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Written by: Zheng Qiuling and Hu Jiaxin
2020-08-05 17:12
Last update date: 2020-08-05 17:12The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. The Department of Health announced today (5th) that there were 85 new confirmed cases yesterday (4th), of which only 3 were imported cases. There were less than 100 cases for three consecutive days, for a total of 3,755 cases. There are more than 70 preliminary diagnoses today, the most in the past four days.
The Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, Dr. Zhang Zhujun, gave a special account of an Indian domestic helper with a confirmed case yesterday. The number is #3664. After the patient left his old employer, he became unwell since August 1. , The two dormitories of the Causeway Bay Help and Honor Employment Center, a total of 32 helpers live together, and 28 of the helpers who live with them have returned to the employer’s residence. The contact list is being collected and the employer and the helper will be tested. Zhang Zhujun appealed to all employers to pay attention and speak frankly about their worries about the dormitory as the source of the outbreak.
Confirmed case #3664 Indian helpers have been unwell since August 1. During the period, they had visited two dormitories in Wanchai and Causeway Bay. There were 32 co-resident helpers, and all of their 28 co-resident helpers have returned to their employer's residence. (Information Picture/Photo by Lu Yiming)
As of midnight today, there were 85 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong in the past 24 hours, of which 3 were imported cases, for a total of 3,755 cases. Of the new cases, 49 were related cases, including 33 infections involving family and friends, such as eating meals and hiking in the mountains; 33 cases were no source. There are more than 70 preliminary positive cases.
Yesterday’s confirmed case number #3664 is an Indian foreign domestic helper. She left her old employer on July 20. She became unwell on August 1. She had a job during the period and lived in a dormitory from July 22 to 23. , Located on Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, once lived with about 28 helpers. I visited an employment company in Causeway Bay Commercial Building from July 30 to 31. There were 4 helpers living with them, and the 4 helpers and related staff were required to undergo quarantine.
However, the 28 helpers who lived with them from July 22 to 23 have all returned to their employer's residence. The Health Protection Center is contacting the company to obtain a contact list and will arrange for the employer and the helper to be tested. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that since the whereabouts have been two weeks ago, it is believed that if the infection has been infected, the symptoms have already appeared, "I hope that employers will pay attention." As for the whereabouts of the patient between July 23 and 30, investigation is still ongoing. Zhang Zhujun said frankly that he was worried about the dormitory as the source of the outbreak, and he has sought police assistance.
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