Airport cargo terminal employees complained that close contacts were not quarantined. Hactl: The list has been handed over to the government

A 48-year-old man working in an airport cargo terminal was diagnosed with the new coronavirus earlier, involving the L452R mutant virus strain.

A number of patients’ colleagues complained to "Hong Kong 01". The patient had entered the office and had conversations during work, but the management-level employees in the office were not sent for quarantine. Only when a virus was found on the microwave oven handle in the lounge did they hand over about 10 People quarantine and question the company's concealment of the situation for fear of no one working.

The Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal (Hactl) replied that it had followed the requirements of the Center for Health Protection to track employees who may have had close contact with the patient and employees who had been exposed to microwave ovens that detected the virus. The list has been submitted to the Center for Health Protection.

The Department of Health said that the tracking work is still in progress.

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A night shift employee at the freight station who was sent to quarantine, A M (pseudonym), said that he never entered the lounge during work, but was still sent to the quarantine center.

He was puzzled by the standard of being sent to quarantine. He said that there are more than a dozen sofas and microwave ovens in the lounge. Colleagues who bring meals will go in for meals, eat and rest. The lounge is adjacent to the office, and the supervisor level working in the office. Employees will also go to the rest room to have a meal, and go back to the office to take off their masks to eat.

However, according to the group of employees sent to the company for quarantine, no employees in the office have been quarantined.

The patient's position is "counting". After counting the goods, submit the documents to the office supervisor

He continued that the position of the patient is commonly known as "counting". After counting the goods, he needs to submit documents to the supervisor in the office, and will contact people in the office. About 20 management employees in the office often do not wear masks, but There is no quarantine, but all grassroots employees working on the apron must be quarantined.

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Another employee, Mr. T, also told "Hong Kong 01" that the patient is a senior porter, and he needs to pick up the walkie-talkie from the office every day and return it to the office after get off work. He thinks that the supervisor in the office will be exposed to the patient's saliva, but there is no Sent to quarantine, there is a risk of transmission.

The office supervisor used the rest room to wait for the microwave oven to detect the virus before sending it to quarantine

He also pointed out that the office director used the rest room, saying that the office director was sent to quarantine only after the Department of Health found that the handle of the microwave oven was virus-infected.

He continued that the patient is very diligent. He goes to work at 10 in the evening and leaves work at 8 in the morning to earn "replenishment". Therefore, he has the opportunity to get in touch with early shift workers who go to work at about 6 in the morning. In fact, almost the entire company needs to work. Quarantine, but the company did not hand over the list of other employees.

He also said that the employees shared the same toilet, which was also recently detected with the new crown virus. He doubted that too many people were concealed by the quarantine and suspension of work.

Hactl's reply to "Hong Kong 01" stated that it has followed the requirements of the Center for Health Protection to track employees who may be at risk of infection, including employees who have had close contact with confirmed employees and employees who have been in contact with microwave ovens that have detected the virus; and the relevant list It has been handed over to the Center for Health Protection, which will assess and follow up the quarantine arrangements for employees who are at risk of contracting the virus.

"Hong Kong 01" also asked the Department of Health about the overall number of people quarantined and the quarantine standards. The Department pointed out that the case is still being tracked, and there is no supplement for the time being.

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