Pilots were exempted from quarantine and entered the community before they were diagnosed. The government checked CCTV and Octopus to track their whereabouts

The Centre for Health Protection announced today (10th) that there were 5 more imported cases, 3 of which were related to crew members, all with variant viruses, including a new 34-year-old non-local crew member and 2 Cathay Pacific cargo planes announced last night Pilots, both of them are exempted from quarantine.

The chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection, Ou Jiarong, said that the relevant cases involved a total of 30 locations requiring mandatory testing. The Case Tracking Office of the Center for Health Protection is working with the police. The investigation direction includes watching closed-circuit television and checking Octopus records, which is the largest Follow the action.

Ou Jiarong stated that the new case involved 30 locations requiring mandatory testing. The Case Tracking Office of the Centre for Health Protection is conducting further investigations with the police to find out whether the confirmed person is still whereabouts, especially the two pilots who had entered the community. .

He added that he will continue to investigate the case, including checking closed-circuit television and checking Octopus records, and is conducting epidemiological investigations and contact tracing.

Higher risk of transmission

Regarding the risk of community infection in this case, Ou Jiarong said that he believes that the two pilots had a first illness, but they have always walked out of the community and lived with their families. He believed that there was a greater risk of transmission, and the virus has an incubation period. It is necessary to pay close attention to whether the community will be affected. There are cases of unknown origin.

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The Director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health Xu Lejian also said that one of the cases this time had a high viral load, which means that the risk of spreading in the community is high. It is investigating whether the confirmed case has visited more places and may find more places. I hope Through a 21-day follow-up investigation, the risk of proliferation in Hong Kong was ruled out.

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