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Kwai Chung Village|A total of 170 cases in the whole village, Yak Kwai House accounts for 73%, and it is similar to Block E of Sars Amoy Garden

2022-01-23T10:27:33.405Z


Kwai Chung Village has successively confirmed cases of the new coronavirus variant strain Omicron. Following the implementation of a 5-day quarantine order for the residents of Yat Kwai House, the residents of the neighboring Ying Kwai House have to suspend their feet for testing since yesterday (22nd).


Kwai Chung Village has successively confirmed cases of the new coronavirus variant strain Omicron. Following the 5-day compulsory quarantine order for residents of Yat Kwai House, residents of the neighboring Ying Kwai House have also been banned for testing from yesterday (22nd); the rest of the buildings in the village are Strong inspection is required.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Sophia Chan, said today (23rd) that 173 confirmed or preliminary confirmed cases have been found in Kwai Chung Village so far, of which Yat Kwai House has the most with 126 cases, accounting for 72.8%; followed by Ying Kwai House with 41 cases ; The remaining 5 blocks have 1 to 2 cases respectively.


Looking through the data, during the SARS period in 2003, a total of 329 people were diagnosed in Amoy Garden, which was regarded as an "epidemic building". Among them, there were 136 cases in Amoy Garden Block E with the most cases. The cumulative number of cases in Yikui Building very close.


▼1.23 National testing situation in Kwai Chung Village▼


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140 new cases in a single day, 4 more cases of unknown origin

The Department of Health announced today 140 new confirmed cases, the most in a single day since the fifth wave of the epidemic, and a new single-day high in half a year after the 149 cases recorded in a single day on July 30, 2020.

Among them, 125 are local patients and 15 are imported cases.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that among the new patients, 94 were residents or visitors of Yakwai House, 1 case and 9 cases were in Yakui House and Yingkui House respectively; 17 were related to other cases. Cases, including a case of buying a hamster at the pet store Little Boss on Tongcai Street on January 7, suspected to be infected with Delta, because L452R was detected, and the other was the patient's family. The persons are related to Tai O Buddhist Fake Memorial Secondary School. One has been to Des Voeux Road West Star Restaurant, the other is a family member of case 13110, and the two are family members and students of the patient of Li Cheng Uk Government Primary School.

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Among the cases today, the source of 4 cases is unknown: case 13155 is a student of the 18-year-old Delia Memorial School (Geely Path) and lives in Fuqiang Building;

The 6-year-old child in Block A, often playing in the street; Case 13257 is Ms. 31, she has no job and lives in Mei Pak Court, Tai Wai; Case 13282 is a 44-year-old male, who was found to have L452R, suspected of being infected with Delta, which is Mitsubishi Elevator Maintenance, he lives in Ma On Shan Xingang City Center, has been to Wong Tai Sin during the incubation period and is now repairing lifts in Chong Shan.

Zhang Zhujun said that there were more than 100 initial positive tests today, including nurses from Songyueyuan Senior Citizens and Nursing Homes. A person living with him has to be quarantined; a cleaner is infected with the virus. At the Salvation Army Nanshan Home for the Elderly, he and the diners have to be quarantined, and the residents have to be tested; and 2 people were recruited in the Wanning warehouse at Pier 3, and one was Living in Yingkui Building, another person was infected at the time.

▼1.23 Residents of Kwai Chung Village to be tested again▼


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Ying Kwai House recorded 41 confirmed or preliminary confirmed cases

Chen Zhaoshi said that so far, more than 170 confirmed or preliminary confirmed cases have been found in the village. As of 12 noon today, there were 126 cases in Yikui Building, accounting for 74.1%; followed by Yingkui Building, there were 41 cases, accounting for 24.1%; There were 2 cases in Kwai House; as for Qiankui House, Chunkui House, Xukui House, and Xiaokui House, there were 1 case each.

Chen Zhaoshi went on to say that it is estimated that cases involving Kwai Chung Village will emerge one after another. , Qiankui Building, Chunkui Building, Xukui Building, Xiaokui Building, the risk is low, and the enclosure operation will not be extended. Residents can leave, but they will still be tested in the next week. I hope that residents will pay attention to their physical conditions and undergo compulsory testing. , and avoid going to crowded places.



During the SARS period in 2003, there were 329 cases in Amoy Garden, with 42 deaths.

According to the information, there were 136 confirmed cases in Block E of Amoy Garden, where the first case appeared. The government once issued a quarantine order to the entire building of Block E, and then moved the residents to the resort for isolation.

▼1.23 Lin Zhengyue and Li Jiachao inspect the closed area ▼


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▼1.23 The staff of Kwai Chung Village are waiting for you▼


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Kwai Chung Village|Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and Li Jiachao visited the scene and stayed for 20 minutes. Residents shouted from upstairs that they were dissatisfied with the outbreak of the epidemic in Kwai Chung Village. Residents rushed out to eat in restaurants after the lockdown was lifted. During the study, the residents of Ying Kwai House, Kwai Chung Village, were banned from their homes without providing dinner. Residents who finished work bought food and went home: prepare to sit for a few days.

Source: hk1

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