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Cathay Pacific pilot at No. 1 Nanli, Juxihuan first diagnosed with a variant virus, the government raided the closed area for detection at night

2021-12-27T16:32:56.618Z


The Government announced tonight (27th) that a preliminary confirmed case involving a variant virus was found at "One South Lane", a residential building in Shek Tong Tsui, Western District. It believed that the risk of infection in the residential building was higher, and decided to start at 10:30 p.m.


The government announced this evening (27th) that a preliminary confirmed case involving a variant virus was found in the "South Lane One" residential building in Shek Tong Tsui, Western District. The residential building will be sealed for inspection. It is expected that it will be unblocked at 7 o'clock in the morning at the earliest tomorrow (28th).


The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that the case involved a local male crew member who was expected to be a Cathay Pacific pilot.

He arrived in Hong Kong via flight CX841 from the United States on the 23rd of this month and tested negative at the airport.

Yesterday (26th), the test results of samples taken at the community testing center were initially positive. On the same day, symptoms such as headache, runny nose, and cough began to appear. The Ct value was about 16-22, the virus load was high, and the test results of the mutant virus strain were pending.

For the sake of prudence, the government tonight announced restrictions and inspections at No. 1 South Lane, the building where it lives.


The inspection of the sudden closure area at 10:30 p.m. is expected to be completed at 7 a.m. tomorrow

The government suddenly issued a manuscript late at night, stating that from 10:30 p.m., the single house "Nanli No. 1" in Shitang Tsui will be listed as a "restricted area". People within the closed area must stay in their premises and undergo compulsory testing. , The subject must wait at his premises until everyone has completed the test and the test result is roughly confirmed before leaving his premises.

The government expects to complete the operation at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning (28th) at the earliest.

The government will set up temporary sampling stations in the "restricted areas" and require the subjects to be tested before 2 am tomorrow. The subjects will be arranged to receive nucleic acid tests at the sampling stations, and a dedicated person will swab the throat and nasal cavity together sampling.

A house in Shitang Tsui, Western Ring Road, was initially diagnosed with a variant virus. The government raided the closed area at 10:30 pm on Monday (27th) for testing.

(Photo by Chen Haoran)

People in the "restricted area" who have been tested from last Saturday (25th) to today and can show the test result phone SMS or related certificates do not need to be tested again, but they must wait at their premises until the area All the identified persons under inspection within the premises have completed the tests and the relevant test results have been roughly confirmed before they can leave their premises.

In addition, according to the mandatory testing announcement issued today, anyone who has been on the “Nanli No. 1” for more than two hours between December 5 and 27 must also undergo mandatory testing on or before Wednesday (29th). People who are vaccinated are also not exempt.

(Screenshot of Information Services Department)

Yesterday tested positive and the amount of the virus was too high, once left home to buy food

The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that the patient living in No. 1 South Lane was a 45-year-old local male crew member.

He went to the United States via flight CX844 on December 21, and the virus test on December 17 before leaving Hong Kong was negative.

He arrived in Hong Kong on December 23 via flight CX841 from the United States. When he arrived in Hong Kong, he tested negative at the airport. The patient then returned home for medical surveillance and regular mandatory testing in accordance with relevant exemption regulations.

Yesterday, he took samples from the community testing center and the test results were initially positive. On the same day, he began to develop symptoms such as headache, runny nose, and cough. The Ct value was about 16-22, the virus load was high, and the test result of the mutant virus strain is yet to be determined.

The center stated that according to the information provided by the patient, he stayed at home for the rest of the time, except for briefly buying food in the community and going to the community testing center to take samples for testing.

The patient received two doses of Fubital vaccine in Hong Kong on May 3 and May 24, and one dose of Cossing Kellef vaccine in Hong Kong on December 13.

A Cathay Pacific crew member living in Xixin Court, Hengfeng, Discovery Bay was initially diagnosed.

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Cathay Pacific pilot from another home in Discovery Bay first diagnosed

The Centre for Health Protection also announced another preliminary confirmed case involving a 46-year-old local male crew member. The patient lived in Xixin House, Fengfeng, Discovery Bay and was expected to be a Cathay Pacific pilot.

He traveled to the United States via flight CX840 on December 23. The virus tests conducted on December 19, 20 and 22 before leaving Hong Kong were negative.

He arrived in Hong Kong on December 25 via flight CX843 from the United States. He tested negative at the airport when he arrived in Hong Kong. The test result of a sample taken at the community testing center today was initially positive.

He has no symptoms, his Ct value is about 31-33, the amount of virus is low, and the test result of the mutant virus strain is yet to be determined.

He received two doses of Fubital vaccine in Hong Kong on June 11 and July 2.

▼On December 23, On Hei Court, Siu Hei Court, Tuen Mun, raided the closed area ▼


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