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Written by: Golden Chess
2021-05-07 17:52
The last update date: 2021-05-07 17:55
The new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has repeated. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that today (7th) three new confirmed cases, including a 67-year-old housewife living in Fung Hing House, Hing Wah (2) Village, Chai Wan, The daughter is the first Filipino girlfriend (# 11672) who brought the variant virus into the community of an Indian male (#11643).
The authorities stated that the 67-year-old woman was also infected with the double variant virus, just like her daughter.
Since the Indian man and his Filipino girlfriend had a gathering at Fengxinglou’s home on April 13, 11672’s elder brother, his girlfriend, and his little nephew also attended the gathering, so they were classified as close contacts. There was no virus test result, but the employees of the Urban Bakery Works and the Oliver's the Delicatessen, both of which were working at the LANDMARK GREEN BAG store and LANDMARK PRINCE'S SUPERMARKET, will all be sent to quarantine.
Authorities allege that his brother and girlfriend held parties in Deep Water Bay on April 25 and May 1. More than 20 participants must be sent for quarantine.
▼5.7 Situation of the "closed area" of Fengxing Building, Xinghua Second Village, Chaiwan▼
The Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Centre for Health Protection, Ou Ka Wing, said today that the confirmed case included a 67-year-old housewife who was connected to other cases. She lived in Fung Hing House, Hing Wah (2) Village, Chai Wan.
The authorities discovered that her daughter had been infected with a variant virus earlier (# 11672), so the 67-year-old woman was designated as a close contact on May 5.
Because she had a mild fever, she was arranged to go to the Eastern District Hospital. After admission, the sample was positive, with N501Y and E484K variant virus strains. The antibody test was also positive, with a CT value of 34.
Ou also pointed out that the investigation found that #11672 and Indian man (#11643) had dinner at Fengxinglou on April 13th, and #11672 brother, brother and girlfriend and their children also attended the party, so the three were also classified as close Contacts.
For the sake of prudence, the elder brother's colleague from Oliver's the Delicatessen, the prince of Central, and his girlfriend's colleague from Urban Bakery Works in the Central, must also be sent to the quarantine center.
Ou Jiarong also stated that brother #11672 and his girlfriend had gathered with more than 20 friends at Deep Water Bay Beach, so those who participated in the gathering must also be sent to the quarantine center.
▼Complete record of whereabouts of confirmed variant virus cases (updated on May 6)▼
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In addition, the center also found that the foreign domestic helpers diagnosed earlier at Tung Chung Caribbean Coast, Kornhill and Pokfulam Haofeng attended the birthday party #11672 brother #11672 at 37 Fuk Wing Street on April 18. Wearing a mask means that the group is currently involved in 8 cases.
When asked whether #11672 and #11643 involved concealment of whereabouts, Ou Jiarong responded that some of the whereabouts of the two cases were not disclosed. Afterwards, several unrelated cases of foreign domestic helpers were found at the Center for Health Protection, so he was suspicious. Invite the two to investigate further.
He emphasized that if anyone deliberately conceals it, they can be prosecuted under the Ordinance, and the center will follow up seriously.
▼On May 5th, the inspection and quarantine situation of Block N2 in Kornhill Garden▼
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