Kwai Chung Village, which has become an "epidemic area", continued to have dozens of residents as new patients as of Wednesday (26th).
However, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, mentioned that "the numbers are starting to go down." He hopes that the current wave of the epidemic has passed the peak, but he believes that it will take some time to observe. Among them, the number of new cases in Yikui Building is in the Decline, on the contrary, Yingkui Building needs to be observed again, as for other buildings in the village, it is stable.
She also admitted that there are many residents in Kwai Chung Village, and the virus may have spread "after several generations" when it was discovered. During this period, patients may return to school, return to work, walk on the street, and eat. She is worried that there will be many invisible transmission chains in the community, and calls on the public to get tested as much as possible.
In addition, two more police officers were initially diagnosed, namely a male police officer stationed in the New Territories South Regional Tactical Unit and a female police officer stationed in the Sau Mau Ping District Intelligence Unit. The last day of their work was on the 21st of this month and 23rd.
On January 26, Kwai Chung Village was like an "empty city" after nightfall
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As of Wednesday (26th), the epidemic in Hong Kong has not yet been brought under control. There were 107 new confirmed cases in a single day, 100 of which were local infections, and a total of 334 cases in Kwai Chung Village.
However, Zhang Zhujun pointed out at the press conference on the epidemic that there were 58 new cases in Kwai Chung Village on Wednesday, and the number was on a downward trend. "I hope the current wave of epidemics has passed the peak."
However, she also made it clear that she would continue to observe, because although the number of new cases in Yak Kwai House is declining, Ying Kwai House still needs to observe again, because the number of cases does not seem to be suppressed.
There are still multiple transmission chains in the worrying community
In fact, the government also announced in the evening that Ying Kwai House, which was originally closed on Thursday (27th) and no longer banned, will also be "extended in prison" for two days like Yat Kwai House, and it will be released on Saturday morning at the earliest. Unblock.
As for other buildings in the village, there was no significant rise or fall, but Kwai Chung Village had a large number of residents. The virus may have spread "every generations" when it was discovered, and related cases were traced later. During this period, the patient may wander in the community, and there are still many transmission chains in the community , calling on the public to get tested as much as possible.
It is worth noting that there were 7 new cases of unknown origin on Wednesday. Among them, two people live in Tai Wo Hau Village, and two people work outside the airport. The others are located in various districts in Hong Kong. Residents of No. 2 were diagnosed with the virus, and it is adjacent to the site of No. 5 Victory Road, where a confirmed case occurred recently, but the patient has not entered the site. It is unknown whether the case is related.
In addition, a 26-year-old male patient who lives in Tsuen Wan has also been to Yuelaifang, but he has not been to Aeon, where several confirmed cases have been reported earlier. It is unknown whether it is related.
In addition, a 32-year-old Taikoo Shing security guard (#13612), who lives in Lap Kee Building, 142-144B, Pau Chung Street, To Kwa Wan, and a 40-year-old man (# 13525), who lives in Wu Kai Sha Village, Ma On Shan, have tested positive. The cause of the infection is still being understood.
▼Tung Chung Blue Sky Coast Phase 3 Shadow Shore.
Block A is enclosed, and several residents in the building are infected with a variant virus▼
On January 26, the inspection of the closed area of Changbo Building in Caiyun Village
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Another restaurant in Hong Kong is suspected of spreading the virus. The Red Onion Restaurant in West Kowloon Center had two diners who did not know each other diagnosed. One of them was a colleague of the confirmed patient in Room 5E of the Mansion, Wong Tai Sin.
The authorities then dispatched personnel to inspect the restaurant at dusk, including testing the air-conditioning ventilation and air flow on site.
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that since two diners who did not know each other in the restaurant were diagnosed with the disease, staff would be dispatched to inspect the restaurant's environment, and urged diners who had visited Red Onion to get tested as soon as possible.
▼1.26 Epidemic press conference announced 107 new confirmed cases▼
▼1.26 There was a confirmed case in the Red Onion Restaurant in the West Kowloon Center, and the Department of Health came to the site for sampling▼
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▼1.26 Caiyun (1) Village Changbo Building, a security guard and two residents were diagnosed with the detection of residents▼
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▼1.26 Residents of Kwai Chung Village continue to be tested ▼
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▼1.26 Inspection of residents in Kwai Chung Village▼
New Territories South PTU male police officer and Sau Mau Ping intelligence team female police officer initially confirmed that close contacts were sent to quarantine camp and closed area for testing｜Chang Po House in Choi Wan Village and Blue Sky Coast in Tung Chung enclosed multiple residents involved in mutated virus, West Kowloon Centre, Red Onion and Two Stations The diners were confirmed to be involved in the Haoyuan Delta case. The authorities went to the scene to measure the wind in Kwai Chung Village. Epidemic ｜ 7 new cases of unknown origin, 72-year-old woman from nearby epidemic area or buying food in Tai Wokou infected with the epidemic ｜ Wong Tai Sin Mansion is now vertical transmission confirmed 26-year-old man raised hamsters and tested negative for the virus