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Written by: Li Enci
2021-05-04 18:54
Last update date: 2021-05-04 18:54
The Indian man from Berjas Mansion (#11643), his Filipino girlfriend (#11672), and the Filipino Maid (#11773) of the Tung Chung Ying Wan Garden with the variant virus, all visited Tung Chung Tung Chung on April 11 city.
The first two visited the Curry Lounge, a restaurant by the Seawall, Tung Chung on the same day.
The director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of the University of Hong Kong, Ho Pak-liang, said on a commercial channel program this morning (4th) that it is difficult to assess how many cases the mutant virus will generate. He suggested that the Department of Health look through the CCTV footage of Citygate that day to find out the higher risk of infection. People.
Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at CUHK, said frankly that it is certain that the three were diagnosed with a connection, but they may not know the route of transmission accurately.
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High viral load among Indian men is expected to have spread for three or four generations
He Boliang said that there is an invisible transmission chain of variant viruses in Hong Kong's communities. The situation is worrying, and it is difficult to assess how many cases will be generated for the time being.
He pointed out that 23 days have passed since the Indian man from Burgars Building visited Citygate, Tung Chung on the 11th of last month.
The man has a high viral load. It is unknown how many restaurants he has eaten at, or whether he has taken off his mask and took pictures in a shopping mall. It is expected that he may have spread for three or four generations.
He urged those who had taken off their masks at Citygate, dine at the Curry Lounge by the Seawall at Tung Chung, and those with symptoms should be tested as soon as possible.
He also suggested that the Department of Health look through the CCTV footage of Citygate on April 11 to find out those who are at higher risk of infection.
He Boliang pointed out that the 6 cases of variant viruses that have flowed into the community so far have involved 3 quarantine hotels and 4 residential buildings.
Last month, there were 10 or more confirmed cases in 5 quarantine hotels, and 5 or more cases in 6 quarantined hotels. It is unknown whether the hotels have horizontal transmission.
He believes that all persons and staff who are quarantined at the same time as the patients should take blood tests for antibodies, otherwise it will be difficult to know how many cases have been "leaked".
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Xu Shuchang: It is certain that the three were diagnosed with a connection
Government expert consultant and Chair Professor of Respiratory Department of CUHK, Xu Shuchang, said that the Indian man and his Filipino girlfriend remembered that they had been to Tung Chung on the 11th of last month and called the Department of Health to report. This should not involve deliberate concealment. whereabouts.
He believes that “it’s difficult to say that it’s difficult to travel to the border based on memory alone”, so he encourages citizens to use the app for safe travel.
He continued that it is now certain that the three have been diagnosed with a connection, but frankly he may not know the path of transmission accurately.
He believes that it is not feasible to look through CCTV footage. "Every piece of film may be washed out, and the lens may not be high-definition and the same angle, which may not help a lot."
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