The Center for Health Protection said that yesterday (16th) it received a notification from the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission that the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region found a package sample sent from Inner Mongolia to Hong Kong during a constant test. The test result was positive for the new crown virus and it has been Delivered to Hong Kong.
The package was sent from Inner Mongolia on November 7 and arrived at the address of the recipient in Hong Kong on November 13. The recipient immediately discarded the outer packaging and washed the clothes in the package after signing for it.
The Center for Health Protection has asked the recipients and relevant personnel in the logistics warehouse to do virus testing.
In addition, three confirmed cases were recorded in Hong Kong today (17th), all of which were imported cases.
The three imported cases are asymptomatic and carry the L452R variant virus:
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The 21-year-old male patient (No. 12395) arrived in Hong Kong via flight EK384 from Pakistan via the United Arab Emirates on November 15. He was diagnosed when he arrived at the Hong Kong airport.
He received two doses of Fubital vaccine in Hong Kong on June 10 and July 1.
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The 35-year-old female patient (No. 12396) arrived in Hong Kong from South Korea on flight KE607 on November 13. She tested negative at the Hong Kong Airport and was admitted to the Hong Kong Kerry Hotel in Hung Hom for isolation. The sample was positive on the third day.
She was vaccinated with two doses of Fubital vaccine in South Korea on July 19 and August 9.
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The 45-year-old male patient (No. 12397) arrived in Hong Kong from Pakistan via Turkey on flight TK083 on November 13. The 23-year-old male patient (No. 12392) and the 17-year-old male patient (No. 12393) of his accompanying family members were diagnosed a few days ago. Therefore, He was listed as a close contact and was arranged to be admitted to the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center. A sample was confirmed on the third day of quarantine.
The patient received two doses of Fubital vaccine in Hong Kong on May 23 and June 13
▼Details of the mandatory inspection announcement on November 16▼
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The Center for Health Protection stated that it received a notification from the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission yesterday that the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region found a sample of package packaging sent from Inner Mongolia to Hong Kong that tested positive for the new crown virus and that it had arrived in Hong Kong.
The package was sent from Inner Mongolia on November 7 and arrived at the address of the recipient in Hong Kong on November 13. The recipient immediately discarded the outer packaging and washed the clothes in the package after signing for it.
The Center for Health Protection has recommended that the recipient should pay attention to hand hygiene at all times, disinfect household surfaces that have been in contact with the package, and require the recipient to be tested for the new coronavirus.
Since the parcel in question had stayed in a local logistics warehouse, the center has advised warehouse operators to pay attention to environmental disinfection and collect environmental samples from the warehouse. The test results were all negative.
The Hong Kong government has asked for the opportunity to have the person who had contact with the parcel involved to be tested.
The Centre for Health Protection reminds to wash and disinfect hands after handling purchased goods
The Center for Health Protection continued that in a non-refrigerated environment, the new crown virus generally survives no more than a few days. After the packaging involved arrives in Hong Kong, the chance of carrying a live infectious virus is low. The public is urged to deal with outsourced goods, especially When goods are shipped from other places to Hong Kong, personal and environmental hygiene must be maintained at all times, and hands must be kept clean.
Wash and disinfect your hands after touching the goods, especially before eating and touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
It is understood that the logistics warehouse involved is not SF Express.
SF Express stated that it has always attached great importance to the safety and hygiene of express shipments and has strictly implemented "full-process" epidemic prevention measures since the epidemic, including self-operated outlets, transit facilities, warehouses, and operating vehicles throughout Hong Kong, as well as disinfection of customer shipments. It also stipulates that employees need to take their body temperature, wear masks correctly, wash their hands frequently, and use handrub before work every day.
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Two suspected cases of Fuyang lived in Block 4 of New Jade Garden and Block 3 of Yi Gang Ju respectively
The Center for Protection also mentioned two suspected cases of Fuyang. The first was a 29-year-old maid who arrived in Hong Kong from Indonesia on flight CX798 on October 15 and tested negative at the Hong Kong Airport. During the quarantine at the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center, 6 All tests were negative and the patient showed no symptoms. After completing the compulsory quarantine on November 5, she returned to her employer's home in Block 4, New Jade Garden, Chai Wan.
The test result of the sample she collected at the community testing center on November 15 was indeterminate. After admission, the test result was positive, but the CT value was greater than 30, which means that the virus load was low.
According to the information provided by the patient, she tested positive in Indonesia on October 13 and turned negative on October 14.
She received two doses of Coxing vaccine in Indonesia on July 14 and August 12.
Another case involves a 65-year-old male patient who arrived in Hong Kong from Singapore on flight SQ882 on October 28. He tested negative at the Hong Kong Airport and was subject to mandatory quarantine at the Regal Oriental Hotel. The test results were negative for 4 times. The patient There was no symptom, and the compulsory quarantine was completed on November 10, and he returned to his home in Block 3, Ease House, Aberdeen.
He was tested compulsorily according to regulations on November 15 and the result was positive, and he had the L452R mutant virus strain, without the N501Y and E484K mutant genes, but the CT value was greater than 30, that is, the virus load was low.
According to the information provided by the patient, he tested positive for the virus in Singapore on October 14 and turned negative on October 26 after a review.
He received two doses of Modena vaccine in Singapore on April 1 and April 29.
The Centre for Health Protection believes that the two cases are consistent with the Fuyang case, but for the sake of prudence, the places they have lived and visited in Hong Kong during the incubation period have been included in the mandatory testing announcement.
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