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Omicron|Three unsolved mysteries hinder the fight against the epidemic.

2022-01-11T23:34:02.110Z


[Omicron/Cathay Pacific Airways/Stewardess Flight Attendant/Tuen Mun/Pharmacy/Coronavirus/Unsolved Mystery] The outbreak of the Omicron variant virus strain in Hong Kong is not under control.


[Omicron/Cathay Pacific Airways/Stewardess Flight Attendant/Tuen Mun/Pharmacy/Coronavirus/Unsolved Mystery] The outbreak of the Omicron variant virus strain in Hong Kong is not under control. The patient with unknown source of infection is a female security guard in Penny's Bay who was initially diagnosed yesterday (11th).

She lives in Po Tin Village in the district. Whether she was infected in the community in the district, or was recruited while working in Penny's Bay, remains to be investigated by experts from the Department of Health.


A family of four, the owner of East Asia Pharmacy in Aiding Shopping Centre in Tuen Mun, has been recruited one after another.

The Department of Health's investigation found that the first-generation patient of the Cathay Pacific Air Force Group, a 44-year-old flight attendant who violated the rules during home isolation, visited the store for 5 minutes to buy shampoo on the 27th of last month.

The boss fell ill on New Year's Day and was highly likely to be infected by the air crew, but the store's CCTV showed that both of them were wearing masks while they were together, so the infection became a mystery. Is it really "poisonous silver paper" spreading the virus?

The owner of the pharmacy delayed the test after the onset of the disease, and it is unknown whether it infects others.


The CHP indicated that Tuen Mun may have hidden transmission chains, but there may also be invisible patients in other districts.

A 58-year-old tally clerk who has been to more than 30 supermarkets and pharmacies in Hong Kong and Kowloon due to her work, the virus-wide genetic analysis shows that she belongs to the Cathay Pacific flight attendant and her mother group, but she has no overlapping whereabouts with the patients in the group.

How the tally man got the virus is the third mystery.


▼On January 11, there was a long queue at the Tuen Mun testing station▼


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Zhongzhao East Asia Pharmacy has a family of four who have not been vaccinated

The landlord (#12966) of East Asia Medicine in Tuen Mun Aiding Shopping Centre was diagnosed yesterday. His 11-year-old son and 45-year-old wife were both initially diagnosed, together with his 20-year-old daughter who was previously diagnosed and worked as a part-time salesperson at SOGO Department Store in Causeway Bay. (#12945), all four members of the family were recruited, and none of them were vaccinated.

The surnamed Mai Dongzhu had a fever on New Year's Day, but he did not seek medical attention. It was not until his daughter tested positive and sent to quarantine that he found out that he had already been recruited. His son had a fever on January 3 and went to the doctor, but the doctor treated him as a common cold and did not ask him to take a test. His wife also had a fever during the incubation period.

This invisible patient was found because some patients had been to SOGO. On January 5, the store was included in compulsory testing, and her daughter was found to be infected when she went for the test. At that time, the source of her infection was unknown.

From the onset of the disease to the time he was listed as a close contact, his family traveled all over Tuen Mun, and he also went to Sha Tin for dinner with his family. He may have been spreading the poison for more than a week.

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Zhang Zhujun: Omicron virus is highly contagious

After the owner of the drug owner was diagnosed, the CHP found that the first-generation patient of the Wangyuelou group in Festival Walk, Cathay Pacific Airmaster (#12611), who lives in Jiayue Peninsula, Tuen Mun, bought it from the East Asia Pharmacy on December 27. Shampoo, but he has not disclosed this whereabouts before.

According to the CCTV footage, the clerk stayed in the pharmacy for a short period of 5 minutes, during which he and the owner of the pharmacy kept wearing masks, which theoretically can prevent the spread of poison and infection.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection, said yesterday that although it is possible to spread the virus through paper money and other items, it is believed that the possibility of human-to-human transmission is more likely. Although there are few people wearing masks, the Omicron virus is highly contagious. He also pointed out that in the past The Delta virus has also seen cases of long-distance transmission of the virus by people diagnosed at the airport.

▼12.28 Doors Jiayue Peninsula Block 1 Inspection▼


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There are two possibilities for female security guards in Penny's Bay to get infected

Coincidentally, a 51-year-old female security guard who lives in Po Tin Village, Tuen Mun and works at the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center was newly diagnosed yesterday.

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that it is unknown whether he was infected at work or infected through the Tuen Mun community, and a full-gene sequencing and comparison will be carried out.

The female security guard has been vaccinated with 2 doses of Kexing vaccine. Her main tasks include delivering supplies, helping people in quarantine with luggage, and accepting inquiries from residents. She will also answer questions at different windows. The center is investigating whether she has been in contact with confirmed cases. The building of his residence was enclosed, and all residents of the building were required to undergo compulsory testing.

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that there may be a hidden transmission chain in Tuen Mun District.

▼1.11 Inspection of Block 3 of Baotian Village, Tuen Mun ▼


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The tally staff virus gene is the same as that of the Cathay Pacific flight attendants but has no connection with the patient

Tuen Mun may be outside the invisible chain of transmission, and there are also unsolved mysteries in the Hong Kong community. A 58-year-old tally clerk (case #12872) living in Lee Shun Building in Wan Chai was diagnosed earlier. She had been to more than 30 restaurants in Hong Kong and Kowloon during the incubation period. He worked in supermarket chains and pharmacies, and his footprints covered many Mannings, Parknshop, Wellcome, and Watsons. No time or place overlapped with other cases.

The Centre for Health Protection later announced that after the virus's whole gene analysis, it was found that it was the same as the Cathay Pacific flight attendant (case #12676).

▼1.7 Lockhart Road Lishun Building Mandatory Inspection▼


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The fifth wave of the epidemic is imminent. PolyU released research results today. Based on the locations where Omicron cases lived and visited, vaccination rates and population movement data, etc., it is predicted that areas with high risk of transmission in Hong Kong include North Point, Causeway Bay, Tuen Mun and Tai Po, etc., Tsuen Wan, Shatin, Kowloon Bay and Yuen Long are expected to be added in the coming week.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced this morning that all primary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face classrooms and internal and external activities on or before this Friday (14th) until after the Lunar New Year holiday, in other words, the annual leave is two weeks earlier.

She also pointed out that although there is only one case with unknown source of infection (ie, a 58-year-old tally clerk, case #12872), she will not let go of tracking every case, especially because Omicron has strong transmission and no obvious symptoms.

Authorities have decided to adopt a quick-fix strategy to deal with a new wave of infections to avoid community outbreaks.

Closed area inspection|Fenglin Garden, North Point, Po Tin Village, Penny’s Bay Security, North Point Securities Staff Omicron|Another employee of SOGO Department Store in Causeway Bay is recruited for the first time. New Year's Eve Omicron|The beauty industry is willing to use the vaccine bubble early and hope to resume business before the Chinese New Year

Source: hk1

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