An outbreak in Yau Ma Tei’s fruit market has occurred in 34 buildings in the past 14 days and 87 cases have been diagnosed in Bi Street, accounting for nearly half

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Written by: Huang Weilun

2021-01-25 00:32

Last update date: 2021-01-25 00:34

The new crown pneumonia epidemic has been repeated. Following the government’s lockdown of restricted areas in Jordan in the early hours of last Saturday (23), Xu Shuchang, an expert consultant to the Government’s Anti-epidemic Steering Committee and Chair Professor of Respiratory System of CUHK, proposed on Sunday (24) that the government should study the lockdown The Yau Ma Tei fruit bar area.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, also said that he would study which test method is most effective.

Checking the list of residential buildings of the confirmed cases in the past 14 days, if according to Xu Shuchang, Waterloo Road and Dundas Street are calculated from the north to the south. There are 23 infected buildings to the north of the fruit bar, involving 68 confirmed cases, among which Bi Street A total of 40 people have been diagnosed; but if you take into account the area south of Guolan and reach Zhongfang Street, there are 34 infected buildings in the whole area and 87 cases have been confirmed.

Xu Shuchang said that the recent epidemic in the Yau Ma Tei area has been severe. In the past two weeks, there were more than 20 buildings from Dundas Street to Waterloo Road and more than 70 people were diagnosed. He suggested that the government study whether the area needs to be closed.

Chen Zhaoshi said that regardless of the results column or other places, actions will be taken depending on the overall situation of the case. "Look at the next mandatory test that works best."

40 people diagnosed in 8 epidemic buildings in 13-27 Bi Street

The reporter checked the list of residential buildings of the confirmed cases in the past 14 days. According to Xu Shuchang, Waterloo Road and Dundas Street are the north and south, and Ferry Street and Nathan Road are the boundaries. The data shows that there are 23 buildings in this area. A total of 69 people were diagnosed in the building. Among them, there were 8 buildings at Nos. 13-27 on Bi Street. A total of 40 people were diagnosed. Among them, there were 10 people at No. 19 on Bi Street.

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Expanded to Zhongfang Street and 11 more epidemic buildings

However, the Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market is actually located to the south of Waterloo Road. If only Waterloo Road and Dundas Street are used as the north-south, the surrounding area south of the Fruit Market cannot be considered.

In this regard, if the southern part of the area is extended to Zhongfang Street, 11 more buildings will be found to have confirmed cases, including some cases of Temple Street, of which there are 5 cases at No.1 Temple Street.

According to data, a total of 18 cases were confirmed in 11 buildings, of which 33C Portland Street also saw 3 cases.

For example, from Nathan Road in the east, Zhongfang Street in the south, Ferry Street in the west, and Dundas Street in the north, there are a total of 85 confirmed cases in this area, involving 34 buildings.

In general, from Nathan Road in the east, Zhongfang Street in the south, Ferry Street in the west, and Dundas Street in the north, there are 87 confirmed cases in this area, involving 34 buildings.

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