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Written by: Zheng Cuibi
2021-05-19 15:08
Last update date: 2021-05-19 15:09
Hong Kong’s new crown pneumonia epidemic has slowed down, but there is still one more confirmed case in Hong Kong today (19th), which is an imported case; another case was exported to Shanghai. A 43-year-old male patient was diagnosed in February and came to the end of April. The port was quarantined for 21 days and was transferred to Shanghai 4 days after entering the community. He was diagnosed in Shanghai the day before yesterday (17th) with symptoms.
This patient stayed at the Ramada Seaview Hotel Sai Ying Pun during the Hong Kong quarantine and stayed at the Harbour Plaza Kingswood Hotel in Tin Shui Wai after the quarantine.
The Center for Health Protection did not disclose that the patient was "Fuyang" or was newly infected with the virus in Hong Kong.
▼A 4-year-old boy was diagnosed in a kindergarten on May 15▼
The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that as of 0:00 on May 19, the center is investigating a newly confirmed case. So far, the total number of cases in Hong Kong is 11 828 (including 11 827 confirmed cases and one suspected case).
The new case is an imported case (the 11828th case). The patient is a 28-year-old man who has no symptoms and arrived in Hong Kong from India. His residence is listed as "not applicable".
Harbour Plaza Hotel, Tin Shui Wai, Kingswood.
(Profile picture/Photo by Wu Zhongkun)
In addition, the center is investigating a confirmed foreign case involving a 43-year-old man who arrived in Hong Kong from Italy on April 22 on the QR818 flight operated by Qatar Airways.
According to the information provided by the man, he was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in Italy at the end of February.
After arriving in Hong Kong, he was quarantined at the Ramada Harbour View Hotel Sai Ying Pun from April 22 to May 12, and then stayed at the Harbour Plaza Tin Shui Wai Kingswood Hotel from May 13 to 16 and took CX368 on May 16. Flight to Shanghai.
The center received a notification from the Shanghai health authority yesterday that the man was diagnosed on May 17, and the center is conducting epidemiological investigation and contact tracing of the case.
The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission stated on its website that the confirmed patient had symptoms and was sent to a designated medical institution for isolation and observation after entering the country. The Health Commission believes that his epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests, and The results of imaging examination confirmed that he was a confirmed case.
Ramada Hotel Xiyingpan.
(Information Picture/Photographed by Li Zetong)
In the past 14 days (May 5-18), a total of 36 cases have been reported, including 8 local cases, one of which is of unknown origin.
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