The outbreak of Omicron, a variant of the new crown virus in Hong Kong detonated by the crew of Cathay Pacific, continues to expand.
The second-generation transmission occurred in the Wangyue Tower group in Festival Walk. Together with the shortage of "drug sowing", a total of 7 people were temporarily infected. About 170 diners and 22 employees were required to enter Penny's Bay for quarantine.
The fire was not extinguished, and there was a new fire. A flight attendant passed it on to his family, and the patient became a victim of the home quarantine policy.
The local cleansing and explosion of hot pots, the third generation of transmission is in danger, and the northward exemption from quarantine and customs clearance is even more indefinite.
Looking back at the situation for more than a month, before this "epidemic" occurred, there were at least two opportunities to be reversed.
However, the authorities believe that a system based on trust and self-discipline can stop the virus, causing missed and missed, just like lying down and waiting for the virus to enter, repeating the third wave of the epidemic that was detonated by seafarers and crew members in 2020.
Didn't anticipate the core issue of the violations of the 3 pilots outside the station-is self-discipline feasible?
As early as November last year, three Cathay Pacific pilots who were exempt from hotel quarantine were diagnosed after arriving in Frankfurt, Germany. They later revealed that they had gone out illegally and did not wear masks when they were in the local hotel. The closed-loop operation management based on trust and self-discipline collapsed.
Upon learning of the incident, the Transport and Housing Bureau immediately instructed Cathay Pacific to follow up seriously and prevent similar incidents from happening again.
Cathay Pacific immediately tightened the guidelines for exemption from quarantine for crew members returning to Hong Kong. They are only allowed to leave home for a maximum of two hours per day for the first 3 days of returning to Hong Kong, and are limited to designated activities, including purchasing necessities, or going out for medical treatment and testing, but they are also allowed to be outdoor individuals For exercise, you only need to record your whereabouts, but you must 1 avoid group gatherings; even after completing medical surveillance, the guidelines remind employees to avoid unnecessary social contacts and complete related testing requirements.
This is undoubtedly another trust self-discipline arrangement.
The Transport and Housing Bureau explained at the time that air cargo services are indispensable to ensure the normal operation of society and the daily needs of citizens.
Fortunately, their family members were not infected, nor were they infected with Omicron.
Pilot infected with Omicron becomes the first patient to enter the community-the last alarm
Another siren appeared on December 18 last year.
The 36-year-old Cathay Pacific cargo pilot (#12513) who was diagnosed on December 17 followed the guidelines. He tested positive on the third day of home quarantine (December 16). After that, the virus was ranked as Omicron, becoming the first In the case of entering the community, the levee to prevent the virus has opened a gap.
At that time, experts urged the government to revise the quarantine-free crew arrangements, but the government did not accept it, or for economic reasons, did not change the arrangement, and only asked the airlines to strengthen supervision.
The pilot also did not have the diagnosis with his family members. He tested that when Sunlight visited a porridge shop near his residence, no one was infected, and he was lucky to pass the test again.
▼On December 16th, Xiangxing Building closed area forced inspection▼
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Three factors simultaneously appear to make the self-discipline system fall apart
As the saying goes, "Misfortunes depend on blessings, and good fortunes depend on misfortunes." Two flukes do not mean good luck forever.
When trusting the system of self-discipline and encountering someone who is not self-disciplined, and this person has contracted the virus from a foreign country, and then goes to the community to carry out high-risk activities, the results of the three factors appearing at the same time, it is too late to make up for it.
▼Wangyue Building was suspended last year on 12.30. Staff from the Health Protection Center attended the scene to take samples▼
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Two Spaces Violated Inter-district Gathering, Dinner and Sowing Drugs
The next step is this time in the Mochizuki Tower group, where two violators started the transmission chain.
Among them, the 45-year-old vacancy (#12609, arrived in Hong Kong from New York on the 24th of last month), he went to the first block of the Jiayue Peninsula in Tuen Mun on the following Christmas day. Arriving in Hong Kong from Chicago on the 25th) for dinner at home, both violated the quarantine regulations.
The 45-year-old vacancy went to the third day of testing as required on the 26th, and initially tested positive on the 27th the next day, but the friend violated the rules again in the morning and went to the Apple Store in Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong to handle the mobile phone. The year-old father and his friends had lunch at Wangyuelou and spread drugs in the store.
On the day when his friend was diagnosed, he went to the test as required and tested positive. His father was also recruited. Recently, four diners at the same venue and different stations have also been diagnosed or first diagnosed. A total of 6 people have been diagnosed, together with "Patient Zero" 45. There are a total of seven people in the group. The virus ranking shows that the two vacant viruses are the same, passing from a 45-year-old to a 44-year-old.
On the same day that a 44-year-old occupant visited Wangyue Tower, a 47-year-old Cathay Pacific cargo pilot (#12649) who was later diagnosed went out for the third day of arrival in Hong Kong, but also violated regulations to restaurants and clubs in Sheung Wan and Central And bars, gathering with friends late into the night, close contacts with him have not yet been diagnosed.
Cathay Pacific announced a few days ago that several crew members seriously violated the quarantine regulations. Two of them were fired. It is unknown whether they refer to them.
It is too late to implement hotel quarantine after the explosion
Cathay Pacific realized that the wok was over this time. After discussing with the Transport and Housing Bureau, it revised the quarantine arrangement. Because the incubation period of Omicron was short, the crew members changed from home quarantine to hotel quarantine for the first three days, and the test was negative before they were allowed to go home for medical surveillance, but only for two days. Change again.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor recently summoned Cathay Pacific’s chairman to "shine the lungs" and ordered Cathay Pacific to review and explain. Then, on the 31st of last month, it was announced that all crew members of cargo planes stationed in Hong Kong who had stayed overseas or in Taiwan and are currently required to stay in a quarantine hotel for 3 days will return. After arriving in Hong Kong, you must stay in a quarantine hotel for 7 days until a negative nucleic acid test result is obtained. After leaving the hotel, you must still undergo multiple tests.
However, the new arrangements came too late. Wangyue Tower has become an epidemic. The number of diners and their close contacts is constantly increasing due to new patients.
Stewardess infects parents reveals the culprit
No two Cathay Pacific airlines have violated the rules, can this epidemic be avoided?
No, it's just postponed.
The confirmed case of a flight attendant (#12676) who tested positive on New Year's Day is showing that the hotel quarantine has not been implemented early in the morning, and it is the culprit of the epidemic!
The 28-year-old stewardess arrived in Hong Kong from the United States on flight CX885 on December 27 last year, and the hotel quarantine began the next day.
She began to develop symptoms on the third day when she returned home, that is, on December 29. She consulted a private doctor on December 30, and her test results were initially positive today.
She originally lived in Nantian Building, King's Road, North Point. Since December 29, her friend has temporarily stayed at Block 6, Ying Tao Heen, Ying Wan Garden, Tung Chung. As a result, both buildings were closed for inspection on New Year's Day last Saturday.
▼1.1 Inspection of the closed area of Nantian Building in North Point▼
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The reason for the infected flight attendant’s move is unknown, but her 35-year-old male relative who lives with her in North Point’s residence was classified as a close contact on New Year’s Day and was arranged to be quarantined at the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center. The test results of the sample taken yesterday (3rd) He was initially positive. He worked in Room 2002, 20th Floor, Metropolis Tower, 10 Metropolis Drive, Hung Hom. He was not vaccinated against the new crown. Since the 28th, he has patronized many restaurants in Hong Kong and Kowloon. It is unknown that this will trigger the third-generation transmission.
▼The whereabouts of a 35-year-old male patient with a Cathay Pacific flight attendant ▼
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Before the outbreak of the third wave of the epidemic in 2020, the epidemic in Southeast Asia is worsening, but Hong Kong maintains a loose seafarer entry quarantine arrangement. In principle, they are required to stay in hotels and wait for boarding or leave. However, seafarers from countries with the epidemic are in fact free to stay in Hong Kong after entering the country. The event resulted in the spread of the virus from seafarers to the community, causing a large number of deaths.
The situation is similar to this time. Since there is evidence that Omicron has a global pandemic, but Hong Kong maintains a flat position and missed two chances to reverse, how could it not break a new wave of pandemic.
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