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Written by: Ouyang Dehao
2021-01-17 17:21
Last update date: 2021-01-17 17:55
The fourth wave of new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong continues. The Centre for Health Protection announced today (17th) 55 new confirmed cases, and the number of initial confirmed cases exceeded 80.
The Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Cheung Chuk-kun, announced that there were 4 new cases in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan. A total of 8 buildings were added to the list within two days.
In other parts of Hong Kong, three buildings are included in the mandatory inspection, namely, 2 Lido Gardens in Sham Tseng, On Tai Building in Hung Hom, and 2 Fu Wing Gardens in Mong Kok.
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the information currently announced is preliminary and can only be confirmed after implementation.
▼On January 17th, 4 mandatory inspection buildings were added to the ``Miao Street Epidemic Area''▼
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Three more buildings in the Temple Street epidemic area have patients
Recently, a large-scale outbreak occurred in the area from Yau Ma Tei to near Jordan. The government divided the communities into compulsory testing and tightened the threshold.
The Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Zhang Chukjun, announced today that 4 additional cases were located in the affected areas around Yau Ma Tei and Jordan. Therefore, 4 buildings are subject to compulsory testing, including the Huai Gao Building on Nanjing Street and Battery Street. Chang An Building, No. 18 Ferry Street, Mong Kok, No. 157-159 Temple Street.
Each of these buildings has 1 unit and 1 person affected, but Zhang Zhujun said that the list needs to be confirmed.
Zhang revealed that among the newly diagnosed people in the four buildings, one was a temporarily unemployed construction worker, a toilet cleaner, and a shopkeeper living in the area.
She also specifically mentioned that although the cleaners live in different buildings, they also clean the related toilets.
Zhang also pointed out that there are also 4 buildings that announced yesterday that they will be subject to mandatory testing, including Kingway Plaza, 98 Parkes Street, 45A-59 Reclamation Street, Block B, Uni-President Building, 111 Shanghai Street, and Jinbao Building on Wusong Street.
She said that the information released now is preliminary and will be confirmed after implementation.
▼The government issued a mandatory inspection order to the ``Miaojie Epidemic Area''▼
▼On January 17th, 4 mandatory inspection buildings were added to the ``Miao Street Epidemic Area''▼
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Two confirmed units in Lido Garden, Sham Tseng do not know each other
Zhang Zhujun continued to point out that three new buildings in Hong Kong were also subject to compulsory testing today, including two Lido Gardens in Sham Tseng, where two people were diagnosed in two units; On Tai Building, 62-73 Winslow Street, Hung Hom, also Two units were diagnosed, 3 people and 1 person were diagnosed; there were also two units in Block 2, Fu Wing Garden, Mong Kok, and 1 person each was diagnosed.
Zhang Zhujun also revealed that the two units diagnosed in the Lido Garden in Sham Tseng are on the same floor, and may be neighbors who do not know each other, and may be infected due to public facilities; the confirmed units in Antai Building are separated by multiple floors but in the same orientation; as for Fu The confirmed units in Block 2 of Wing Garden have different directions and levels.
Zhang explained that since he hopes to announce the list of buildings subject to mandatory testing as soon as possible, the buildings that were announced tomorrow will also be included in the announcement list today. Therefore, a total of 7 buildings are listed for mandatory testing today.
The second block of Fu Wing Garden in Mong Kok exploded, and residents must be tested.
(Data Picture/Photo by Yu Junliang)
▼The status of the residents in the Miaojie epidemic area being tested▼
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