The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong is severe, and there is an outbreak in Yat Kwai House, Kwai Chung Village.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that there were more than 100 preliminarily confirmed cases today (22nd), most of which were residents of Yat Kwai Building. There are currently 96 residents and visitors in the building who have been confirmed or preliminarily confirmed.
The initial confirmed case includes a 49-year-old man who works at the Chung Yuet Yuen Senior Citizen and Nursing Home in Kwai Chung Village shopping mall. The authorities expect more than 50 residents to be sent to quarantine when the man is officially diagnosed.
Regarding the environmental samples of Yat Kwai Building, the authorities pointed out that the elevator buttons on the 8th floor and the handle in the garbage room on the 7th floor tested positive. Therefore, it is believed that there is a higher chance of environmental pollution in Yat Kwai Building.
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The outbreak of the epidemic in Yat Kwai Building caused the government to impose a five-day quarantine order in the building from 6:00 pm on Friday (21st).
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, announced that there were 10 new cases in Kwai Chung Village today.
In terms of initial confirmed cases, there were about 100 cases, "most of which are residents of Yat Kwai House".
At present, a total of 96 residents and visitors of Yat Kwai Building have been initially diagnosed or diagnosed; other confirmed cases include security guards and cleaning workers who work in Yat Kwai House and live in Ying Kwai House.
The initial confirmed case at Yat Kwai House includes a 49-year-old man.
He works at Pine Garden Nursing Home on the third floor of the shopping mall in Kwai Chung Village. His last work day was January 20. He tested negative on January 19. He was tested again when he became unwell on January 21. is positive.
▼1.22 The government announced 26 new confirmed cases and more than 100 preliminary confirmed cases▼
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Zhang Zhujun pointed out that there are more than 100 residents in Songyueyuan Senior Citizen and Nursing Home, and the male patient who was initially diagnosed is mainly responsible for taking care of more than 50 residents.
If he is officially diagnosed, the relevant residents will go to AWE for quarantine.
In addition, the male patient also works in the Tak Cheong Nursing Center in Tak Cheong Building, but he will not contact the elderly and is mainly responsible for distributing medicines at the pharmacy, so the relevant persons need to be tested.
Zhang Zhujun also said that in the environmental samples collected by the authorities on January 20, the elevator button on the 8th floor was positive, and the handle in the garbage room on the 7th floor was also positive. She pointed out that there should only be cleaners. use.
However, the authorities are still conducting analysis and believe that the environment in Yikui Building is relatively polluted.
In addition, 6 more residents of Ying Kwai House were initially diagnosed today, including a person working in Princess Margaret Hospital, involving a total of 8 units.
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