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[New Crown Pneumonia · Latest] A mixed shorthair cat is positive for the virus, the first in Hong Kong

2020-03-31T14:03:26.135Z


The global outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia, and the epidemic situation in Hong Kong is still severe. Yesterday (30th), more than 41 confirmed cases were added, and the cumulative increase was 683. Although most of the newly added patients have travel records or return to Hong Kong from abroad, sporadic locals have not found the source of infection, and local outbreaks may occur. Due to the lack of negative pressure isolation wards, as of last night, a total of 41 confirmed patients have not been sent to hospital. Individual cases have stayed at the residence for two days, and even some cases have not been sent to the quarantine center for four days, increasing the risk of community transmission.


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Written by: Golden Chess Zheng Cuibi Chen Qianting Li Enci Wang Jieen Yuan Yan

2020-03-31 06:00

Last updated: 2020-03-31 21:57

The global outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia, and the epidemic situation in Hong Kong is still severe. Yesterday (30th), more than 41 confirmed cases were added, and the cumulative increase was 683. Although most of the newly added patients have travel records or return to Hong Kong from abroad, sporadic locals have not found the source of infection, and local outbreaks may occur.

Due to the lack of negative pressure isolation wards, as of last night, a total of 41 confirmed patients have not been sent to hospital. Individual cases have stayed at the residence for two days, and even some cases have not been sent to the quarantine center for four days, increasing the risk of community transmission.

[21:52] A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said a cat tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease virus. This is the third animal in Hong Kong to test positive for the test, and it is another case following the two dogs' weak positive test or positive test for the virus.

The case involved a mixed shorthair cat living in a residence in Aberdeen. Due to the diagnosis of coronavirus disease by their livestock keepers in 2019, the cat was sent to the animal shelter at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port yesterday for quarantine yesterday (30th). On the same day, the department took samples for testing, and oral, nasal, and rectal samples tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus virus test. The cat is currently free of any symptoms associated with coronavirus disease 2019.

Belgian health authorities said on Friday (27th) that a pet cat was tested positive for neocoronavirus and is believed to have been transmitted by the owner. It is the first confirmed cat in the world.

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[21:47] A 29-year-old male immigration officer stationed in the Port Control Division of the Immigration Department was diagnosed with new crown pneumonia this afternoon and is waiting to be sent to hospital for treatment. The spokesman for the Immigration Department continued that the confirmed person was mainly responsible for logistical work and did not contact the public during work. He had no recent travel history and was not a staff member who had traveled to Japan and Wuhan.

[21:44] Standard Chartered Hong Kong announced that it received a notification from a branch employee today to confirm the diagnosis of the new coronavirus and is currently undergoing treatment.
In the past 14 days, the employee only worked at the Visitor Center on the 6th floor of No. 8 Russell Street, Causeway Bay on March 26 and 27. During this period, he did not contact customers or set foot on the Priority Banking Center on the 3rd floor of the same building.
To protect customers, Standard Chartered will conduct thorough cleaning and disinfection for the visitor center on the 6th floor and the priority financial center on the 3rd floor, and will be temporarily closed until further notice. All employees working on these two floors will be isolated for 14 days from today.

[21:42] A government spokesman announced today that in order to assist Hong Kong residents stranded in Peru to leave the region smoothly, the SAR Government will arrange a special plane to take them from Lima to London and then transfer to a reserved flight back to Hong Kong. The user pays. The spokesman said that Peru is in a state of emergency and all land and air traffic restrictions are very strict. At present, local Hong Kong people cannot arrange flights to leave Peru by ordinary means.

[19:48] It is understood that there were two weak positive cases in the North District Hospital, and the results are pending review. Princess Margaret Hospital added an initial positive case.

[19:26] It is reported that two additional positive cases were initially reported in Hong Kong in the evening. A 29-year-old male patient was added to Renji Hospital; a 58-year-old male patient was added to Guanghua Hospital, who worked at the Lan Kwai Fong Bar and had contact with the diagnosed patients.

[18:04] Red MR said that it was only learned today that five people visited the Tsim Sha Tsui branch on March 24. The customer was diagnosed on the same day. Six staff members were on duty on the day. No symptoms are present. The company will arrange for March 24 to date. Reworked staff for virus detection. The Tsim Sha Tsui branch will also be closed for two days. The reporter went straight to the Tsim Sha Tsui branch. The Zhang Shujun press conference announced that there was a group outbreak in Red MR, and it was closed urgently.

▼ The value of retail sales in February fell 44%, the largest drop in history in Tsim Sha Tsui ▼

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[16:45] Huang Jiaqing: There are 828 adult isolation beds in internal medicine, of which 126 are in pediatrics, 62 are in ICU, and other beds are in general wards, but the beds may not be open because they may not be suitable for operation, because the medical wards are still other Patients, for the time being, not all patients will be opened for new coronary pneumonia patients. The second-line isolation beds have been opened one after another, but there are currently 500 patients in the first-line beds. It is not expected that 400 people will be admitted to the second-line tomorrow. Because the transfer from the first-line to the second-line requires full compliance with the guidelines, such as no fever for 48 hours, clinical Progress etc. Even in the second-line bed, the risk of infection of patients and employees and the protective equipment of employees must be considered. I hope that more patients will become second-line in the future.

39 people were admitted to the hospital yesterday. Today, 50 to 60 patients will be admitted to the hospital. At present, more than 10 people are waiting for admission , and the number will continue to change.

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[16:38] Zhang Zhujun: There are 32 confirmed cases today, 19 males and 13 females, aged between 11 and 86. 24 people have travel history, 12 of them are students. The other 8 had no travel history.

One of them was a small outbreak group: 687, 702, 704, 705 and case 622, whose source could not be found earlier. They went to the RED MR karaoke on March 24, and two other travellers entered the quarantine center. The earliest onset was on the night of March 24 (No. 704). It is believed that there is a great chance of mutual infection. It is unknown whether there is any staff infection. The other four have symptoms on the 27th and 28th. In other words, seven people sang K and five were diagnosed (four women and one man). I don't know if they have any contact with the karaoke staff. Usually, the staff in the room may not have close contact. It is necessary to understand with the karaoke management and believe that if they are in the room, the other may not have close contact. Measures to maintain social distance have been implemented and should be avoided as much as possible, because singing and drinking may not necessarily wear a mask. The reporter asked whether to ban karaoke business, and Zhang Zhujun did not prove the answer.

In addition, No. 691 has no outbound travel. It was diagnosed earlier that No. 581 went to Tsim Sha Tsui Bar All Night Long on March 20th.

707 is the staff of Dusk till Dawn in Wan Chai Bar.

709 is a close contact with earlier confirmed cases.

713 is a family of 677 and 533, who has been to the Draft Land bar.

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[16:38] The Census and Statistics Department announced that the provisional estimated value of total retail sales in February this year was 22.7 billion yuan, a decrease of 44.0% from the same month last year, the largest decline ever. The revised value of retail sales in January this year is estimated to be down 21.5% from the same month last year. Compared with the same period last year, the provisional estimate of total retail sales value for the first two months of this year has fallen by 31.8%.

The value of retail sales fell by 44% in February, the biggest drop in history. The value of jewelry and watches sales plummeted 58.6%.

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[16:33] As of 12:00 noon today, there were over 700 confirmed cases in Hong Kong. According to the information, there are another 32 cases in Hong Kong, aged between 15 and 72. Some of the travel records include Indonesia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Iceland, and some are international students.

[16:28] The news indicates that there are 4 new initial positive cases in Hong Kong, which has accumulated to at least 21 cases.

A new case was reported at Caritas Medical Centre. The patient was a 25-year-old Indian maid with a fever. She was a close contact of a 48-year-old man (case 467) living in Block A, Yufu Building, Jardine's Lookout. The man's 47-year-old wife (case 622), 11-year-old daughter (case 612) and 14-year-old son (case 613) were confirmed.

A preliminary positive case was added to Princess Margaret Hospital. The patient was a 25-year-old man living in the United Kingdom. He traveled to Japan and South Korea in February, returned to London, and returned to Hong Kong this week. He has a fever and general malaise.

In addition, Yabo Testing Center added two new cases.

[13:54] A new confirmed case was found in North District Hospital. The patient was a 27-year-old woman who had travelled to New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She returned to Hong Kong for medical treatment in a general outpatient clinic.

[12:23] The Hospital Authority will open 400 second-line isolation beds, of which 25 beds will be opened tomorrow in the Eastern Hospital, converted from ordinary ward beds. Lu Zhicong, Director of Networking at Hong Kong Island East Hospital, believes that it will help alleviate the pressure of negative pressure beds.

When asked if more than 40 confirmed cases were not admitted to the hospital yesterday, Lu Zhicong, the director of the Hong Kong Island East Hospital Network, said that the situation was not satisfactory and he was sorry.

[12:07] It is reported that there were 5 additional confirmed cases, 4 of whom were in the Eastern Hospital and 1 was in Princess Margaret Hospital. The cumulative initial confirmed cases were increased to at least 17 cases.

One of the patients in the Eastern Hospital was a 36-year-old pregnant woman who was 5 months pregnant. She traveled to Brazil for one month and returned to Hong Kong on March 26. She had fever, cough and nose water. Another 24-year-old male patient reported working in a bank. He had traveled to the United States with a friend, and one of them was diagnosed earlier.

Another 54-year-old male patient from the Eastern District Hospital had no travel abroad and was required to travel in a wheelchair. He was usually taken care of by a domestic helper at home and had no known contact history. He had a severe infection in the lungs and was in critical condition and was admitted to the intensive care unit.

The remaining two patients have travel history, and one of them is a British student.

[10:14] It is reported that at least 12 preliminary confirmed cases were added this morning, including a 44-year-old female employee of Dusk Till Dawn in Wan Chai Bar, and some were foreign students returning to Hong Kong.

[10:01] Regarding the decline of confirmed cases in the Mainland, Lin Zheng said that theoretically, the restrictions on entry to the Mainland may be relaxed, but there is no plan at this time, mainly because of the severe epidemic situation in Hong Kong. It is necessary to continue to control the number of immigrants. Cancelled in early May.

[09:57] Faced with the negative pressure bed being full, Lin Zheng said that he would not rule out that some of the confirmed patients who would soon be recovered would be transferred to the quarantine center, and acknowledged that the delay in sending confirmed cases to the hospital was not ideal but could not be completely avoided, and asked the department to find ways to shorten Delivery time.

[09:53] Lin Zheng said that he would spend tens of billions of dollars to assist various industries, describing the unprecedented crackdown on Hong Kong, and also announced that the retail industry data announced in the afternoon would drop sharply.

[09:50] Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e met with reporters before the guild. Recently, more than 300 new cases were mainly imported cases. She said that since March 19, more than 50,000 people have been required to undergo compulsory home quarantine. More than 70 people have been sent to the quarantine center in violation of the quarantine order, and they have not ruled out that the police will issue a fixed fine of 2,000 yuan to the citizens without warning. ticket.

[08:00] As of 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday (31st), 82,528 confirmed cases nationwide, with a total of 3,313 deaths, 168 suspected cases, and 75,956 cured cases; in Hubei, a total of 67,801 confirmed cases with a total of 3,186 deaths.

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[01:40] The latest information released by the Centre for Health Protection shows that there are a total of 682 confirmed cases in Hong Kong. Of the 41 new cases on Monday (30th), 34 had travel records and 18 were British students returning to Hong Kong. Of the confirmed patients in Hong Kong, a total of 41 people are still waiting to be admitted, including 29 of the 30 new cases. The most resistant one has been diagnosed on the 27th, but was still unable to be admitted to hospital for treatment on Monday.

Among the newly added cases, 7 were cases with no travel history, and more than 5 were unknown, including the 663th case of a male police officer. According to information from the authorities, he lives in Fu Lai House, Fu Cheong Estate, Sham Shui Po, and has visited "Lockhart" in Wan Chai on the 27th of this month.

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