The Centre for Health Protection announced that there were less than 10 new early positive cases in Hong Kong today (16th), of which the source of the initial confirmed case was unknown.
The patient lives at 2-4 Tung Shing Road, Aberdeen, and works at Little Boss pet shop in Causeway Bay, but she is not infected with the mutant strain Omicron, but the mutant strain Delta, which is rare in recent months.
Tonight, the government has launched a mandatory inspection of the building where the patient lives, and the goal is to complete it at 6:30 in the morning.
Together with the case of a supermarket tally clerk living in Wanchai, there are currently 2 cases of unknown origin in Hong Kong that have not been linked.
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Female clerk has high virus load on 1.11 symptoms
The center pointed out that the case involves a 23-year-old female patient who lives at 2-4 Tung Shing Road, Aberdeen, and works in the Little Boss pet shop in Causeway Bay. The last work date was yesterday (15th), and there was no recent travel history.
The patient developed symptoms of runny nose, sore throat and cough on January 11. The deep throat saliva sample submitted yesterday was initially positive, with the L452R variant virus strain (ie Delta), with a Ct value of about 21, which means a high viral load .
She received two doses of Sinovac vaccine in Hong Kong on August 21 and September 16 last year.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, also announced today that the female patient had gone to Haidilao in Yau Ma Tei for dinner during the holiday on January 5, and had spent the night with a friend at the Ruijing Hotel in Wanchai during the holiday on January 10. However, there are not many facilities used, and they mainly buy takeaways and return to the hotel room to eat.
In addition, on January 3, she also went to Jin Yue Restaurant in Western District, Western District for lunch, and went to Ah Yi Pork Chop Hot and Sour Rice Noodles for dinner. ”
The Centre reminds the public that a restriction and inspection announcement has been made to 2-4 Tung Shing Road, Aberdeen, and therefore strongly reminds the relevant residents to cooperate with the enclosure.
Anyone who fails to present the test results via SMS or wear a wristband to prove that they have undergone mandatory testing is in violation of the mandatory testing announcement.
The CFS stated that it is making every effort to trace the places that the case has visited during the incubation period, and conduct whole genome sequencing, as well as comparison with the cases recorded earlier in Hong Kong to confirm the source of infection.
The center also appeals to all people who are suspicious of their physical condition or who are at risk of infection to get tested as soon as possible, so as to effectively identify whether they are infected or not.
58-year-old supermarket tally clerk has not found a route of infection
The above-mentioned 23-year-old female patient is the second case of unknown origin, and it is also a rare Delta case in recent months.
Looking through the information, the mutant virus Omicron has entered Hong Kong so far. Although there have been many cases with unknown origins, most of them have been identified. Only a 58-year-old supermarket tally clerk (No. : 12872) has not been found yet. She lives in the Lockhart Road Lee Shun Building in Wanchai. The virus gene sequence shows that she belongs to the Omicron group of Cathay Pacific flight attendants and her mother, but she does not overlap with the whereabouts of the patients in the group.
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