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Omicron|The source of cabin cleaners is imported from the United States. There is no source, only supermarket tally clerks are left.

2022-01-14T10:36:46.417Z


An earlier case of a 39-year-old female cabin cleaner (#12908) with an unknown source of infection, the Department of Health said today (14th) that the source has been found. After sequencing the whole genome of the virus in all cases, it was found that it was the same as the previous one.


An earlier case of a 39-year-old female cabin cleaner (#12908) with an unknown source of infection, the Department of Health said today (14th) that the source has been found.

After sequencing the entire virus genome of all cases, it was found to be identical to the earlier imported case (#12771) who took CX845 and was diagnosed after arriving in Hong Kong on January 4.

The female cabin cleaner was responsible for cleaning the passenger's seat.

Therefore, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, believes that the female cabin cleaner may have been infected while cleaning the plane.

According to this understanding, there are currently no confirmed cases in the community in Hong Kong, and only a 58-year-old supermarket tally clerk (No. 12872) who has been to many supermarkets in Hong Kong and Kowloon is left.


In addition, the confirmed case (#13011) who lived in the third phase of Fenglin Garden earlier was found to be the same as the case in the downstairs unit (#12986), that is, a related case of vertical transmission.


Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, today (14th), explained an earlier case of unknown origin, the source of which has been found.

A 39-year-old female cabin cleaner (#12908) was identified as a preliminary positive on January 8 after developing a fever on January 7, and a case of unknown origin was identified at that time.

However, after sequencing the entire genome of the virus, it was found that she was exactly the same as another imported case (#12771) who arrived in Hong Kong from the United States.

After a 39-year-old female cabin cleaner developed a fever on January 7, she was determined to be initially positive on January 8, with a CT value of 19.3, which is low.

She lives in Shun Yat House, Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, with her family.

On weekdays, he is mainly responsible for cleaning the cabin toilets, changing pillow bags, etc. on the plane.

Earlier, the passenger (#12771) took flight CX845, took the 46K position, and arrived in Hong Kong from New York on January 4.

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that there were 16 confirmed cases on the CX845 flight that day, and the female cabin cleaner was also responsible for cleaning the area where the passenger took.

▼1.8 Inspection of the closed area of ​​Xinyi Building, Yidong No. 2 Village▼


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Zhang Zhujun believes that the female cabin cleaner may have been infected while cleaning the plane.

(Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Zhang Zhujun believes that the female cabin cleaner may have been infected while cleaning the aircraft. Therefore, the case of the female cabin cleaner (#12908) of unknown origin is now classified as an imported case.

In addition, the case (#13011), a 32-year-old man who was initially diagnosed on January 12 and lives in Fenglin Garden Phase 3 in North Point, according to Zhang Zhujun, was found to be the same as the case in the downstairs unit (#12986) after full genetic analysis. , the related cases of vertical transmission.

The man lives in Unit 9B, Phase 3, Fenglin Garden, North Point. He was sitting in the same unit with the previous CITIC Securities infected person (#12985). He started feeling unwell on January 9 and went to the Accident and Emergency Department of Queen Mary Hospital on the 11th. After the initial positive.

Zhang Zhujun said that the infection gene is the same as the case in the downstairs unit (#12986).

Earlier on January 12, Yuan Guoyong, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, visited the building and found that the smoke from the downstairs could be smelled upstairs, which was a major condition for the "chimney effect", reflecting the smoke. The upper floor can be accessed from the outer wall gap, so all residents of Block B have the opportunity to be infected together, and all residents have been evacuated.

▼On January 12, the unit B of the third phase of Fenglin Garden in North Point was fully evacuated▼


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▼On January 12, the third phase of North Point Fenglin Garden is now a vertical communication expert to inspect the site▼


Live|Carrie Lam: The epidemic is not under control, and the social distancing measures are extended to the third day of the new year. The source of infection of the female security guard in Penny’s Bay is unknown. The decoration worker in Chuyang of Fenglin Garden visited 4 housing estates. All flights from Zhuhai Airport to Beijing cancelled

Source: hk1

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