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Written by: Lao Minyi, Zheng Cuibi
2020-03-27 02:10
Last updated: 2020-03-27 02:10In the case of the new coronavirus pneumonia (Wuhan pneumonia) epidemic, as of yesterday (26th) at 4 pm, there were 43 new confirmed infections in a single day in Hong Kong, and a total of 454 people were infected. 24 people, including 12 band members, 5 bar staff and 7 customers, including a 22-year-old policewoman from Sham Shui Po Police Station who had a diagnosis at the bar in question.
In addition, of the 43 new cases yesterday, four people lost their sense of smell and taste, the first time in more than two months that a confirmed person has appeared in Hong Kong. Some experts in Britain and the United States have pointed out earlier that loss of smell and taste is more common in young diagnosed patients, and as many as 20% to 30% of patients may have taste, dullness or loss of smell.
The Insomnia bar, which specializes in Live Music, has had many diagnosed patients come to pastime or work. (Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)
The members of the infected group have performed in 4 bars under the company's "Step By Step Limited" (ie Insomnia, Central Lan Kwai Fong, Dusk Till Dawn, Centre Stage in Wan Chai, and All Night Long in Tsim Sha Tsui). The company owns 9 The band has more than 90% of the company's 124 employees. They are Filipinos. At present, 17 people have been diagnosed. The authorities have listed the people as close contacts and sent them to the quarantine center.
Lan Kwai Fong band group now has a small outbreak
Checking the data of the Center for Health Protection, 5 of the confirmed band members (276, 343, 362, 367 and 386 cases) have visited 3 of these bars and 2 (387 and 389 cases) Visited the above bars; 3 of the 5 confirmed bar employees worked in Insomnia. Since the company provided dormitories, 7 people lived in Hengxin Building in Wan Chai. In addition, 7 customers were infected, 5 of whom had been to Insomnia for recreation, and 3 had visited All Night Long, including the 22-year-old policewoman from Sham Shui Po Police Station (case 428), who was on the same day Pao went to the bar for recreation. She lived at 19 Lai Chi Kok Road. Overall, 18 of the 24 people in this group have been to Insomnia.
In addition, Kagesha Lounge of "H Code" at Lan Kwai Fong's Eden Street Building added another customer to the disease. The new case is a 27-year-old woman (case 437). She started to have a sore throat and cough on March 17. Earlier, three people had been diagnosed at the bar (cases 275, 278, and 284). Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that the three did not know each other.
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Outbound Singapore, UK group adds one more recruit
In addition, in the 452th case, the 25-year-old man visited the United Kingdom and Singapore from January 23 to March 18. During the journey, he had a fever on March 14th. The epidemiological connection, together with the 11-year-old foreign man and the 51-year-old foreign woman (400th and 401th cases) diagnosed earlier but without symptoms, are consistent in their earlier itineraries, and it is estimated that they are traveling together.
According to the information released by the Department of Health earlier, cases 400, 401 and 336 lived together. The domestic helper began to have fever, cough, cold and headache on March 18.
Newly hired foreign domestic helper confirmed
Another foreign domestic helper was diagnosed. She was a 32-year-old woman who came to Hong Kong on March 16th and started coughing on March 20th. She lived in a dormitory of the Kwun Tong Disciplinary Force in Tseung Kwan O Road. Her employer was a customs officer and shared with her family Four people are about to be quarantined. The Customs stated that the customs officer did not participate in front-line work or contact the public during the work period. The department has arranged for colleagues who have been in close contact with him to work from home recently. The dormitory management office has arranged for the public areas of the dormitory to be thoroughly cleaned and Disinfection, the office of the officer will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
The four new patients who lost their sense of smell and taste, aged between 19 and 30, tended to be young, and all of them had been to the United Kingdom or the United States. (Photo / Photo by Liang Pengwei)
4 young diagnoses lose their sense of smell and taste
Of the 43 new cases reported yesterday in Hong Kong, 4 said they had lost their sense of smell and taste. This is the first time in more than two months that an outbreak has occurred in Hong Kong.
The 420 cases confirmed yesterday were a 27-year-old woman who worked in London, England and returned to Hong Kong on March 22. She has lost her sense of smell and taste since March 18. She is now hospitalized at Queen Mary Hospital.
The 446th case was a 21-year-old man who studied in the UK and returned to Hong Kong on March 21. He belongs to a compulsory home quarantine. He has lost his sense of smell and taste since March 23. He is now hospitalized at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
The 449th case was a 19-year-old woman who was studying in the United Kingdom and returned to Hong Kong on March 24. She was sent to hospital by Yabo. She had a sore throat and lost her sense of smell and taste since March 19.
The last case was a 451 case of a 30-year-old woman. She had been to the United States from March 5 to 18. She is a compulsory household quarantine person. She has symptoms since March 19, including a runny nose and headache. She has only lost her sense of smell. , But has difficulty breathing, is currently in Queen Mary Hospital. In other words, the four patients who lost their sense of smell and taste, aged between 19 and 30, were biased towards younger ethnic groups, all of whom had visited the United Kingdom or the United States.
Some experts in the UK and the United States pointed out earlier that loss of smell and taste is more common in young diagnosed patients, and as many as 20% to 30% of patients have taste, dullness or loss of taste. NBA jazz star Rudy Gobert, Hong Kong karate athlete Zeng Qiting They have said on social platforms that they have taste or smell disorders. Some professors of otolaryngology at Flinders University of South Australia said that patients with loss of smell and taste can still detect high concentrations of virus in the nasal cavity. Some experts remind medical staff to wear adequate protective equipment when contacting such patients .
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Bolivia tour group adds more diagnoses
In addition, the 444th case was a 63-year-old woman who visited Canada for a Bolivian tour group from February 23 to March 20, started coughing on March 20, and is now in the Eastern Hospital. In the group she participated in, 7 group members were diagnosed earlier. The first group member (238th case, 69-year-old woman) was diagnosed on March 20, but the latest confirmed case was not listed as close. The contact was also arranged for compulsory quarantine at home, but was not sent to the quarantine center. The list of the Department of Health only indicated that she had epidemiological connection with the 306th case, a 64-year-old man.
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Of the 43 new confirmed cases yesterday, 29 had travel history, of which 10 were foreign students. Changsha Bay Changlong Industrial Building Group added another non-outbound traveler to confirm the diagnosis. The company involved has 6 employees and 5 of them have been recruited. It is estimated that they are "spreading poison" because they sit tightly at work and do not wear masks . Case No. 414 is a "headless case", a 46-year-old man. Based on his commute record, the CHP has no information for the time being and will follow up.
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