The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health yesterday (23) announced a case of new coronary pneumonia suspected of being infected with the Omicron mutant virus strain. The authorities closed the area for testing at On Hei Court, Siu Hei Court, Tuen Mun that night.
The government issued a statement at 7 o'clock this morning, stating that it has completed compulsory testing operations in the area, and no confirmed cases have been found.
The statement said that as of 1:30 am today, about 1,210 residents have been tested and no confirmed cases have been found.
The government has also sent personnel to visit about 560 households in the "restricted area", of which about 55 households were not answered during the process, including households who may have been quarantined or quarantined. It is also possible that some units are vacant. The government does not have this. For detailed information, measures will be taken to follow up.
Starting from about 6:15 am today, those who have been tested in the designated "restricted area" in Tuen Mun can provide the prescribed personnel After personal data, leave the "restricted area" through the designated exit.
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Yesterday's case was a 64-year-old male patient who worked as a toilet cleaner at the Hong Kong International Airport. He was vaccinated with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine (Clearfford) in Hong Kong on July 10 and August 10.
According to the nature of his job, he has to be tested frequently and regularly for COVID-19. His 10 tests between December 2 and 20 were negative.
He tested positive at the mobile sampling station at the Hong Kong International Airport yesterday (December 22), with a Ct value of about 27 to 32. He developed symptoms on the same day.
Laboratory results of the Public Health Laboratory Service Office of the Department of Health showed that the spike protein gene of the patient sample involved N501Y and T478K mutations (L452R and E484K were negative). Therefore, the center currently suspects that the patient has the Omicron mutant virus strain, but the whole genome sequence analysis is still required To confirm whether the patient has the Omicron mutant virus strain.
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