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Wong Tai Sin Mansion Explosion Delta Vertical Transmission Suspected of Hamsters involved in Fu Qiang Building, Tai Wokou Village

2022-01-24T09:28:02.849Z


The new crown epidemic in Hong Kong is severe. The Centre for Health Protection announced today (24th) that there were 109 new confirmed cases, exceeding 100 for two consecutive days. Among them, 98 were local cases, most of which were residents or visitors of Kwai Chung Village. Recorded more today


The new crown epidemic in Hong Kong is severe. The Centre for Health Protection announced today (24th) that there were 109 new confirmed cases, exceeding 100 for two consecutive days. Among them, 98 were local cases, most of which were residents or visitors of Kwai Chung Village.

A number of related cases were also recorded today, one of which was related to Fu Keung House, Tai Wo Hau Estate. The infected units were located in the same orientation, and it was suspected that there was vertical transmission in the building.


The other 3 related cases are residents of a residential building in Wong Tai Sin Mansion. All three live in Unit E. One of the cases was initially confirmed to be a Delta case with a variant virus strain, and the other was suspected to be related to hamster breeding. The patient purchased it on January 16.


▼The inspection situation of Kwai Chung Village closed area on January 24▼


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Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, announced today that there was a new confirmed case in the Fuqiang Building, Tai Wo Hau Village earlier, and one more Chu Yang case has just been discovered. If there is any situation, the center will send personnel to the building to investigate.

As for Wong Tai Sin Mansion, 3 more related cases were added today, including 2 confirmed cases and 1 early positive case.

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the 3 cases were all located in Unit E, and one of them had the L452R variant strain in Chuyang, so it was suspected to be the Delta variant.

As for the other case, which is still under investigation, the household may have recently purchased hamsters for breeding, but the detailed information is still under investigation.

She pointed out that the center will also send staff to Mansion 1 to inspect the situation.

Wong Tai Sin Mansion.

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In addition, one of the cases today (#13382) of unknown origin is also a resident of Mansion Court in Wong Tai Sin, which is suspected to be a case of Delta variant virus strain L452R.

The patient is a 75-year-old male who lives in Unit E. He is accustomed to exercising in Fengde Park from 8:00 to 9:00 in the morning.

Zhang Zhujun continued to point out that Delta and Omicron were detected in the sewage test in Wong Tai Sin District, indicating that two variants of the virus had broken out in the village, so it was suspected that there was a hidden transmission chain in the district.

She reminded residents of the area to pay attention to hygiene and to undergo testing. The government will arrange mobile testing stations in the area.

The 5th wave of the epidemic|CityU President Guo Wei once and the newly diagnosed students were in the same field, and the school said that they had to wear masks and new crown vaccines|Parents who gave their children injections in the outbreak of the epidemic: I was not shocked so many districts were tested|Dawokou The forced inspection of Fu Keung Building in the village has been completed and no confirmed cases have been found in Kwai Chung Village | The elevator lobby of the two-infected building has been turned into garbage, and the Housing Bureau has urgently hired a contractor to clean up Kwai Chung Village. Should the village be closed?

Hung Fan-Yi pointed out that the government is unable to send them to quarantine: it is safest to stay and return to the village Kwai Chung Village | Confinement mothers without food Residents are afraid of waiting for testing to become infected Councillors receive thousands of cases for help Kwai Chung Village | Worry about the blurring of the transmission chain may not take place in Hong Kong

Source: hk1

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