The epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded sharply and is on the verge of a major outbreak.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated today (5th) that the surveyor who announced the source of the infection yesterday would pass through Victoria Park every day when he went to work. The Cathay Pacific flight attendant, who had been diagnosed a few days ago, lived with his mother. Dancing in Victoria Park, during which they had long-distance contact with surveyors, and they were about 20 meters apart outdoors.
In addition, after the authorities tracked down the Octopus information, they found that the two had eaten at the Green Garden Restaurant in Tin Hau at the same time. The surveyor’s virus genetic analysis results also matched the first confirmed flight attendant, and they were highly suspected to belong to the same group. , The authorities will continue to investigate the infection routes of the two.
Xu Lejian, director of the Center for Protection, pointed out that if the two are confirmed to be spreading the virus in the open, long-distance, and wearing masks to each other, it means that the risk of community transmission is extremely high. People who have been to Victoria Park are urged to be tested as soon as possible.
Xu Lejian, Director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health.
(Photo by Ou Jiale)
Cathay Pacific flight attendant (#12676), who was exempt from quarantine earlier, was infected and later infected her living mother (#12754).
However, Xu Lejian, director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that the mother would dance the square dance in Victoria Park every morning, and different cases have arisen.
It involved a 48-year-old lady who was friends with the infected flight attendant’s mother. The two often ate and danced. After testing on January 4, the CT value reached 21; the other involved a 43-year-old Indian domestic helper who had been with a flight attendant. The mother had a gathering at home. She became ill on January 2 and was tested on January 4. The third person involved a 59-year-old lady who lived in Tin Hau and was also a friend of the stewardess’s mother. The two often had activities and meals together.
The lady lived in Tsui Luan Court in Tin Hau. She had breakfast with her stewardess mother at the Green Garden Restaurant on December 31. According to Octopus records, the Tuen Mun Surveyor (12767) had the same scene at about the same time.
The patient, who was initially diagnosed, had been to the industrial exhibition on January 2.
Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection.
(Photo by Ou Jiale)
Have long-distance contact through Victoria Park when going to work
In addition, the surveyor who was accused of an unknown source of infection (#12767), the source of infection may also come from the mother of the flight attendant.
The Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Centre for Health Protection Zhang Chukjun said that the surveyor lives in Tsui Ning Garden in Tuen Mun and works at the Lee Man Commercial Centre, 169 Electric Road, North Point.
Xu Lejian pointed out that the surveyor lives in Tuen Mun. When he goes to work every day, he will first take a bus to Victoria Park, and then go through Victoria Park to work.
When he was passing by Victoria Park, he also noticed people doing morning exercises and dancing in the square. Among them, he had long-distance contact with the stewardess's mother, and the two were about 20 meters apart outdoors.
He has no travel history, nor has he visited Festival Walk or Wangyue Tower.
Zhang Zhujun said that after laboratory tests, it was found that the surveyor's virus genetic analysis was consistent with the flight attendant who was diagnosed first.
According to the surveyor’s Octopus data, it was further discovered that on the morning of December 31, he had eaten in the "Green Garden". It happened that the mother of the flight attendant and the other preliminary positive case had also eaten at a similar time, so further investigation was required.
Xu Lejian added that if the two were spreading the virus in Victoria Park, "At that time, many people in Victoria Park passed by and exercised intensively. The risk of exposure to the virus was very high. People who had been to Victoria Park were urged to be tested."
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The surveyor has visited many places and went to Staycation
Xu Lejian said that neither the flight attendant’s mother nor the surveyor had an injection, so the two had a high viral load and had visited many places before the diagnosis, which constituted a risk.
Zhang Zhujun said that the surveyor had a fever and headache on January 2 and went to the Tuen Mun Ho Hamming Doctor's Clinic for treatment on January 3. There were about 30 patients in the waiting room at that time, and then mandatory testing was required.
On December 12, December 27, and January 2, he took his children to the "Li Yue Fencing Academy" in Wanneng Court, Tuen Mun to learn fencing, so parents and students must submit for inspection.
In addition, he also studied Putonghua at Park Lane Plaza, Tuen Mun.
Zhang also pointed out that the surveyor had been in Nan Fung Spinning Mill and Tuen Mun Town Plaza on January 1 and 2, respectively, on the "AEON" street.
He also visited the M+ Museum between 1:30 am and 4 pm on December 30.
In addition, from December 23 to 24, I went to the Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour "Staycation" in North Point.
In addition, during the infectious period and the arrogant period, surveyors have visited more than 20 restaurants, including Tuen Mun's "Zhiweiya", "Chu Jian", "Ya Cui Restaurant", "HeSheEat" and so on.
▼1.4 Inspection of the closed area of Block 2 of Tsui Ning Garden in Tuen Mun▼
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The infected Indian servant had a party with friends
Xu Lejian also pointed out that the CT value of the Indian domestic helpers recruited this time is only 13, which means that the viral load is very high.
Before her illness and when she was on vacation, she had gatherings and meals with Indian friends on January 1 and 2, and she also gathered in the church, which involved gatherings of more than 50 people.
As for the dancing group initiated by the Cathay Pacific flight attendants, 9 close contacts boarded the Ocean Spectrum cruise ship. Zhang Zhujun said that the cruise company required passengers to use a mobile phone app, and they were able to learn about 15 minutes within 1.5 meters of the ship. According to personal data, 11 passengers and 7 crew members were identified as their close contacts after tracing. All of them will be sent to the quarantine center for isolation.
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