The two children of the Saudi consul in Hong Kong came to Hong Kong a few days ago. Yesterday (21st) they were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia. Among them, the older sister had a variant virus.
The investigation revealed that the two had visited the Peak Galleria, Citygate and Tung Chung Cable Car Station during their home quarantine in Tai Koo Shing.
The government confirmed today (22nd) that the Department of Health confirmed that the two brothers had violated the exemption conditions after investigation and had cancelled their exemption qualifications and sent them to be subject to compulsory isolation.
▼On July 20th, Taikoocheng Tanggong Pavilion closed area inspection▼
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Yesterday, two cases arrived in Hong Kong from Saudi Arabia. The patient was the child of the local consul in Hong Kong and lived in Tanggong Pavilion, Tai Koo Shing.
The consul's 13-year-old daughter became ill on the 17th of this month with the L452R variant virus strain.
According to the patient’s whereabouts information released by the authorities, she had visited Citygate’s famous storehouse and Tung Chung cable car station on Sunday, and also stayed at the Korean restaurant Goobne Chicken in Citygate. The 11-year-old brother had visited last Saturday. Outside the Peak Galleria, he even visited a McDonald's branch in the mall. Before his initial diagnosis the day before, he "stolen" again to the second phase of Cityplaza near his residence.
A government spokesman replied today that during an investigation by the Department of Health, it was discovered that they had gone out during self-isolation and violated the exemption conditions.
The Department of Health has taken immediate action to disqualify them as exempt persons and send them to mandatory quarantine.
The Protocol Office also contacted the relevant consulate immediately, and the other party promised to fully cooperate with the government's quarantine measures, and has reminded its consular staff to comply with relevant quarantine regulations.
▼From July 8th, measures to maintain social distancing under the framework of the ``vaccine bubble'' ▼
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According to the current exemption policy, members of the consulate in Hong Kong at the level of consular officer and their immediate family members can be exempted from compulsory quarantine upon arrival in Hong Kong.
Exempt persons must comply with the specified exemption conditions, which include requirements such as testing at the airport upon arrival, quarantine arrangements, and restrictions on the scope of activities.
Exempt persons must provide samples for testing on the 3rd, 7th, 12th, 16th and 19th day of arrival in Hong Kong.
The affiliated institution must provide point-to-point transportation to and from the airport and premises for exempted persons, and shall not use public transportation.
The agency must also do all practicable measures to ensure that the self-isolated person complies with the requirements of the Department of Health for isolation, and must not leave the isolation location or contact the public during the self-isolation period.
Four of the children of the consul in the sand were sent to the isolation camp for quarantine. News on the 21st: including the consul's confirmed diagnosis of the sand consul's children's whereabouts revealed that they had patronized the Peak Plaza McDonald's, Tung Chung Goobne new crown pneumonia | 5 more imported cases and 2 people carry the variant virus today The children of the consul in the sand and the children of the consulate in the sand are suspected of violating the quarantine order in Hong Kong: enjoy diplomatic immunity, the government will not prosecute the new crown pneumonia | the children of consuls infected in the sand or the experts in violation of the quarantine order urge the review of the current exemption policy. Visited Tung Chung Cable Car Station, Ngong Ping 360, suspended this morning for disinfection
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