The new crown pneumonia epidemic is raging, and Omicron and Delta variant viruses have broken out in many districts in Hong Kong.
The Centre for Health Protection announced today (21st) that more than 20 preliminary positive cases have been recorded. One of them is a 40-year-old male site worker whose source is unknown. He lives at No. 35 Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po. Pool site work.
This case requires genetic analysis to check whether it is related to the case in Nanchang Street (the confirmed Ba-han had been selling in Nanchang Street).
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Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, announced that a 40-year-old male worker on the site was a case of unknown origin.
The patient lives at No. 35 Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po. He is worried that there will be new cases. Therefore, the residents of several nearby streets are required to undergo compulsory testing.
She also pointed out that the patient sometimes works at the site of the village entrance of Cheung Shan Village, Kwai Chung, so 6 to 7 colleagues have to undergo quarantine.
In addition, the patient also worked at the Tin Shui Wai swimming pool site.
Zhang Zhujun continued that the patient began to feel unwell on January 20 and developed symptoms of fever. Later, he went to the hospital for testing and was found to be a preliminary positive case.
She pointed out that the case needs genetic analysis to check whether it is related to the case in Nanchang Street (the confirmed Ba-han had been selling in Nanchang Street).
In the case of Nanchang Street, the patient was the husband of a 43-year-old Pakistani woman who was diagnosed after quarantine.
On January 13, he went to the garbage dumps at Yat Kwai House, Lv Kwai House and Qian Kwai House in Kwai Chung Estate to collect garbage, and then he went to the market stall at Nam Cheong Street near Pei Ho Street in Sham Shui Po to sell garbage.
It should be noted that the government announced on Wednesday (19th) that the sewage samples in the area of Sham Shui Po, including Shek Kip Mei Village, were positive. Those who are worried about the invisible transmission in the community are appealing to the residents of the district and those working in the district. Get tested.
The government will continue to arrange 8 testing points to facilitate public testing.
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