The local epidemic in Omicron was on the verge of breaking out, and the government held a press conference in the afternoon to explain the progress.
The Director of Health Lin Wenjian said that as of yesterday, there have been 114 omicron cases in Hong Kong, and related imported cases have been on the rise. At present, 90% of the cases are infected with the Omicron virus strain, and more than 30 confirmed cases per day are recorded in Hong Kong. The medical and quarantine facilities put a lot of pressure.
Lin Wenjian pointed out that there have been major changes in the epidemic situation in Hong Kong in the past 24 hours. The reason is that the infection group cases derived from the 28-year-old Cathay Pacific flight attendant exempted from quarantine (12676 cases) have been found to have more than one transmission chain in the community, and even more widespread transmission. .
He confirmed that the epidemic has entered the community and that the virus has a strong spread. If a person wears a mask and is outdoors, he can also be infected. The epidemic prevention needs to act decisively to prevent further spread.
The whereabouts of a group of cases involving multiple places in open spaces can also be infected
Lin Wenjian pointed out that many confirmed cases have CT values below 20. In other words, the amount of the virus is very high, and further transmission will be very powerful.
Secondly, the footprints and whereabouts of group cases involve multiple places, and the activities are diversified, including gatherings, indoor gatherings, outdoor group activities such as dancing, etc. The cases involved are infected with each other, including family, friends, unknown people, and even more cases. Ways of infection include infection in open air or outdoor public places, and the patients have worn masks and are far away, reflecting the serious risk of infection this time.
Lin Wenjian pointed out that in many cases, the CT value is less than 20. In other words, the virus load is very high, and the further transmission power will be very high.
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Lin Wenjian said that many infected persons with relatively high viral loads are not vaccinated; those who have been injected have no symptoms, have low viral loads, or can avoid testing, reflecting the existence of an invisible chain of transmission.
Now that the epidemic has entered the community, Lin Wenjian described that prevention and control is at a very dangerous stage and must be decisive. To prevent further spread, the public is strongly urged to follow the instructions as soon as possible if they have been to places visited by infected cases; if they feel unwell, If you have had the opportunity to come into contact with an infected person, seek medical advice as soon as possible. At the same time, you are urged to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Tuen Mun infected male surveyor's non-source unknown basis sequence coincides with aircrew cases
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed out that there are currently two cases in the community that need attention. Among them, the male surveyor living in Tuen Mun who has the disease has no travel history or contact with a confirmed case, but the source is not unknown.
The genetic sequencing showed that the virus was genetically associated with the case of the crew member who violated the regulations. It is not a case of unknown local origin, but the route of transmission is not clear.
As for another dancing group, there are close contacts of the case, several of whom have participated in high seas cruises. Therefore, the whole ship has been arranged to return to shore early last night, and more than 3,000 people on board have to undergo compulsory testing.
Lam Cheng pointed out that the genetic sequence of the male surveyor living in Tuen Mun who was infected with the disease was consistent with the genetic binding introduced by the offending aircrew case this time. It is not a local case of unknown origin.
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She described that omicron has a strong spreading ability and a fast speed. It can infect eight to ten people in a short period of time. It can make the community cases "a few steps up" at any time.
Although the source of the case is clear, that is, it is related to the imported case, but the route of transmission is unknown and described as a "sign of danger."
She pointed out that when some confirmed cases were not known to be infected, there were a lot of activities, so yesterday the mandatory testing announcement listed 50 locations.
She described that even if the fifth wave of the epidemic did not break out in the community, it was already on the verge of breaking out. "It may take more than ten or twenty hours to enter the situation." She said that an internal meeting had been held this morning and the Center for Health Protection reported.
According to the current severe epidemic, she described the need to control the epidemic as soon as possible at critical moments to prevent large-scale outbreaks in the community. "To some extent, we must compete with omicron." This is the most decisive one in the two years of fighting the epidemic. Ruthless", striving to cut off the chain of transmission in the shortest time.
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