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Two more imported cases, two returning patients from the United Kingdom tested with high Omicron virus

2021-12-13T12:03:26.122Z


The global epidemic is reciprocating. Today (13th) there are two more imported cases. The two arrived in Hong Kong from Africa and Pakistan respectively. Both were diagnosed during the quarantine period. They had received two doses of vaccine before boarding the plane on both days. Those who arrived in Hong Kong from Pakistan


The global epidemic is reciprocating. Today (13th) there are two more imported cases. The two arrived in Hong Kong from Africa and Pakistan respectively. Both were diagnosed during the quarantine period. They had received two doses of vaccine before boarding the plane on both days. Those who arrived in Hong Kong from Pakistan The 75-year-old man was also found to have the L452R variant virus during the quarantine period; the initial diagnosis was less than 10 cases.


In addition, the Public Health Laboratory Service Office of the Department of Health conducted a genetic sequencing analysis for the imported cases yesterday (12th), and found that the 62-year-old male patient (#12490) and 50-year-old female patient (#12491) who arrived in Hong Kong from the United Kingdom were both carrying They have the Omicron variant virus, they have no symptoms, and their Ct value was less than 30 after admission last Friday (10th), which means the virus load is high, and they also tested positive for antibodies.


A total of 7 Omicron cases have been recorded in Hong Kong. The Centre for Health Protection emphasized that all 7 cases were diagnosed at the airport or during the quarantine period and did not cause a community outbreak.


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Among the two newly confirmed cases, one of them is a 50-year-old man (#12495) who arrived in Hong Kong from Tanzania, South Africa and Kenya via Doha last Friday (10th) and transferred to Qatar Airways flight QR818. He belongs to the enhanced surveillance group A area.

He had to go to the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center for isolation after arriving in Hong Kong. He developed cough symptoms yesterday (12th), and the sample was diagnosed on the second day.

He had no travel companions, and before leaving Hong Kong, he had received two injections of Forbitux vaccine on April 16 and May 7.

Another confirmed case is a 75-year-old man (#12496) who arrived in Hong Kong from Pakistan. He transferred to Emirates flight EK384 in Dubai last Tuesday (7th) and arrived in Hong Kong. He was then isolated at Silka Far East Hotel in Tsuen Wan. The quarantine showed no symptoms until the 5th day of the sample that was positive for the virus and was found to contain the L452R variant virus.

He received two doses of Coxing in Pakistan on July 5th and July 17th.

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In addition, the Centre for Health Protection also disclosed the latest details of two of the imported cases yesterday (12th). They were a 62-year-old male patient (#12490) and a 50-year-old female patient (#12491) who returned to Hong Kong from the UK on Cathay Pacific’s CX252. After they arrived in Hong Kong last Friday, they were tested positive for the virus at the airport.

According to the center, they are asymptomatic, and the test results after admission last Friday showed that their Ct value was lower than 30 (that is, the amount of virus was high), and they were positive for antibodies.

The whole genome sequencing analysis of the Public Health Laboratory Service of the Department of Health confirmed that the two had the variant virus Omicron.

The Centre for Health Protection stated that a total of 7 cases involving Omicron have been recorded in Hong Kong, emphasizing that all cases were confirmed in restricted areas at airports or in quarantine hotels, and there was no community transmission.

Except for yesterday’s two cases, the remaining 5 cases involving Omircon include two related to South Africa (#12388, #12404), two related to Nigeria (#12432, #12433), and one related to the United States ( #12478),

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Source: hk1

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