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Coronavirus disease. Latest|Today increase 92 cases and small-scale outbreak of Princess Margaret's pediatric female nurse

2020-11-28T16:13:33.651Z


The epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded rapidly. The Centre for Health Protection announced that yesterday (26th) there were 81 new confirmed cases, 13 of which were of unknown origin. Another 59 patients were added to the dancing group, and a total of 311 people have been diagnosed in the group. Yesterday half day recorded


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Written by: Li Enci, Liang Huanmin, Lao Minyi, Kong Fanxu, Huang Yongyu, Golden Chess, Hu Jiaxin, McKay, Chen Jiayi

2020-11-27 07:00

Last update date: 2020-11-27 17:20

The epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded rapidly. The Centre for Health Protection announced that yesterday (26th) there were 81 new confirmed cases, 13 of which were of unknown origin.

Another 59 patients were added to the dancing group, and a total of 311 people have been diagnosed in the group.

More than 60 preliminary confirmed cases have been recorded in the half day yesterday.

In the past few days, many middle school students have been infected with the epidemic. The Director of the Education Bureau Yang Runxiong said yesterday that there is no plan to suspend classes.

In addition, the government gazetted as soon as possible today, authorizing private doctors to require patients with symptoms to undergo compulsory testing. The measures will take effect on Saturday for a tentative period of 14 days.

[17:14] Rosedale Bay Passenger Transport stated that it was informed last night (26th) that a captain driving the Rosedale 3 vessel had a preliminary diagnosis and has now been admitted to the hospital for further testing.

The captain's daily work does not directly contact passengers, and the last working day is November 24.

Poker has immediately arranged an outsourced cleaner to thoroughly clean and disinfect all vessels, Tsuen Wan Pier, Central Pier 2 and Park Island Pier’s public areas, waiting rooms, staff lounges and other places; and contacted the Health Protection Center to arrange for The employees that the staff worked with were tested for deep throat saliva; under the prerequisite of ensuring public health safety, services were adjusted as needed.

[16:55]

Yu Huiling said that a female pediatric nurse at Princess Margaret Hospital was initially diagnosed

. The female nurse involved had not taken care of the confirmed patient recently. She had contact with a confirmed patient on November 25, and she had not been involved in contact with a mask. , The authorities are still inquiring about the information and it is unknown whether they are in close contact.

The authorities believed that it was not an in-hospital infection, and the nurse was asymptomatic. Yesterday, when she went to work, she was informed that her child was going to the quarantine center, so she notified the hospital and kept samples, and found a preliminary diagnosis.

The female nurse had suitable protective equipment when she went to work and had taken care of 4 babies. They were classified as close contacts. All of them tested negative and were quarantined at Princess Margaret Hospital. Another colleague who ate with her had negative test results.

There are 20 babies living in the same ward where the female nurse works, and 7 of them have been discharged. The hospital has notified the parents of the babies to test the patients. The 50 staff in the same room are undergoing tests. All of them are currently negative. The relevant wards will be clean and the new ward will be suspended. disease.

In addition, an

orthopedic patient in Tuen Mun Hospital was admitted to the Accident and Emergency Department yesterday and was asymptomatic. However, a preliminary diagnosis was found in the test results last night

. Quarantine has been arranged immediately and contacts are being traced.

Yu emphasized that there are dozens of confirmed cases every day. The situation is similar to that of the virus surrounding the hospital from July to August. He is very worried that it will cause stress and increase the risk of infection. He has reminded colleagues to be vigilant, use appropriate protective equipment, and try to help patients. Many patients have no symptoms during the test.

She continued that the government has authorized doctors to compulsory testing for patients in need, and urged patients to cooperate to follow instructions and test as soon as possible to protect family members and reduce the risk of infection by medical care.

[16:47]

Yu Huiling, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority

said:

As of 9 am today, 101 cases have been reported to the HA system in the past 24 hours, and no patients have died.

Thirteen patients recovered and were discharged.

There are still 495 confirmed patients in hospital, of which 6 are in critical condition, 6 are in serious condition, and 483 are in stable condition.

The number of negative pressure hospital beds is 1,138, using 68.5%; the number of negative pressure hospital rooms is 618, and the utilization rate is 70.6%.

As for medical protective equipment, the latest protective equipment reserves include 63 million surgical masks, 6.4 million surgical respirators, 8.1 million protective clothing, and 10.8 million face masks. The stock is sufficient for 6 months.

[16:41]

Zhang Zhujun said that a small-scale outbreak occurred

in the Sanatorium and Hospital. A 77-year-old female patient was hospitalized in a single room on the 33rd floor of the Sanatorium and Hospital in mid-August. She was visited by family members and caregivers. The patient November 25 She started to have a fever on November 26 and developed shortness of breath on November 26. A sample was taken last night. The sample was initially positive and the patient passed away.

There are 13 patients in the ward on the same floor, and testing is now being carried out. On November 23, 30 staff at the location involved went to work, of which two samples were initially positive, and one of them was involved in the rescue work of the above-mentioned patients.

Zhang said that the 33rd floor of the Sanatorium and Hospital involved will be closed, and other staff and doctors who have worked to help rescue the above-mentioned patients need to be quarantined, involving more than 30 people.

Related news: Up to 367 patients in the singing and dancing group, and a small outbreak patient is diagnosed after the death

[16:32]

Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Disease Division of the Center for Health Protection, Department of Health,

said:

As of midnight today, 92 new confirmed cases have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, with patients aged from 2 to 84 years old, involving 49 men and 43 women, and the cumulative number of cases has increased to 6,040.

Among the newly confirmed cases, only 3 were imported cases, and as many as 89 were local infections. Of these, 72 were related to other confirmed cases, and 58 belonged to the dancing group. A total of 367 people in this group were infected.

As for the case of passive local infection, there are 17 cases, ranging in age from 14 to 70, involving 11 men and 6 women, including retirees, housewives, and working people, living in various districts. Among the relevant patients, there is

1 Mong Kok Anglican All Saints A 14-year-old male student in the middle school has to suspend classes for two weeks, and both students and staff have to be tested.

[16:29] The Sanatorium and Hospital said last night (26th) that a 72-year-old male patient in the nephrology dialysis center of the hospital was tested for new coronary pneumonia and was initially diagnosed on Tuesday (24th).

When he was transferred to the public hospital for treatment, he revealed that his wife was related to the dancing group and had been diagnosed.

The Sanatorium and Nursing Hospital conducted virus tests for 24 medical staff working in the center, and all the results were negative. The hospital has also contacted more than 50 patients who attended the kidney dialysis center from November 21 to 24 and arranged for them as soon as possible Take a virus test.

Related news: A 72-year-old male patient at the Sanatorium and Hospital is initially diagnosed with no disclosure that his wife belongs to a dancing group patient

[13:13] The Hospital Authority has entrusted Golden Mile Inspection (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. to provide testing since September, and the contract expired today (27th).

In response to enquiries, the Hospital Authority stated that in order to cope with the continuity of the relevant measures of the Centre for Health Protection, the Authority had previously extended the contract of the relevant contractor for 12 weeks, or about 3 months, in accordance with the terms of the contract.



However, "Golden Domain" was suspected to have made two mistakes this month. Due to the handling of contact information problems earlier, nearly 3,000 people received notifications of negative results from others. Among them, 6 people's samples were supposed to be positive but "yang turned negative." .

In addition, Golden Mile also undertakes high-risk group testing. Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System of the Faculty of Medicine of CUHK, once suspected that Golden Mile’s laboratory was contaminated, resulting in 4 professional drivers with suspected "false positive" results in their samples.

Related news: Golden Mile Inspections suspected of making mistakes twice this month and was renewed by the Hospital Authority for 3 months

[12:47] Another government official confirmed the diagnosis!

The Civil Aviation Department stated that it was aware that a staff member in charge of logistics at the headquarters building of the Civil Aviation Department was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia last night (26th).

The staff involved were still on duty on the same day as the diagnosis, but they did not need to contact the public at work. They had detected heat during work and their body temperature was normal.

He has no recent travel history, wears a surgical mask at work, and maintains proper social distancing.

Looking through the information, an outsourced worker who also worked at the headquarters of the Civil Aviation Department and was responsible for logistics was diagnosed on the evening of November 23. The most recent duty date was November 21.

That is, the Civil Aviation Department has been diagnosed with two people within 4 days starting from this Monday (23rd).

Related news: Two people in the headquarters of the Civil Aviation Department were infected with the disease within 4 days, and one logistician was diagnosed last night

[10:56] According to the news, there are about 92 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong today

Penny's Bay Quarantine Center Exploded Again

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▼Tighten epidemic prevention measures from November 26▼

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[02:40] The Department of Health announced the whereabouts of the latest confirmed patient late last night (26th).

Case No. #5895, a 45-year-old woman living in Lotus Pond Court, Happy Valley, is a case of unknown origin. She reported that she had visited many places in the past, including the Parklane Hotel in Causeway Bay, Hysan Place and Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong.


In addition, Mong Kok Arran Daoxiang, who had an outbreak of the "Celebrating Return to the Dance Group" in July, was visited by another confirmed case. A 67-year-old male who was a "Singing and Dance Group" reported that he had visited the restaurant on Monday. .

Confirmed restaurant | Yalan Daoxiang reappeared in patients with unknown source, visited multiple locations

▼Business conditions before the bar closed▼

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▼26/11 Housing list of confirmed cases▼

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[01:30] The Health Protection Center updated the housing list of the confirmed cases. Apart from Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, luxury housing units continue to be on the list, including Tai Hang Mansion, Beacon Hill Sanctuary, Homantin Duke's Court, Kowloon Tong Jiahuang Taiwan and so on.

On the other side, the registered addresses of two residents are located in the factory building.


In addition, there is another infection in the residents of Mid-Levels Garden Terrace. Among them, the number of confirmed cases in the second block is 6 people. One of them belongs to the singing and dancing group. Today, there is another confirmed person living in the third block.

Confirmed Building | Tai Hang Garden and Duke's Court on the list have patients reported to live in the factory building

▼5,000 yuan diagnosis allowance Q&A▼

[00:01] The government announcement will cite the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Compulsory Testing for Certain People) Regulations" ("Regulations") (Chapter 599J) and gazette the announcement of mandatory testing under the "Regulations", Those who have been to the following seven designated places from November 1 to November 26 are required to undergo virus testing on or before November 29.

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Full day overview:

Nearly 70% of Penny's Bay Quarantine Utilization Rate News: Quarantine centers such as Pat Heung and Lei Yue Mun will be reopened in the short term

HKBU Department of Geography students diagnosed with CUHK's new biography students are initially positive and some classrooms must be closed

At least 5 guests of the bar BandStage recruited infected performers who have been to the Mei Foo Junhao Banquet Hall. A total of 75 people were convicted of violating the compulsory quarantine order. The 26-year-old woman was found to have taken off her bracelet without authorization. The western doctor Hu Keman was still involved in the dancing group after she was infected. At least 4 trainees of Philip Wei recruited outsourced cleaners of Kowloon Park Stadium and outsourced security guards of Xincui Village were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia | A student from Caritas Hu Zhenzhong Middle School was initially diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia from tomorrow until further notice | Civil Affairs Department suspended Singing and dancing activities in community halls and community centers except for new crown pneumonia | An employee of the Finance Department of China South City Holdings was infected with the disease, and other colleagues tested negative. The gene arrangement of the dancing group virus is similar to that of the fourth wave of patients. Xiaoxiwan Fujian middle school students contracted with new crown pneumonia | dancing groups increased Up to 311 patients went to Philip Wei Zhuyuan BandStage to explode new crown pneumonia | 6 confirmed cases received negative results by mistake

New crown pneumonia | 5 additional testing centers from Saturday, private doctors can compel testing for suspected cases

New Coronary Pneumonia | Western medicine instructs suspected patients to force testing to take effect on Saturday for two weeks

New crown pneumonia | Yu Jinji, Supervisor of the Automobile Association, was diagnosed yesterday and spoke and took photos at the press conference last week

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New Coronary Pneumonia Center for Health Protection, Department of Health, Food and Health Bureau, I am home

Source: hk1

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