The Centre for Health Protection announced on Saturday (13th) two new imported cases. One of them had developed sore throat symptoms and carried the L452R variant virus before arriving in Hong Kong. Both patients have been vaccinated, and fewer than 5 cases have been initially diagnosed. .
In addition, the government announced that a 53-year-old Cathay Pacific cargo pilot living in Block 1 of Kaifan House, Tai Kok Tsui, was initially diagnosed as an imported case with a variant virus. Blocks 1, 2 and 3 of Kaifan House should be closed for testing.
The goal is to complete the action at about 8 o'clock this morning (14th).
Together with the newly confirmed imported cases, in the past week, three Cathay Pacific cargo pilots contracted the disease after arriving in Hong Kong from Frankfurt, Germany, and were diagnosed only after entering the community.
Cathay Pacific stated that it will immediately arrange for the flight crew in Frankfurt to change hotels and suspend the stay of the freighter crew in Frankfurt as soon as possible.
▼11.12 Department of Health investigates at Four Points by Sheraton Tung Chung▼
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▼November 13th, Kaifanxuan 1 to 3 closed area inspection▼
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On November 13, Blocks 1 to 3 of Kaifan Court in Tai Kok Tsui had to be closed for forced inspection.
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Mandatory Testing｜The whereabouts of the infected pilot exposed Olympian City Kazumin and Corner Stop Bar on the list
[00:05] Within a week, a third Cathay Pacific cargo pilot who had been to Frankfurt, Germany, was diagnosed after returning to Hong Kong.
The newly-preliminarily diagnosed pilot at Kaifanxuan, Tai Kok Tsui, arrived in Hong Kong on November 7. The Hong Kong Government revealed in the compulsory test announcement announced on Saturday (13th) evening that the pilot who was preliminarily diagnosed returned to Hong Kong. Visited Lai Chi Kok Park Stadium on Thursday (11th).
In addition, before he left Hong Kong for Germany, he also visited the Sham Shui Po Park Swimming Pool, the Chinese Bear in Mui Wo Center, the resident food house "Hemin" of Olympian City Phase I and the Corner Stop Bar in Tai Kok Tsui, all of which were included in the mandatory test announcement.
▼November 9th Tsim Sha Tsui Kaiyu Sealed Area Inspection▼
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New crown pneumonia | Cathay Pacific 3 pilots returned to Hong Kong to confirm the diagnosis of new crown pneumonia in a local hotel, not staying in Frankfurt | 2 more imported cases, one person had a sore throat before arriving in Hong Kong.
11.13｜Another Cathay Pacific Cargo Pilot was infected with the new crown pneumonia in the Tai Kok Tsui Kaifan Xuan area. A guest of the Four Points by Sheraton Tung Chung broke out and another person was infected with Delta + New Coronary Pneumonia. Three needles of British arrivals confirmed with new crown pneumonia | The Transportation and Housing Bureau refuses to ban crew members from returning home for quarantine only to return to Hong Kong for a daily test
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