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Written by: Chen Qianting, Huang Weilun, Yuan Yuan, and Lao Minyi
2020-03-15 06:00
Last updated: 2020-03-15 23:17The outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia (also known as Wuhan pneumonia) has continued, with 4 additional cases temporarily recorded in Hong Kong today and 2 preliminary positive cases. All belong to foreign input cases.
The Department of Health announced that starting at 00:00 on March 19, all persons (regardless of Hong Kong residents) who had arrived in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States or Egypt 14 days before their arrival in Hong Kong will be required to undergo mandatory home quarantine. 14 days.
[23:10] The Centre for Health Protection announced that there were 7 new cases in Hong Kong today, a total of 148 confirmed cases and one suspected case.
Of the newly added cases today, 6 were imported, and another was a possible local infection. In this case of local infection, the patient is a 32-year-old man who is now hospitalized at Queen Mary Hospital. He developed symptoms on March 14 and was confirmed the next day.
[20:35] The Department of Health announced that it will further strengthen the sanitary quarantine arrangements for overseas arrivals. From 00:00 on March 19, staff of the Port Health Department of the Department of Health will implement Chapter), requiring all persons who have been to Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States or Egypt (regardless of Hong Kong residents) to undergo mandatory household quarantine 14 days before arriving in Hong Kong.
In addition, it was announced earlier that on the 14th day before arriving in Hong Kong, he had visited South Korea, Iran, Hokkaido, Japan, and the European Roots (ie Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, the Principality of Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, the Slovenian Republic, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland) remain unchanged.
The centre once again called on citizens to avoid all unnecessary travel plans. If you inevitably travel to a country / region outside Hong Kong, you should wear a surgical mask and continue to wear it for 14 days after returning to Hong Kong.
[New Crown Pneumonia] Immigration from Ireland, Egypt, Britain, and the United States must be separated from home on the 14th on Thursday morning
[New Crown Pneumonia] There are employees who are in close contact with the Yitian Mong Kok branch and immediately close the door for cleaning
[20:30] The government announced that in view of the continuous and rapid increase in the number of cases of infection in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States, the Hong Kong Government today (15th) decided to issue red outbound warnings to these countries.
The Hong Kong government said that red outbound travel alerts remind citizens who plan to go to the above countries to adjust their itinerary and avoid going there if not necessary. In summary, the Government recommends that the public should consider delaying all non-essential outbound travel plans.
People in these countries should:
Pay close attention to announcements from local governments;
Wear surgical masks at all times;
Try to avoid visiting local medical institutions and crowded places;
Avoid close contact with people who have a fever or respiratory symptoms;
If you have a fever or cough, wear a surgical mask and immediately notify the hotel staff or tour leader and seek medical advice as soon as possible;
Always keep your hands clean, especially before touching your mouth, nose, or eyes; after touching public facilities such as armrests or door handles; or when your hands are contaminated with respiratory secretions, such as after coughing or sneezing.
[19:50] Lion Rock Group issued an announcement that executive director Liu Zhujian had a positive test for the new coronavirus on March 13 and was being treated in hospital in Hong Kong. The Group also stated that the headquarters in North Point has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected by a professional company, emphasizing that the business will not be significantly disrupted.
[19:44] Yitian Department Store said that a colleague was listed as a close contact with New Crown Pneumonia after receiving the notice. For safety reasons, the Mong Kok branch will be closed immediately, the whole store will be cleaned in depth, and all opened food will be discarded. At the same time, all colleagues in Mong Kok Store and their close contacts have been arranged to isolate themselves from home for 14 days. The Mong Kok store will reopen on March 18.
[19:22] Cathay Pacific announced that it knows that many Hong Kong students and citizens living in North America and London want to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible to reunite with their families during the Easter holiday, so they have resumed CX845 from New York (JFK) departing from New York on March 19 Flights, and Boston (BOS) flight CX811 departing from Boston on March 20; while Los Angeles (LAX) March 20-28 (except 23) CX881 flights departing from Los Angeles, Seattle (SEA) March 21 Flight CX857 from Seattle, as well as CX893 on March 16 and CX879 on March 18, will be operated by large aircraft with more seats.
In addition, in response to eager demand, London (LHR), in addition to the three CX250 flights back to London from March 17 to 19 announced yesterday, will resume the flight CX254 departing from London on March 19, And CX250 flights departing on March 20 and March 21 respectively.
[New crown pneumonia] 4 people were diagnosed after returning to Hong Kong, some of them had been skiing in Hong Kong or re-entry
[New crown pneumonia] 43 residents of Hengtai Building checked into the quarantine center and two people had a negative fever test
[18:30] MTR said yesterday (March 14) that the family of a senior technician at Shek Kong Depot was diagnosed with "2019 Coronavirus" and the colleague has been subject to forced quarantine by the Department of Health. The company will keep in touch with the colleague and provide appropriate assistance.
For prudence, MTR has immediately implemented various cleaning and disinfection measures in accordance with relevant procedures, including the use of 1:49 bleach, and arranged a "hyperoxygen atomization disinfection robot" to perform deep cleaning and disinfection at the employee's workplace. MTR has also contacted a colleague who has close contact with the staff to make appropriate arrangements, and arranged for a medical consultant to provide a briefing for the relevant colleagues tomorrow.
[17:20] Zhang Zhujun also pointed out that the health declaration system for entry is mainly to ask immigrants, "good and difficult transfer forms." The main question is whether there are symptoms, etc., and if anyone has symptoms, "they are all buried and asked." She also pointed out that it mainly depends on whether the immigrants have symptoms and take their temperature.
[17:00] Zhang Zhujun also pointed out that the authorities have known that the situation in the United Kingdom and the United States is quite serious. They believe that "there may be measures soon" and the authorities will "consider introducing more powerful measures."
[16:50] Zhang Zhujun also pointed out that the transmission route of Hengtai Building has not yet been determined, and the environmental survey last night could not rule out the transmission from the lower to the upper levels. An environmental sample test has been taken, but general environmental samples may not be found. Positive, "because it's been a few days." But she pointed out that if "in the event of an accident," it might point to the spread of dung, if not found, it will depend on the genetic order.
[16:45] Liu Jiaxian pointed out that the HA had added 64 suspected cases in the past 12 hours. Currently, 150 patients have received isolation treatment in public hospitals, and 3 more patients have been discharged in the past 24 hours. 95 and 110 cases. In other words, so far, 83 confirmed patients and one suspected patient have been discharged.
[16:30] Relevant government departments briefed on the latest epidemic situation. Dr. Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Health Protection, Department of Health, and Dr. Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, attended the meeting.
Zhang Zhujun said that today 4 cases were confirmed and another 2 were confirmed.
Among them, the 143th case was a 35-year-old man who lived in North District and was formally confirmed today. The patient had been skiing in Hokkaido, Japan from February 26 to March 11, during the incubation period, and accompanied his friend with an injured foot to the clinic. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the patient took the Cathay Pacific flight CX561 to return to Hong Kong from Osaka on March 11 and had a cough after returning to Hong Kong. He stayed at home before the diagnosis and visited a friend's house before entering the North District Hospital. She also said that the Department of Health would track his groupmates in Hokkaido and the friends he visited.
The 144th case was a 29-year-old foreign man who had a cough on March 11th and was admitted to Ruttonjee Hospital on March 14th. He was formally diagnosed today. He arrived in Germany on March 5 and then drove to Austria on his own. He returned to Germany on March 11 and took the Lufthansa LH119 flight from Munich to Frankfurt on March 12 and then took the flight LH796 to arrive on March 13. Hong Kong, he was sitting in a business seat. The patient admitted that he had “poured out” with a friend in Austria on March 10, without wearing a mask. The friend subsequently reported that he was diagnosed in Germany, so the patient was admitted to the Bayview International Hotel on March 13 after returning to Hong Kong He was later admitted to hospital.
The 145th case was a 37-year-old foreign man who lived in Baisha Bay, Saigon. During the incubation period, he went skiing in Méribel, France. At that time, a few friends had started coughing and had fever and diarrhea since March 10. He returned to Hong Kong from Paris on CX260 Cathay Pacific flight on March 13 and arrived at Tseung Kwan O Hospital on March 14 and was diagnosed today. He lived with his wife and two daughters, and there were workers, all of whom were admitted to hospital. The test results were temporarily negative.
The 146th case was a 39-year-old foreign man living in the Eastern District. He was the friend of the 145th case. He started to cough on March 13th. After seeing his friend in the hospital on March 14, he went to the Queen Mary Hospital for treatment. Today also Confirmed. He went to Paris on March 3 with the 145th case to go skiing. They also had a friend from Hong Kong who had been admitted to the hospital but had no results. They all returned to Hong Kong by CX260.
As for the two preliminary confirmed cases, they are a foreign couple. The 147th case was a 61-year-old woman living with her husband in Mid-Levels Carrie Garden. She had a fever on March 11 and went to Toronto, Boston, and New York during the incubation period. She returned to Hong Kong in the morning on March 10 by Cathay Pacific flight CX811. As for her husband, the 148th case, a 58-year-old foreign man, the situation is more serious because of headaches, intestines, etc. They went to the Adventist Hospital on March 11 and raised and received on March 13. The test was positive.
Zhang Zhujun also pointed out that yesterday, based on public health considerations, he evacuated about 13 groups of 14 and 14 households on the 29th to 34th floors of Xiangtai Building, Fuheng Village, Tai Po. However, there are still a group of 14-room households that have not been found. Can take the initiative to find the Department of Health. She also pointed out that the Buildings Department also found that there were problems with the exhaust pipes of eight residents last night, so they were evacuated to facilitate the relevant personnel to enter the building for inspection. The relevant households are 13-room households from the 21st to 28th floors. At present, 43 residents of the Xiangtai Building have been admitted to the quarantine center. Two of them have fever after moving in. They have been sent to the hospital but the test result is negative.
Yesterday's summary: [New Crown Pneumonia · 3.14] Residents of Hengtai Building in Fuheng Village evacuated, 4 more confirmed diagnoses
Related to Hengtai Building of Fuheng Village:
[New Crown Pneumonia] The men's confirmed unit of Hengtai Building in Fuheng Village and the couple with the disease in the Egyptian delegation are seated together.
[New Crown Pneumonia] If the tenant of Hengtai Building rents a modified toilet exhaust pipe, the residents will be sent to the quarantine center
[New Crown Pneumonia] News: Junyang Village Quarantine Center has prepared 50 units for residents of Hengtai Building
[15:10] Sources said that a 37-year-old French male patient in Tseung Kwan O Hospital was diagnosed with new pneumonia. He had visited France and returned to Hong Kong last week.
[14:45] Dongyingyou indicated that it will cancel the Australian tour departing March 31.
[13:00] Kangtai decided to cancel the Australian tour group departing between today and April 15. Customers who have already registered can choose to transfer, retain the group fee for 6 months or refund the group after deducting the handling fee. As for the above tour groups departing on or after April 16, arrangements will be made later.
[12:40] Australia announced that all immigrants must be isolated for 14 days starting at midnight on Sunday. Latitude and Longitude announced that in view of the tightening of entry restrictions in Australia, after assessing the situation, it decided to cancel the Australian tour group departing from this afternoon to April 15. As for the above tour groups departing on or after April 16, arrangements will be made later.
[11:00] The Shenzhen Health and Medical Commission announced today (15th) that one new case of new crown pneumonia was added to Shenzhen yesterday (14th). The patient arrived at Hong Kong International Airport on Cathay CX902 flight from Manila, Philippines on Friday (13th). Then, he took a taxi to Shenzhen Bay Port and entered Shenzhen. Because his health declaration card showed Philippine work history and symptoms of sore throat, Shenzhen Customs collected nasopharyngeal swabs and blood samples for his grandson and took them. Isolate and observe, then confirm the diagnosis. Masks were worn during the patient.
Schematic diagram of the poisoning effect of the spoiler effect of Hengtai Building, Fuheng Village (Hong Kong 01 drawing)
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[03:30] The cable news report added another case of suspected input. A 37-year-old French man who was hospitalized at Tseung Kwan O Hospital was initially diagnosed. The patient was an employee of a trading company in Yau Tong. He went to Paris and the Alps with three friends from 26th to last Friday (13th). Return to Hong Kong by Cathay Pacific CX260. On Tuesday (10th), he developed symptoms such as cough, returned to Hong Kong for medical treatment, and was initially positive for the new coronavirus. A friend who accompanied him also had a cough, and his family members have tested it and are waiting for the result.
The data of the Centre for Health Protection showed that the most recent cases were confirmed in the imported cases (blue) and the close contacts of the imported cases (blue lake).
[New Crown Pneumonia] Macau Medical Watch 14th policy expanded to Anglo-Australian entry on Tuesday
[03:20] The Macau government announced on Saturday (14th) that, in view of the recent global epidemic of new coronavirus infections, the Health Bureau according to the provisions of Article 14 of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases No. 2/2004. From 00:00 on the 2nd (17th), all persons who have been to the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and other places within 14 days before entering the country must receive medical observation at the designated place for 14 days in accordance with the requirements of the health authorities.
The government stated that the above measures will continue to take effect for immigrants from South Korea, Italy, Iran, Germany, France, Spain, and Japan. The new Coronavirus Coordination Center reminded that in addition to the possible criminal liability in accordance with the law, violators can still be taken to enforce quarantine measures.
The applicable countries or regions will be expanded from 00:00 on this Tuesday (17th):
1.Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland, United Kingdom , Russia
2. Americas: USA, Canada, Brazil
3. Africa: Egypt
4. Oceania: Australia
[03:18] Zeng Guanxiong, deputy director of the Macau Higher Education Bureau, said that in view of the spread of the new coronavirus around the world and its gradual spread in Europe and other places, some universities in Europe and the United States have suspended classes. The Macau government calls on Macau college students studying abroad to return to Australia in a safe manner. After returning to Australia, students must strictly abide by the hygiene guidelines, conduct 14-day home isolation, and conduct viral nucleic acid tests.
For the two patients on the 34th and 32nd floors of Hengtai Building, Fuheng Village (the topmost on the left and the second floor below), use the same toilet exhaust pipe. (Photo by Wang Yiyang)
[03:00] A total of three people were diagnosed in two high-rise 13-room units in Hengtai Building, Fuheng Village, Tai Po. One patient on the top floor was suspected to have been infected by an Egyptian tour group member who returned to Hong Kong on the lower two floors. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated that the Housing Department had completed inspections of 11 13-room toilet exhaust pipes in Hengtai Building in response to the February Hongmei House incident in Changkang Village to ensure that the exhaust pipes were sealed; for the remaining 17 non-households Room 13 (rented unit) of the Hengtai Building under the jurisdiction of the Department, the Buildings Department will inspect the unit's toilet exhaust pipe, and if any modification is found, residents of the unit will also be arranged to stay in the quarantine center.
[New Crown Pneumonia] If the tenant of Hengtai Building rents a modified toilet exhaust pipe, the residents will be sent to the quarantine center
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