The Omicron variant virus has invaded the community, triggering the fifth wave of the epidemic and causing at least two infection groups, including the "Mochizukilou group" with a total of 8 people infected, and the "Victoria Garden Dance Group" that has spread for four generations. The additional patients involved many kindergarten students, and another person attended Henry Zhang's concert in the Red Pavilion, which required a large number of people to be tested.
The epidemic spread to the officialdom at the same time. Many officials and others went to Hong Weimin's birthday banquet. Because of the initial confirmed patient at the same venue, the Director of Civil Affairs Xu Yingwei and others had to be quarantined.
Another new case with no origin, a 58-year-old female tally worker in Wan Chai, contracted the virus.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced that from Friday (January 7), restaurants in Hong Kong will be closed for dine-in dinners for two weeks to fight the epidemic.
How widespread is the new wave of epidemics?
The following maps sort out the whereabouts of each person and a complete list of locations for forced inspections.
The latest mandatory testing locations (January 9) totaled 19, including the attendees of Hins Cheung's concert on January 3, as well as students and parents of several kindergartens. The CHP calls on citizens who have visited at the designated time to undergo mandatory testing as soon as possible. .
Earlier, a flight attendant was diagnosed after arriving in Hong Kong and was listed as imported case 12676. Her family member and a 66-year-old woman who lived with her were later diagnosed (case 12754).
A close contact of the 66-year-old female patient was initially diagnosed and lives in Galway Building, Causeway Bay. She danced with Case 12754 and about 20 other friends at Victoria Park and Causeway Bay Community Centre on December 31, 2021.
The number of related cases has increased to 14, including a 37-year-old woman who attended a 100-person birthday party.
In addition, a 43-year-old maid was diagnosed, and her employer was also a close contact of case 12754.
The maid developed symptoms including fever, cough, runny nose and sore throat on January 2. On January 4, she was arranged by her employer to move to a foreign domestic helper's dormitory at Lee Dow Building, 177-191A King's Road, North Point. She was sent to the hospital on the same day.
The maid had attended a gathering of foreign domestic helpers, which may lead to a cluster of foreign domestic helper infections.
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As of January 6, a total of 8 people in the Mochizukilou group have been diagnosed, and the relevant cases have visited the above locations.
