily, but because she needed to buy daily necessities and food, she would also wear the same equipment every day, including homemade plastic masks, caps, masks, rubber gloves, Rain magpies go out and will also wear glue shoes when necessary. The presence of diagnosed patients near her residence made her even more worried. "I return to the housing company every day to wash all the equipment on my body. I go far today and carry water shoes first. I can't stop cleaning. It's difficult to strengthen equipment. "

Mr. Zhang, who opened a western restaurant in KFC's isolation, said that after returning to the restaurant this morning, a notice was posted outside the staff's notice at about noon before he knew that KFC had a confirmed diagnosis. (Photo by Liang Huanmin)

For those who have been diagnosed one after another at Buddhist temples near North Point, she thinks it will have a certain impact on nearby residents, but she can't worry too much. As for the shops near the KFC branch in North Point, most staff members expressed difficulty in worrying about the situation. At present, they can only do a good job of cleaning and strengthen epidemic prevention measures.

Mr. Dong Yanhuan of the Western Restaurant said that after returning to the restaurant this morning, the incident was only known by the staff at about noon. At about 10 am this morning, FEHD staff went to the door for cleaning. He said that the restaurant had been cleaned earlier than the beginning of the epidemic, including cleaning the door with disinfectant every hour. Although I knew that there were confirmed patients nearby, I was not too worried. "In fact, it is difficult to strengthen it because it has been strengthened. I was too worried, I could only do myself well. "

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Mr. Zhang went on to say that business has been greatly affected since the outbreak of the epidemic, and the turnover has been reduced by half. It is not expected that the business will decline because of the confirmed patients, and no staff will ask for a rest. To continue my life, my business has to be done, and I have to make labor, so I ’m closed because I ’m closed, but I ’m going to do more takeaway business. ”

In addition, the staff of the jewelry store near the restaurant said that the branch manager had reminded them of the confirmed patients and urged them to pay attention to their physical condition. This morning, they also saw the food ring staff to clean the streets nearby, but they would work as usual. The nearby convenience store staff said that they did not pay attention to whether the restaurant opened today, but the company has informed them to be careful. The smell of disinfection medicine came from the convenience store, and the glass door that had been open was also closed.

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