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Kwun Tong Mental Health Association mentally handicapped staff diagnosed multiple times and tested negative for the virus, residents must be quarantined

2021-03-09T09:43:28.884Z


The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced today 21 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, of which 3 were of unknown origin, and there were fewer than 10 initially positive cases, and several had no origin. Infectious Diseases, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health


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Written by: Zhong Yan

2021-03-09 17:31

The last update date: 2021-03-09 17:31

The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced today 21 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, of which 3 were of unknown origin, and there were fewer than 10 initially positive cases, and several had no origin.

Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Zhang Chukjun, pointed out that one of the initially confirmed cases with no source was a 26-year-old man working in the dormitory for the moderately mentally handicapped persons of the Hong Kong Mental Hygiene Association, Kung Lok Road Jockey Club Building, Kwun Tong Assistants, more than 50 residents and more than 20 staff members of the hospital need to be sent to the quarantine center.

Zhang Zhujun stated that he had begun to feel unwell on February 22, but he had submitted deep throat saliva samples repeatedly and was negative. Later, because his condition did not improve, he was referred to the Accident and Emergency Department of United Hospital until March 8 when the bronchoscope was taken. The extracted secretions were only initially positive.

(Photo by Luo Junhao)

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the 26-year-old man would assist residents in physiotherapy. He would wear a mask when he went to work, but some residents could not wear a mask because of a moderately mentally handicapped.

She pointed out that the patient felt unwell on February 22. He was tested on February 23 but the result was negative. On March 3, his condition did not improve. The patient was referred to the Accident and Emergency Department of United Hospital by a private doctor. The second sample was still negative. As a result, the secretions taken out when the bronchoscope was taken on March 8 were initially positive, and the antibody test of the blood sample obtained on the same day was also positive.

The man lives in Tak On House, Hau Tak Estate, Tseung Kwan O.

Zhang Zhujun continued that according to his knowledge, the patient had an antibody test on March 3 and March 4 after admission, and the results were also negative. He believed that the time of infection started on February 22 coincided with the estimated time before February 20. It has been spread, "Will the upper respiratory tract be easy to spread? I don't know." She said that for the time being, a colleague of a certain patient has a little discomfort and needs to be tested before knowing the situation.

According to Yu Huiling, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, 11 patients in the same ward are subject to quarantine.

(Photo by Luo Junhao)

The Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, Yu Huiling, said that the patient was admitted to United Hospital with pneumonia and fever on March 3, and was subsequently admitted to the medical ward on March 3, 5 and 7 respectively. Saliva samples taken from deep throats all showed negative results.

Yu pointed out that the patient did not cough, but the pneumonia did not improve. A secretion sample was taken during bronchoscopy, and it was initially positive.

She pointed out that there are currently 11 patients in the same room who need to be sent for quarantine. The virus test of the patients is negative, and the environmental samples in the ward are all negative. The medical and nursing staff who take the bronchoscope for the patient also wear a full set of protective equipment. No medical staff is classified as Close contacts.

Yu Huiling revealed that the patient's CT value (viral load) is greater than 30, that is, the virus load is low.

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