The mutant virus strain Omicron is on the rise, triggering a large number of close contacts to be sent to compulsory quarantine. The "quarantine wave" has been rolled out to South Horizons, a blue-chip housing estate located in Ap Lei Chau.
The South Horizons Management Office posted a notice yesterday, announcing the situation of residents in the housing estate being sent to quarantine. It shows that in the past week, 16 buildings have residents who need to be sent for inspection, accounting for 47% of the total number of housing estates, but it has not been disclosed. The actual number.
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" visited the scene this morning (11th) and found that residents' activities were as usual, with people coming and going in the housing estate and the waterfront promenade, and some residents bluntly said they were not worried.
One of the residents, member of the Legislative Council, Chen Jiapei, said that there have been a number of cases related to concerts and multi-person gatherings recently. Therefore, residents of Haiyi need to be sent to quarantine one after another, including Queen Shiya, the prince of Rongyuan Tea Shop, who was diagnosed earlier. The classmates of my 3-year-old nephew and their families also need to be quarantined.
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The South Horizons Management Office posted a notice in the building, announcing the situation that the residents of the housing estate were listed as close contacts and sent for inspection.
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2 of the 16 close contacts of the 16 are on the list twice a week
There are 34 buildings in South Horizons. According to the notice from the Property Management Office, on the 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th of this month, all residents were listed as close contacts and required to be sent to quarantine, a total of 16 buildings Affected, the 8th and 12th blocks have been sent for inspection by residents twice.
According to what the reporter saw at the scene this morning, although residents of many buildings in South Horizons were sent to the quarantine center for isolation, there were still people coming and going in the housing estate, and many residents were still walking along the waterfront promenade.
Many residents expressed that they did not know the situation, and even questioned that the photo of the management office presented by the reporter was false.
However, some residents of the relevant buildings confirmed its authenticity, saying that the unrelated buildings would not post notices, so only some residents were informed of the situation.
Although residents of many buildings in South Horizons have been sent to quarantine centers for isolation, there are still many residents walking around the waterfront promenade.
(Photo by Ouyang Dehao)
Neighbor Mr. Chen: I have a moderate amount of food, food, and food
Most of the interviewed residents expressed that they are not worried about the virus entering the community, saying, "Eating and frightening meals are all in, so many people have a degree, and no one will know about it." Mr. Chen, who works in the transportation industry, said frankly that the Omicron variant virus has a low mortality rate, believes that he has received 3 doses of the vaccine, and is not worried about infection.
There are about 10,000 residents in South Horizons Chen Jiapei: It is inevitable that the compulsory quarantine will spread to some buildings
Chen Jiapei, who lives in South Horizons, a member of the New Democracy's Qianhai West District, and is currently a member of the Legislative Council, replied to "Hong Kong 01" that there have been a number of cases related to concerts and multi-person gatherings recently, so some residents of Horizons have been sent to quarantine. center.
She mentioned that there are about 10,000 households in South Horizons, and the number of residents is as high as 30,000 to 40,000. Therefore, it is inevitable that some building residents will be affected.
Wang Shiya's confirmed aunt and nephew have classmates who live in Haiyi's different number of seats and relatives must also be sent for inspection
Chen revealed that among the households who were sent to quarantine, one of them was a classmate of a 3-year-old diagnosed child (Aunt Wang Shiya's nephew), because the child's relatives and family members, including grandpa and grandma, also lived in other buildings in the same housing estate. , will also eat together, so the involvement is very extensive, and the close contacts who are also classified as close contacts must be sent to quarantine together.
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South Horizons is still full of people
Chen also pointed out that the management office did not want to cause panic among the residents, so it did not announce the number of people under quarantine. "It will scare the neighbors." Although there are no confirmed cases yet, it is uncertain whether there will be vertical transmission such as the Murray Building in Tai Po. In this case, she believes that the management office can put up notices to remind residents to pay attention to personal and home hygiene, and reduce window openings.
When asked why there are still people on the street, she believes that two years have passed since the outbreak, and residents may have felt fatigued.
According to the data, the 3-year-old confirmed child (#12911) is the grandson of the girlfriend of the infected flight attendant’s mother, who is also the nephew of 37-year-old Wang Shiya (#12838), a key figure in Hong Weimin’s birthday banquet. He lives in the fort with his family. Jinjingtai, No. 18, Shanjuxing Street. He went to Hong Kong Lingliangtang Kindergarten on the last day of this month on the 3rd. He became ill on the 7th of this month.
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