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Written by: Chen Qianting
2020-03-25 19:45
Last updated: 2020-03-25 19:46New coronavirus pneumonia epidemic continues to spread, CHP announced that at least 24 confirmed cases were added today (25th), of which 3 were related to a band group in Lan Kwai Fong, including a band musician, a bar The waiter and a Cathay Pacific pilot who visited the band's performance bar. A total of 11 people were diagnosed in the entire group.
The Center for Protection revealed that the band has about 9 to 10 members, 8 of whom are sick, some live close together and some are close contacts, and some of them are two couples. However, because the band did not perform in more than one bar, temporarily The route of transmission of each individual is unknown.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, revealed that three more people in the "Lan Kwai Fong Band Group" were diagnosed with new pneumonia today, including a 43-year-old male member of the band (No. 389) and 28-year-old in Insomnia. Barman (No. 394), and a bar guest (No. 411).
Cathay Pacific pilots visited the two bars for two consecutive days.
Zhang Zhujun claimed that the guest was a Cathay Pacific pilot. He visited the bar Insomnia on the night of March 17th, and the next day went to the bar All Night Long in Tsim Sha Tsui. Both bars were places where infected bands had performed. The pilot's last work date was February 27, and he did not get sick until the 20th of this month. The CHP believes that the route of infection is irrelevant to work.
The latest confirmed band performer, the patient has no travels, has fever and headache since March 21st, and was hospitalized in Tuen Mun Hospital.
28-year-old male bar waiter has the earliest onset but may not be the source of the group
A total of 11 people have been diagnosed in this group. The earliest onset was a 28-year-old barman who was diagnosed today. He has cough and sore throat since March 10 and has not travelled recently. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that although the patient's contact history can only be attributed to his work as a high-risk factor, the earliest onset does not mean that the patient is the source of the group and may be infected by others.
Zhang Xu pointed out that due to the large number of confirmed patients who visited Lan Kwai Fong, each person went to more than one bar each night. No matter whether the customers, employees or performers of the bar had a chance to get infected, and some people met, they Going to a bar for entertainment, friends who are closer may also be infected with each other, so it is difficult to trace the source of the infection.
Bars where the Plague Band performed:
Lan Kwai Fong Insomnia
Wan Chai Centre Stage
Dusk Till Dawn, Wan Chai
Tsim Sha Tsui All Night Long
Zhang Zhujun, Director of Infectious Diseases, Center for Health Protection, Department of Health (Photo by Li Zetong)
Privacy issue refuses to announce band name, denies passive tracing by government
At the press conference, many media asked about the infected band's information, including the band's name, number of people, and performance details. Zhang Zhujun only revealed that the band has 9 to 10 members, of which 8 were diagnosed; some members live together, and some people are Couple relationship, it is unknown whether they have cooperated with other bands. She said that publishing the name of the band is equivalent to publishing the names of the members, which involves personal privacy, so it will not be made public. She also refused to disclose the date of the band's performances at various bars, saying only that "there were many days and there were lots of shows before the illness".
The accused government only urged those who have been to the bar to pay attention to their situation and reminded the public that it is too passive to seek medical treatment as soon as possible; Zhang Zhujun said that the government has announced the four bar locations where bands have performed, and bars generally do not record Visiting customers, so asking bars to find customers is not practical.
Wan Chai Hengxin Building:
Cases 276, 343, 384, 387 reported to the building
Central and Western District Jingu Building:
Cases 362 and 367 reported to the building
* Unknown whether to live in the same unit
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