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New crown pneumonia | 3 more imported cases today, 2 variant viruses, British Airways crew confirmed the diagnosis on Saturday but not announced

2021-11-28T07:29:44.341Z


The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced today (28th) that three new cases of new pneumonia were confirmed in Hong Kong, all of which were imported cases. All of them arrived in Hong Kong from designated areas in Group B, namely intermediate-risk areas, including Canada, Qatar and Nigeria.


The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced today (28th) that three new cases of new pneumonia were confirmed in Hong Kong, all of which were imported cases. All of them arrived in Hong Kong from the designated areas of Group B, namely the medium-risk areas, including Canada, Qatar and Nigeria arriving in Hong Kong via Ethiopia. , Two of them were infected with the mutant virus, and the relevant test results of the other case are yet to be determined. All of them are asymptomatic. All three are not crew members, crew members or foreign domestic helpers.


As for the relevant information of the British Airways confirmed crew, it has not been published in the relevant announcement. "Hong Kong 01" has made an inquiry to the Department of Health.

In addition, fewer than 5 cases were initially diagnosed.


Three new cases of new pneumonia were confirmed in Hong Kong, all of which were imported cases. Two of them were infected with the variant virus. The relevant test results of the other case are yet to be determined.

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The new cases involved 3 men aged between 37 and 80. All of them arrived in Hong Kong from the designated areas in Group B, that is, the medium-risk areas. They came from Canada, Qatar and Nigeria via Ethiopia, and involved flights CX829, ET608 and QR818. .

An 80-year-old man who arrived in Hong Kong from Canada had received two doses of Fubital vaccine and was found to have the L452R variant virus. Another 37-year-old man who arrived in Hong Kong from Nigeria via Ethiopia had received two doses of vaccination in Nigeria earlier. Modena vaccine with N501Y variant virus.

The two were diagnosed on the third day of quarantine at Metropark Hotel in Kowloon and Ramada Grand Hotel in North Point.

As for the 38-year-old man who arrived in Hong Kong from Qatar, he arrived in Hong Kong via flight QR818 from Qatar on the 24th of this month and tested positive while waiting for the transfer at the local airport.

There have been a total of 12,427 confirmed cases in Hong Kong so far, and a total of 12,428 cases in Hong Kong have so far (including 12,427 confirmed cases and one suspected case).

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Source: hk1

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