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01The reporter went to sea and hit 6 "infected cargo ships" on Lamma Island. The quarantined crew members admitted that someone was sent to hospital

2020-07-23T20:02:06.878Z


In the third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong, different types of cross-border workers who have been exempted by the Hong Kong government from compulsory quarantine upon entry, including cargo ship crew members, are questioned as one of the loopholes in the epidemic prevention. "Hong Kong 01" obtained an email from the Marine Department to the industry this Tuesday (21st), disclosing that a crew member exempted from quarantine came to Hong Kong to be diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, and 6 cargo ships are currently anchored in the anchor area off Lamma Island. "On the 14th, the Department of Health confirmed the incident at today's press conference. About 140 crew members were quarantined on board. The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" went to sea in the afternoon to directly attack the situation of 6 quarantined cargo ships. Among them, the Russian crew member of the cargo ship "ALISA V" admitted that one person was sent to hospital, while the Chinese crew member claimed that government personnel had boarded the ship to receive viral nucleic acid tests for them, and the people on board were tested. The result was negative; in addition, the crew of the cargo ship "ROSA" also admitted that someone on board was diagnosed and needed to be isolated.


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Written by: Li Jingshan Cai Zhengbang Deng Bailiang Liang Zijie Chen Xiwen Lu Jiayu

2020-07-23 20:23

Last update date: 2020-07-23 21:48

In the third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong, different types of cross-border workers who have been exempted by the Hong Kong government from compulsory quarantine upon entry, including cargo ship crew members, are questioned as one of the loopholes in the epidemic prevention. "Hong Kong 01" obtained an email from the Marine Department to the industry this Tuesday (21st), disclosing that a crew member exempted from quarantine came to Hong Kong to be diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, and 6 cargo ships are currently anchored in the anchor area off Lamma Island. "On the 14th, the Department of Health confirmed the incident at today's press conference. About 140 crew members were quarantined on board.

The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" went to sea in the afternoon to directly attack the situation of 6 quarantined cargo ships. Among them, the Russian crew member of the cargo ship "ALISA V" admitted that one person was sent to hospital, while the Chinese crew member claimed that government personnel had boarded the ship to receive viral nucleic acid tests for them, and the people on board were tested. The result was negative; in addition, the crew of the cargo ship "ROSA" also admitted that someone on board was diagnosed and needed to be isolated.

Six cargo ships are currently anchored at the "Sea Quarantine" in the anchor area southwest and north of Lamma Island for the 14th. (Photo by Liang Zijie)

The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" directly attacked the situation of the sea quarantined freighter. (Photo by Cai Zhengbang)

About 140 crew members on six cargo ships are quarantined on board. (Photo by Liang Zijie)

6 sea isolation cargo ships:

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"Hong Kong 01" obtained an email sent by the Marine Department to the Hong Kong-Kowloon Electric Boat and Tugboat Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday (21st), mentioning that 6 cargo ships were required to be quarantined in Hong Kong for 14 days due to their crew members being diagnosed in the middle of this month. According to the email, the six cargo ships were named "CMA CGM ROSSINI", "MSC KERRY", "VANTAGE", "ALISA V", "DARYA GANGA" and "ROSA". They arrived in Hong Kong from the 11th to the 17th of this month, and began to be quarantined from the 12th to the 21st. However, the Department of Health has not announced that cargo ships have been quarantined in Hong Kong until the reporter at the press conference of the Center for Health Protection today (23rd) Upon questioning, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Disease Department, finally confirmed the incident.

The reporter saw at the scene that crew members on the isolated cargo ship were walking freely from time to time, and some of them did not wear masks. (Photo by Liang Zijie)

The Russian crew member of the cargo ship "ALISA V" said that one person on board was sent to hospital earlier. (Photo by Cai Zhengbang)

A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" went out to sea this afternoon to directly attack the isolated cargo ship. He set off at about 12 noon and arrived at the anchor area on the southern side of Lamma Island 45 minutes later. He was first registered in Liberia and arrived in Hong Kong from Ningbo on June 22 The freighter "ROSA" is traced. There was a South Asian crew member on the "ROSA" who was walking around the side of the ship. When the reporter asked him, he nodded and admitted that the crew was diagnosed and needed to be isolated. Most of the people on the ship wore masks.

Another cargo ship "ALISA V", also registered in Liberia, arrived in Hong Kong from Changzhou, China at the beginning of the month. The Russian crew said that there were 15 people on board, including 13 Russians and 2 Chinese men. He admitted that one person was sent to hospital. On the other hand, the Chinese crew members claimed that government personnel boarded the ship to receive nucleic acid tests for the virus. The test results of the crew on the ship were negative. They did not wear masks when they were talking to reporters. On another French ship arriving in Hong Kong from Yantian District, Shenzhen, the crew also nodded and admitted that it was in isolation.

The reporter saw at the scene that the crew of the six quarantined freighters were resting in their cabins. The nearby sea was calm. There were no government ships in sight. The crew did not come to squash. Some South Asian crew members even asked the reporter to "Leave." The crew of the "VANTAGE" cargo ship said that government personnel boarded the ship for their inspection last week, and the results were all negative. They also said that the ship has sufficient resources and will leave Hong Kong at midnight next Tuesday (28th).

New crown pneumonia│Six ocean-going cargo ships are anchored on Lamma Island due to their crew members' diagnosis

Zhang Zhujun: The number of quarantined crew is about 140

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said at a press conference today that one crew member of each of the six cargo ships was diagnosed with the nationality of the Philippines, India, and Russia. The current number of crew members in isolation is about 140. Zhang Zhujun also said that the crew members were found to be diagnosed when they came to Hong Kong through the airport. As the crew members are close contacts and cannot enter the quarantine center, and the ship needs to be watched by someone, the cargo ship is left on the sea to isolate them on their own. They can stay and stay on board. Not allowed to disembark.

Need to test negative 48 hours before coming to Hong Kong, enter the airport and be quarantined for 14 days

The third wave of the new crown pneumonia outbreak is directed at the Hong Kong government exempting different categories of people from compulsory quarantine upon entry. At the beginning of the month, three Filipino crew members who were exempted from quarantine and staying at the Panda Hotel in Tsuen Wan were diagnosed. Another container shipping company had 9 foreign nationals. The crew stayed in Hong Kong briefly and was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia after arriving in Ningbo, Mainland. The patient checked into Dorsett Tsuen Wan Hotel from June 21 to 24 and declared asymptomatic when he arrived in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government tightened its policy at the beginning of the month and required the shipping company to arrange for all cargo ships and passenger ship crews to undergo viral nucleic acid tests at the departure place within 48 hours before boarding and arriving in Hong Kong, and the arrangements can only be arranged after obtaining a negative test result. port. All persons who enter Hong Kong International Airport and are exempted from quarantine must undergo a 14-day quarantine and must be tested for the virus. After arriving at the airport, all crew members and crew members must go to the temporary sample collection center of the Department of Health to collect deep throats. Saliva sample.

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