Omicron｜Suspected volume flight attendant transmission chain ocean spectrum number carrying close contacts must return this morning

The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced this morning that in view of the nine close contacts of the "Spectrum Ocean" on board the cruise ship, the center has requested that the "Spectrum Ocean" that was originally scheduled to return on January 6 advance today. Return early.

The center stated that nine close contacts of case 12754 boarded the cruise ship "Spectrum of the Sea" on January 2.

The 62-year-old woman in Case 12754 was a family member of a 28-year-old Cathay Pacific flight attendant exempted from quarantine (case 12676).

On December 31, 2021, she visited the residence of one of the above-mentioned close contacts in Dongning Building, Causeway Bay, and the 43-year-old foreign domestic helper of this close contact was initially diagnosed.

Nine close contacts of Case 12754 boarded the cruise ship "Ocean Spectrum" on January 2.

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The related cruise ship departed on January 2 for a "high seas cruise", originally scheduled to return on January 6.

According to the information provided by the shipping company, there are approximately 2,500 passengers and more than 1,200 employees on board.

After learning that close contacts had boarded the cruise ship, the center immediately asked the shipping company to isolate the nine close contacts on board and conduct virus tests for them on board. The test results were initially negative.

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The center has requested the cruise ship to return early on the morning of January 5.

For the sake of prudence, the cruise ship will be included in the mandatory testing announcement. Anyone who has been on a cruise ship during the specified period must undergo mandatory testing on the specified day.

After the cruise ship arrives at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, the government will conduct virus testing for all passengers and employees, and the nine close contacts will be sent to the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center for quarantine.

Center staff will board the cruise ship to inspect the sanitation situation.

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