There were seven new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (17th), of which four were local cases, including a 23-year-old female staff member of a pet shop in Causeway Bay, and three 19-year-old men who belonged to the Cathay Pacific flight attendant group in North Point and lived in Block 1 Hei Terrace, Yau Tong. Three of the family members live in Coral Gables, North Point. Two are siblings of a 19-year-old man, and one is a foreign domestic helper. The mother of the three siblings tested positive.
Dr. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said he was investigating whether anyone concealed his whereabouts.
▼January 12, Yautang Xitai Block 1 closed area inspection▼
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The last two students went to school on 1.7 and 1.12 respectively
The group of Cathay Pacific flight attendants in North Point has expanded again. The Centre for Health Protection stated that a 19-year-old secondary school student (#13014) living in Block 1 Heitai, Yau Tong, studying at Tang Jingbo College in Hong Kong, his younger brother and sister and foreign domestic helper were diagnosed in the quarantine center.
His 17-year-old brother is studying in the fifth grade (#13051) of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Public School in North Point. His last school day was January 7. Except for school, he stayed at home most of the time. The test on January 9 was negative.
The 11-year-old sister is studying in Hennessy Road Government Primary School (Causeway Bay) Grade 5 (#13052), and she went to school last on January 12. She spent most of her time at home. She and her classmates went to Lockhart Road for tutoring. The students were subject to compulsory testing on January 9. The test result was negative, but the number of people involved is unknown.
The 46-year-old female foreign domestic helper (#13053) is mainly at home, and she and her employer went to Yau Tong to clean the unit. This is a related case.
The three live in Coral Court, North Point. Another family member who lives with them tested positive today and is the mother of the three siblings.
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the above-mentioned 4 people and the 71-year-old female patient (#12913) living in Fuliyuan, Braemar Hill are a family, which is believed to be family transmission.
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It is believed that family transmission will check whether anyone is involved in concealing their whereabouts
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the above-mentioned 4 people and the 71-year-old female patient (#12913) living in Fuli Garden, Braemar Hill are a family, and it is believed to be a family transmission. There were contacts, the foreign domestic helper went to Yau Tong to clean the unit, and the 19-year-old boy also went to Coral Court in North Point to eat.
Zhang pointed out that during the investigation, the 71-year-old female patient did not provide information on Coral Gables, and the 19-year-old patient was not sure.
The 71-year-old female patient who visited CITIC Securities in North Point belonged to the Cathay Pacific flight attendant group
The 71-year-old female patient belongs to the North Point Cathay Pacific flight attendant group. She visited friends at the "CITIC Securities" in the Capital Plaza, North Point.
The company has an employee who is the husband of a friend of the flight attendant who tested positive for the mother.
Causeway Bay Government Primary School on Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay and Jiangsu-Zhejiang Public School in North Point need to suspend classes for 14 days. All teachers and students will undergo compulsory testing, and quarantine is not required for the time being.
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that under normal circumstances, kindergarten cases may not wear masks properly due to their small grades. They are worried about cross-infection and need to be sent to quarantine. If older students do not have meals together, they do not need to be quarantined.
As for whether the students who are tutoring with the patient need to be quarantined, Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the situation of the tutoring center is similar to that of the school. Generally, the environment where the teaching is fine and the place is narrow will be more stressful. Defined as close contacts.
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