The Centre for Health Protection announced today (1st) that a 38-year-old man (case 12433) who had been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia from a foreign country earlier, after whole-genome sequencing analysis, confirmed that he had a mutant virus strain Omicron. The patient had been in Papua. New Guinea went to Nigeria, then arrived in Hong Kong via Qatar, and stayed at the Hong Kong airport for 4 days due to visa problems.
There have been 4 cases involving Omicron in Hong Kong so far.
The center also pointed out that there were 3 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today, a total of 12,440 cases. 3 confirmed women aged between 5 and 61 years old, all arrived in Hong Kong from designated areas in Group A (high risk). Family members of the 5-year-old girl have already been diagnosed. , The other two women have been vaccinated with two doses of the new crown vaccine.
A 38-year-old man (case 12433) who was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong from a foreign country was confirmed to have a mutant virus strain Omicron after whole-genome sequencing analysis.
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The 38-year-old male patient arrived in Hong Kong from Qatar via flight QR818 on the 24th of last month and waited for the transfer. He stayed in the restricted area of the airport due to visa problems.
The patient has not been vaccinated and has no symptoms. The test performed on the 27th after admission was positive for antibodies. The Ct value of the three tests after admission was 30 to 36. According to the results of whole-genome sequencing analysis, it was confirmed that there was a mutant virus strain. Omicron.
The patient traveled from Papua New Guinea to Nigeria on the 15th of last month, and then arrived in Hong Kong from Qatar on November 24. The places visited during his stay at the Hong Kong airport were included in the mandatory test announcement on the 29th of last month. The information was checked. People who have appeared in the Orange Zone on the 5th floor or the Orange Zone (gate 25-71) on the 5th floor of the Passenger Terminal Building at Hong Kong Airport.
In other words, the patient had stayed in Hong Kong's airport for 4 days.
A total of 4 cases involving Omicron have been recorded in Hong Kong so far, 2 cases are related to South Africa, and the other 2 cases are related to Nigeria.
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In addition, there are 3 newly imported confirmed cases in Hong Kong today. A 5-year-old girl (case 12443) is asymptomatic. She arrived in Hong Kong on flight EK384 from Pakistan via the United Arab Emirates on the 21st of last month. She was an earlier imported case (case 12411). , 12412, 12413, 12437, 12438 and 12439) were diagnosed at the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center.
A 61-year-old woman (case 12444) arrived in Hong Kong from Spain via Qatar on flight QR818 on the 29th of last month. She tested positive at the temporary sample collection center for "testing pending". She became ill on the 24th of last month. Two doses of AstraZeneca.
A 31-year-old woman (case 12445) arrived in Hong Kong from the Philippines via flight 5J272 on the 25th of last month as a Philippine helper. She was diagnosed during the quarantine at the designated Penny's Bay Quarantine Center and has completed two doses of Koxing vaccine.
In the past 14 days (November 17-30), a total of 48 cases were reported, all of which were imported cases.
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