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Written by: Liang Huanmin
2021-05-04 20:14
The last update date: 2021-05-04 20:49
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, announced at the epidemic press conference that among the newly confirmed cases, the two initially confirmed foreign domestic helpers have nothing to do with other cases, but it is not known whether the variant virus is involved. The two visited the Salia Restaurant on the 4th floor of West Kowloon Centre in Sham Shui Po this Sunday (2nd).
The restaurant is still open, but there are not many diners. The restaurant manager Mr. Tian said that he had just received a call from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, confirming that there had been a visitor as a confirmed case today and was waiting for the company to arrange the closing time and disinfection procedures.
He said that foreign domestic helpers come together to eat on holidays. "Two-thirds of the diners are the sisters of the Filipino domestic helpers. I think it's because of the low prices and good quality." The restaurant's self-service soda bar maintains service during the epidemic, and the manager said that diners need to wear them. Masks can only be used, but did not pay attention to diners using the same cup to "fill drinks".
The two foreign domestic helpers who were initially confirmed cases today visited the Salia Restaurant on the 4th floor of the West Kowloon Centre on Sunday.
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The restaurant receives a notice from the Department of Health in the evening to persuade customers to go to another branch
There are two Salia restaurants located in the West Kowloon Center of Sham Shui Po. The two Filipino domestic helpers who were initially diagnosed had visited the branch on the 4th floor. There were still a small number of guests dining in the restaurant at dusk.
Restaurant manager Mr. Tian said that he had just received a call from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department at 6 o'clock in the evening to confirm that there had been a visitor as a confirmed case today. He has now notified the company of the situation to learn more about the disinfection and testing arrangements.
The restaurant is still open, but guests will be urged to eat at a branch on the other floor, which is safer.
Manager Tian said that in the past, many foreign domestic helpers liked to eat and gather in the two branches of West Kowloon Centre. It is estimated that the foreign domestic helper who visited on Sunday was diagnosed. "Every Sunday, two-thirds of the diners are the sisters of the Filipino domestic helpers. I believe that because of the low prices and good quality, they are usually willing to wait. Hong Kong people usually go out of the sun when they see a lot of people.” He said that the restaurant still maintains the “four people, one table” policy, which can reduce the risk of virus transmission. Usually a lot of people enter at the same time, but they will follow the four-person table and sit separately. If you don’t separate, it will fail!"
There is a "self-service soda bar" in the Saliya restaurant, and the manager said that he would urge guests to wear masks before they can use it.
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It is stipulated that you must wear a mask in the self-service soda bar
One of the "selling points" of the Saliya restaurant is the built-in self-service soda bar. You can "unlimited drinks" when you buy drinks. Will it increase the risk of transmission?
Mr. Tian said that the use of the restaurant’s self-service soda bar has strict epidemic prevention measures. Diners need to wear masks to "add drinks". At the same time, staff check it out. Stopped immediately, but didn’t notice that he used the same cup to add a drink for the second time... The focus is on whether he can wear a mask.” At this stage, the restaurant is still open, waiting for the company’s final arrangement before deciding whether to take a break early. When the diners who entered the restaurant heard a confirmed case, they immediately "turned around" and gave up eating in the restaurant.
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