[Diamond Princess] A total of 72 Hong Kong people have been diagnosed in Japan, 8 of them have recovered and 4 have returned to Hong Kong

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Written by: Chen Qianting

2020-02-27 20:46

The Hong Kong Government released the latest figures on the infection of the new Coronavirus pneumonia in Hong Kong residents of the Diamond Princess. Among the 691 confirmed cases on board, 72 patients were Hong Kong residents. As of yesterday (26th), 8 were diagnosed in Japan. Of them have recovered and been discharged from the hospital, 4 of them have returned to Hong Kong, and the remaining 4 remain in Japan to accompany the confirmed family members.

There are 31 close contacts who are still isolated in Japan. They are located in 11 different counties and cities. They need to be quarantined on the 14th from the time of departure. Hong Kong has reservations. Immigration officers will continue to provide the necessary assistance to these people.

As for Hong Kong passengers who have returned to Hong Kong, 193 have returned by charter flights, and another 25 have taken other flights to return to Hong Kong. All 218 people have been admitted to Chunyang Village for quarantine, and 7 of them have been diagnosed with new pneumonia.

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A government spokesman announced today (27th) that a total of 23 immigration officers are currently in Japan, and the medical team of the Department of Health has also arrived in Japan to follow up the situation and needs of Hong Kong passengers who have been diagnosed with "Diamond Princess" in Japan. The medical team consists of three consultant doctors and senior doctors, including specialists in infectious and infectious diseases and respiratory medicine, with a view to providing appropriate support to diagnosed patients and their families.

The Hong Kong government said that all passengers on the "Princess Diamond" had disembarked from the ship on February 23 and 70 of the 691 cases confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus pneumonia were Hong Kong residents. Another 31 Hong Kong residents are close contacts of the diagnosed patients, and all have been arranged to land quarantine facilities to continue to undergo quarantine for 14 days (counting from the last contact confirmed cases). A few days ago, two more Hong Kong people who were close contacts were diagnosed with new pneumonia, and the number of infection cases increased to 72.

More than 100 Hong Kong people distributed in 11 counties and cities

A government spokesman revealed that nearly a hundred Hong Kong residents who were hospitalized or quarantined in Japan were sent to different hospitals or quarantine offices in 11 different prefectures and cities in Japan, including Aichi Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Tokyo Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, and Saitama Prefecture. Immigration personnel have been divided into small teams and assigned to different counties and cities to assist Hong Kong residents who are staying in the hospital or undergoing quarantine. The medical team of the Department of Health will also try to visit confirmed patients and their families in different places. The medical team will contact the attending doctor of the diagnosed patient, and arrange for direct communication with the diagnosed patient or the relevant family members to understand the relevant situation to assess whether the patient has appropriate medical arrangements.

As of February 26, eight confirmed Hong Kong people have recovered and were discharged from the hospital after treatment. Four of them have returned to Hong Kong. The remaining four will stay in Japan to accompany their confirmed family members or wait for immigration officers to assist them in arranging their return to Hong Kong. stroke. The recovered Hong Kong people had been tested for Coronavirus 2019 twice before they were allowed to leave the hospital. Both tests were negative, which means they are not believed to be contagious. As a precautionary measure, the Department of Health has provided health advice to every recovered Hong Kong person and reminded them to contact the Port Health Department staff of the Department of Health to arrive at the Hong Kong International Airport to conduct a health assessment and 14-day medical surveillance. .

▼ On February 19th, Japan's Diamond Princess cruise ship passengers were allowed to disembark ▼

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Close contacts must return to Hong Kong to complete the 14th quarantine airlines have reservations for returning close contacts by special plane

In addition, a Hong Kong resident who was a close contact was allowed to leave after Japan's quarantine was completed. According to the recommendations of the Department of Health, when close contacts return to Hong Kong, they must undergo a health assessment by the Port Health Department. Calculated from the day of leaving the "Diamond Princess" (ie, February 23), if the close contact has not completed quarantine within 14 days, he must stay in the quarantine center to complete the remaining quarantine period after returning to Hong Kong. Therefore, a close contact mentioned above has returned to Hong Kong and stayed in the quarantine center of Junyang Village to continue to undergo quarantine.

As for other close contacts who are still in Japan, they have all moved to land-based quarantine facilities to continue their quarantine inspections, with 14 days from the last contact with confirmed cases. In the past few days, the SAR Government has continued to actively study feasible options for arranging them to return to Hong Kong early. However, because they are still under quarantine and there is a certain risk of infection, several airlines contacted by the SAR government have reservations about providing special planes to take them back to Hong Kong; plus they are scattered in 11 different prefectures and cities in Japan, the SAR government Many of the land transportation service companies contacted were unwilling to accept service requests. All of these close contacts have now moved to land-based quarantine facilities and will complete quarantine at different times and will be tested for coronavirus disease 2019. Immigration officers in Japan will continue to closely monitor their situation and provide them with the assistance they need, including assisting in arranging their return to Hong Kong as soon as possible after completing quarantine in Japan.

218 passengers have returned to Hong Kong for quarantine

From February 19 to 23, the SAR government arranged for three special planes to pick up a total of 193 Hong Kong residents to return to Hong Kong. In addition, a total of 25 Hong Kong people have taken other flights back to Hong Kong. As of February 26, a total of 218 Hong Kong passengers of the "Princess Diamond" had been admitted to the quarantine center of Junyang Village. Seven of them were diagnosed with Coronavirus 2019 and transferred to hospital for isolation.

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