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Author: Zheng Qiuling
2020-09-03 17:14
Last update date: 2020-09-03 17:14
The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong seems to have a downward trend. The Centre for Health Protection announced that as of midnight today (3rd), there have been 8 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, which are in single digits for two consecutive days, of which 7 are local The number of cases is the lowest in a single day since the third wave of the epidemic, but there are still 4 cases of unknown origin and 1 case imported from abroad.
In addition, the first batch of results of the "Universal Community Testing Program" was released. A total of 370,000 samples were taken. As of 2 pm, 128,800 samples were tested. After review by the Department of Health, 6 samples were positive. However, four of these cases are "re-yang", that is, the virus is still detected in the recovered patients and will not be counted as newly confirmed cases.
Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Zhang Zhujun, said that there were 8 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, with case numbers ranging from #4832 to #4839, of which 7 were local cases and 2 were related to previous family cases.
#4837 is a caregiver at Hong Chi Lei Muk Shue Dormitory. She was admitted to the quarantine center on the 24th and was diagnosed later.
Of the 7 local cases, 4 were of unknown origin.
#4836 is the imported case, a crew member who returned to Hong Kong via Doha from India on the 2nd.
Among the 4 local cases with no source, #4833 is a 66-year-old man who sells Chinese medicine with his wife in the new reclaimed street in Yau Ma Tei. He lives in Ping South Village, Sau Mau. Apart from returning to work, he went to the Yau Ma Tei market and mostly cooked at the shop Stay at home.
#4834 is a 74-year-old retired lady who lives with her family in Shunmin Building, Aimin Village. There are no special activities except for some follow-up consultations.
#4839 is a 62-year-old lady who lives in Guiyuan Building, Zhuyuan South Village, Wong Taixian. Sometimes she went to her mother's residence in Songxian Garden. She had been to Zhuyuan Market and Fucheng Restaurant in Fenghuang New Village.
After the death of the case, an autopsy revealed a confirmed diagnosis
#4838 was dead. The family called the police on August 30. The deceased lived alone in 22 Shixiawei Village and sent to the public mortuary. An autopsy revealed that the lung tissue was confirmed. He would go to Sham Shui Po teahouse to drink tea before his death. There was no special high risk factor.
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In addition, the government launched a nationwide testing program. The Director of Health, Chen Hanyi, announced that as of 1 p.m. today, 850,000 people had made appointments and 370,000 had completed sampling. As of 2 p.m., 128,800 samples had been tested and reviewed by the Department of Health. After 6 samples were positive, she said it is difficult to assess the level of positive rate at this stage.
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Zhang Zhujun added that 4 of the cases were confirmed cases and had antibodies at the time of discharge. One of them participated in the test because the company needed to provide a negative report before returning to work.
Since 4 people are "re-yang" cases, they will not be counted as newly confirmed cases and no further follow-up is required.
As for the remaining 2 cases, they will be classified as newly confirmed cases and included in tomorrow’s report. They include a 63-year-old man who has been out of work since June and lives with his wife and family in Huafeng Garden, Lai King Hill Road, Kwai Tsing. Sometimes I went to my second home, located in Kwai Shing West Village. I visited many markets, including Po On Road Market in Cheung Sha Wan, Pei Ho Street Market, and Mei Foo Market.
Another case was a 22-year-old woman who was unemployed. She lived with her family in Siu Chin Building, Siu Hong Court, Tuen Mun. She sometimes went to a friend's house or went to the street to eat. She was in the Shun Shun Disciplinary Service Dormitory. She has not yet provided a clear and detailed record.
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