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Written by: Kong Fanxu
2021-01-06 17:14
The last update date: 2021-01-06 17:14
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. There were 25 new cases today (6th), with a total of 9,075 cases, which is the lowest since the fourth wave of outbreaks. Among them, 7 cases were of unknown origin.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, believes that although the epidemic is showing signs of easing, many cases of unknown origin have been recorded, and it is uncertain whether all cases have been grasped.
One of the patients with unknown origin was a resident of the Ai Ling Building of the Wong Tai Sin Mental Health Association. 37 of the inmates had to be sent to the quarantine center for isolation because they had eaten together.
In addition, Chung Chi House, Chung On Village, Ma On Shan, had to be included in the compulsory testing building list because two unrelated units were diagnosed.
More than 20 preliminary confirmed cases have been temporarily recorded
Zhang Zhujun said at the epidemic press conference today that 25 new cases (case numbers 9051 to 9075) were 27 to 96 years old, involving 17 men and 8 women, 15 of which were related to other cases, and 7 of them were unknown. There are more than 20 preliminary confirmed cases.
A member of the Ai Ling Building of the Hong Kong Mental Health Association of Wong Tai Sin had a preliminary diagnosis on January 5.
(SWD website)
The number of confirmed cases today is the lowest since the fourth wave of the epidemic. Zhang Zhujun said that there are signs of easing, but there are still 7 cases of unknown origin. Therefore, it is uncertain whether we have grasped all the community cases, because there may be cases without symptoms or no requests. medical.
Zhang Zhujun added that one of the cases of unknown origin was a resident of the Ai Ling Building of the Wong Tai Sin Mental Health Association (Case No. 9059). The patient had recently done renovations in his relatives’ home in Sai Kung. As there are 37 people living in the Ai Ling Building, they will eat together in the dining room. All residents have been sent to the Pokfulam Quarantine Center.
She also pointed out that people in the half-way dormitory of Ai Ling Building can enter and leave freely. Apart from going to work, he and his fellow residents go shopping or eating on the street. Similar to other institutions, the SWD can arrange regular testing.
The remaining cases of unknown origin are housewives, salespersons, forklift drivers, foreign domestic helpers, decoration workers and bus drivers. Among them, the bus driver is responsible for multiple routes, including 36M (to and from Lei Muk Shue and Kwai Fong Station) and 234A (to and from Lang Tsui) Park and Tsuen Wan West Station) and 32H (between Cheung Shan and Lai Chi Kok).
According to the route information, the driver should be the KMB bus captain.
In addition, one more building was included in the list of mandatory testing buildings. Two people from two units in Chung Chi Building, Chung On Village, Ma On Shan were diagnosed with different floors and different orientations.
As for the 3 imported cases, 9072 cases arrived in Hong Kong from India and took the flight QR818, and the samples were tested for drugs on the 12th day; the 9074 case came from Ethiopia, the flight ET3614 was an air worker; the 9075 case was an individual Seaman, coming to Hong Kong from Russia on the 4th of this month, flight EK384.
▼Social distancing measures will continue until January 20▼
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