There were 22 new positive cases in Hong Kong today, of which 17 were imported cases and 1 was a no-origin case.
The patient is a 51-year-old female patient who was initially diagnosed yesterday. She is a security guard at Penny's Bay Quarantine Center and lives alone in Block 3, Po Tin Estate, Tuen Mun.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, pointed out that the patient needed to answer the questions of the quarantined people through the window during work, but there was no direct contact during the period. The last work day was January 11; the patient had a holiday on January 7. After passing through Po Yee Garden, Hoi Lai Garden, Po Tin Market Village and Yuen Long Station Shopping Centre in Tuen Mun; the authorities still need to wait for whole genome sequencing before confirming that the patient is infected in the quarantine centre or in the Tuen Mun community.
As for the preliminary positive cases, there is an 83-year-old woman who is a family member of a 48-year-old man (#12985) who was diagnosed earlier and works in CITIC Securities, who also lives in Fenglin Garden Phase 3, North Point. In addition, there is also a preliminary positive case today. The case also lives in Phase 3 of Fenglin Garden, North Point, and is suspected of vertical transmission.
The case is a 32-year-old man who is not acquainted with Case 12985.
The patient was engaged in renovation work. During the incubation period, he worked in several housing estates from January 5 to January 8, including the Red Hill Peninsula in Tai Tam, Pak Fook Garden in North Point, Ko Chun Court in Yau Tong and One Kai Tak. Some unit owners were also present, while renovation workers who were working at the same time had to be sent to quarantine centers because they did not wear masks.
▼Tuen Mun Anding Shopping Center City Restaurant and East Asia Pharmacy are temporarily closed▼
Among the new cases today, there are 20 cases with N501Y and T478K, which are suspected to be Omicron variant viruses, 1 case involving L452R, a case from Thailand who arrived in Hong Kong, and the remaining 1 case which cannot be confirmed due to the low viral load.
Another case of unknown source Zhang Zhujun: Penny's Bay female security guard has low risk of spreading the disease
As for local cases, there is another new case without source. The patient is a 51-year-old woman who is an employee of a China Overseas Property Service Company and works as a security guard in Phase 1 of the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center.
As the patient works in a quarantine center and has to undergo regular tests, she tested negative on January 8 and developed a sore throat the day before. The test was initially positive and the diagnosis was confirmed today.
▼1.11 Inspection of Block 3 of Baotian Village, Tuen Mun ▼
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The patient mainly takes the MTR and shuttle buses to work on a daily basis. Recently, he has been mainly active in Kin Sang Village, Po Tin Village and Tuen Mun City Centre in Tuen Mun.
At the quarantine center, she is mainly responsible for distributing supplies and delivering luggage to quarantine persons. She usually wears personal protective equipment such as protective clothing during work.
In addition, she had eaten in a container while she was at work, and the people in the same room must be listed as close contacts and sent to the quarantine center.
Whole genome sequencing is required to confirm the infection in the quarantine center or Tuen Mun community
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, pointed out that the patient had to answer the questions of the quarantined people through the window during work, but there was no direct contact during the period. The last work day was January 11.
The patient visited Po Yee Garden, Hoi Lai Garden, Po Tin Market Village and Yuen Long Station Shopping Centre in Tuen Mun on holiday on January 7.
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the authorities still have to wait for whole genome sequencing to determine whether the patient was infected in the quarantine center or in the Tuen Mun community.
▼1.11 A clerk of SOGO Department Store YSL was diagnosed for the first time▼
A family of four at the East Asia Pharmacy in Tuen Mun has been diagnosed
As for the remaining confirmed cases, including cases 12988 and 12987, they are the wife and 11-year-old son of the landlord (#12966) of East Asia Medicine in Tuen Mun diagnosed yesterday. ), went to the pharmacy on December 27 and stayed for a short time to buy shampoo.
In addition, the new case includes a family member of an Indian maid (#12903) who was diagnosed earlier. The patient is a 30-year-old man who was sent to the quarantine center on January 6 to work at YSL, Chongguang, Causeway Bay.
▼1.11 North Point Fenglin Garden Phase III closed area inspection▼
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Fenglin Garden added two new cases of suspected vertical transmission
In terms of preliminary positive cases, there is an 83-year-old woman who is a family member of a 48-year-old man (#12985) who was diagnosed earlier and works in CITIC Securities. She also lives in Fenglin Garden Phase 3, North Point, and has been to ParknShop Supermarket on Fort Street, North Point. and Wellcome Supermarket in Chinachem Exchange Square.
The patient has been to the red hill peninsula Baifu Garden Kai Tak part of the renovation part of the owners need to quarantine
In addition, there is also a preliminary positive case today who also lives in Phase 3 of Fenglin Garden, North Point, and is suspected of vertical transmission. The case is a 32-year-old man who is not acquainted with Case 12985.
The patient was engaged in renovation work and began to feel unwell on January 9, and went to the emergency department of Queen Mary Hospital for consultation on January 11.
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that during his incubation period, he worked in several housing estates from January 5 to January 8, including Tai Tam Red Hill Peninsula, North Point Park Fook Garden, Yau Tong Ko Chun Court and Kai Tak No. 1. The owner of the unit was also present, and the renovation workers who were working at the same time had to be sent to the quarantine center because they did not wear masks.
The patient also visited Green River Restaurant, Sheung Wan Sushi Lang, Java Road Outdoor Market, Da Shidai Base Camp and Tam Chai in North Point.
▼On January 12, the third phase of North Point Fenglin Garden is now a vertical communication expert to inspect the site▼
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