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[Wuhan pneumonia] At least 20 confirmed cases accounted for nearly a quarter of the number of confirmed cases before and after onset

2020-02-26T00:09:12.458Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic continued to spread, with a total of 85 confirmed cases in Hong Kong. The confirmed cases yesterday (25th) included a 55-year-old woman working at the KFC North Point branch. She visited Fuhui Jingshe Buddhist Hall in Meilun Building in the district earlier this month. She also lived in Pak Fook University in the district. A 49-year-old female Buddhist volunteer who lived in North Point was diagnosed. If the diagnosis is finally made, there will be a total of eight cases in which the Fuhui Buddha House was inhabited, and even second-generation transmission occurred, some of whom were residents of the same district. Some people also went to a private clinic in North Point for treatment or went to Chunyang Street Market for shopping. The location is close to King's Road and only a few minutes' walk from each other. In addition, 6 people have been diagnosed in the 29-person restaurant at North Point Star Seafood Restaurant on the second day of last month (January 26), and the Filipino maid of one confirmed person was also infected. Another 48-year-old North Point Police District was confirmed. Police officers, attended a retirement banquet with 60 people in the middle of the month. The 60-year-old Jockey Club member who was diagnosed yesterday and lives in the Swiss Garden in Tai Hang also visited the Marble Road Huabao Commercial Building on the 13th of this month, when she had symptoms. Based on comprehensive information, at least 20 confirmed patients have been present in North Point before and after the onset, that is, about a quarter of the cases have "North Point elements". Is it a coincidence or there is community transmission?


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Written by: Lao Minyi Golden Chess

2020-02-26 08:00

Last updated: 2020-02-26 08:00

The new crown pneumonia epidemic continued to spread, with a total of 85 confirmed cases in Hong Kong. The confirmed cases yesterday (25th) included a 55-year-old woman working at the KFC North Point branch. She visited Fuhui Jingshe Buddhist Hall in Meilun Building in the district earlier this month. She also lived in Pak Fook University in the district. A 49-year-old female Buddhist volunteer who lived in North Point was diagnosed. If the diagnosis is finally made, there will be a total of eight cases in which the Fuhui Buddha House was inhabited, and even second-generation transmission occurred, some of whom were residents of the same district. Some people also went to a private clinic in North Point for treatment or went to Chunyang Street Market for shopping. The location is close to King's Road and only a few minutes' walk from each other.

In addition, 6 people have been diagnosed in the 29-person restaurant at North Point Star Seafood Restaurant on the second day of last month (January 26), and the Filipino maid of one confirmed person was also infected. Another 48-year-old North Point Police District was confirmed. Police officers, attended a retirement banquet with 60 people in the middle of the month. The 60-year-old Jockey Club member who was diagnosed yesterday and lives in the Swiss Garden in Tai Hang also visited the Marble Road Huabao Commercial Building on the 13th of this month, when she had symptoms.

Based on comprehensive information, at least 20 confirmed patients have been present in North Point before and after the onset, that is, about a quarter of the cases have "North Point elements". Is it a coincidence or there is community transmission?

↓↓ Click 睇 Two groups with `` North Point Element '' and other confirmed cases ↓↓

Orange Circle is the location of confirmed cases related to Fu Hui Buddhist Shelter in North Point, most of which are adjacent to King's Road. A number of other cases were reported in North Point around the time of the onset. (Google Maps)

9 confirmed cases related to Fu Hui Buddhist House in North Point

In the past few days, at least 9 confirmed cases were related to Fuhui Jingshe Buddhist Hall. The 70-year-old female patient who was first diagnosed in the 65th case of this Buddhist temple located in Meilun Building, North Point. She lived in Xiaoxiwan Village. She developed symptoms on February 12 and was confirmed on the 19th. She visited the Buddhist temple on January 25, February 1, and 8. Her husband (the 64th case) was also diagnosed. Both of them went to Dr. Wong Wing Fai on the ground floor of Crown Tower, North Point Road on February 18. Seek medical advice.

Later, the department announced that 6 people have been diagnosed and have visited the Buddhist temple from the end of January to early February, including a 96-year-old woman living in Tianlong Feilongtai (No. 70) and Xinghua (II) Village Zhanxing Building. Year-old woman (No. 73), Meilun Building 76-year-old woman (No. 74), Taitan Hongshan Peninsula Phase I 57-year-old woman (No. 76), North Point Ligong Building 68-year-old woman (No. 77), And a 55-year-old woman from North Point Pak Fook Garden (83th case, 76th patient's sister), her 24-year-old son (84th case) was diagnosed together, even if she did not appear in the Buddhist temple.

This shows that the 74th, 77th, 76th and 84th cases were all residents of North Point. The 77th case has been to Chunyang Street Market, and the 83rd case has been working at a KFC fast food restaurant at Ming Court Centre, North Point.

Many people visited the Fuhui Jingshe of Meilun Building in North Point and were diagnosed with the new coronavirus. (Photo / Photo by Liang Pengwei)

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Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that currently 153 people have called the Department of Health to report that they have gone to the Buddha House. The center will send staff to the Buddha Hall to collect 33 environmental samples on Sunday (23rd), including handrails and doors. Bells, keyholes, lifts, etc. were all negative in public places, but samples of Buddhist scriptures, kneeling pads, and toilet faucets were all positive, meaning there was a virus.

A 68-year-old woman who had been to Fuhui Jingshe, Meilun Building, North Point was diagnosed with pneumonia in Wuhan. She reported living in Ligong Building, North Point. (Profile picture / Photo by Li Zetong)

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In addition, on the 26th (Tuesday) of a 29-person dinner at Star Seafood Restaurant in North Point, at least 6 of them were diagnosed, aged between 37 and 75. One of them, the 61st case in Block D of Hongjing Garden, was a 32-year-old woman. She was the Filipino maid who had attended the 52nd case of the dinner. She did not attend the family dinner that night and was suspected of being infected by her employer.

As for the uniformed police farewell party attended by 60 people last Tuesday (18th), it was performed in the box of Star Seafood Roasted Goose Specialty Store in Western District. One 48-year-old senior police officer in the North Point Police District was diagnosed. The attendees of the night and the police team's more than 20 colleagues in the same team were required to undergo quarantine and quarantine.

Earlier in the epidemic, there were also sporadic cases related to North Point, including the 6th confirmed case, a 47-year-old man working in Wuhan, who developed a fever on January 20, went to a Wuhan hospital for treatment the next day and had a fever the same day, On the 23rd, we will return to Hong Kong by high-speed rail. The place of residence is Cosmic Pavilion, Jianhua Street, North Point. The offices of the two engineers (57th and 59th cases) also confirmed were located at 633 King's Road, North Point.

Wuhan Pneumonia Fuhui Jingshe Buddhist Temple North Point

Source: hk1

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