The fifth wave of confirmed cases continued to climb, with 1,347 new cases today (13th).
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that at least 11 more homes for the elderly had outbreaks.
Among them, there are many confirmed cases in the Leung King Adult Training Centre of Fu Hong Society in Tuen Mun, so all people need to be quarantined.
As for 16 nursing homes for the elderly that need to be evacuated earlier, the nursing home staff of Sham Shui Po Nuan Nuan Nursing Home complained that 10 employees were trapped in the home for several days. They were not picked up and quarantined.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, explained that nine staff members reported the address of the nursing home, but there was no other address, so they were quarantined at the nursing home.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that another 11 elderly homes had outbreaks.
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Recruitment homes include nursing homes and adult training centers, etc.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that he has received news of outbreaks in elderly homes one after another, and confirmed cases include employees and residents.
A cleaning staff member at Tsing Chung Nursing and Attention Home in Yuen Long has tested positive and is investigating whether there are close contacts; there are some confirmed and preliminary confirmed cases in the Adult Training Centre of Fu Hong Society in Kwun Tong; Case; Tsz Wan Shan Songling Wannian Nursing Centre has an initial confirmed case.
In addition, there are some confirmed cases in San Po Kong Hong Kong Handicapped and Handicapped Association Lok Rong Xuan; Fanling Yifeng Nursing Centre has some preliminary confirmed cases; Tai Po Ka Yee Nursing Home has a clerical staff diagnosed; There are some preliminary confirmed cases in the dormitory; there are some preliminary confirmed cases in the halfway house of the Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service; there are many confirmed cases in the Leung King Adult Training Centre in Tuen Mun, so all people need to be quarantined.
Zhang Zhujun said frankly that there have been outbreaks of epidemics in nursing homes one after another, and relevant cases are being followed up.
Zhang Zhujun explained that 9 employees of the Nuan Nuan Nursing Home were under home quarantine at the Nursing Home and will be sent for inspection later
Earlier, a total of 4 elderly people in Sham Shui Po Warm Nursing Home were infected with the virus, and 1 of them passed away.
The elderly in the nursing home have been evacuated, but the 10 staff of the nursing home have been waiting for several days and have not yet been picked up by the authorities for isolation.
Nine of the 10 staff members tested positive for the rapid test, and one staff member described them as fending for themselves.
Zhang Zhujun explained that the 9 staff reported the address of the nursing home and there was no other address, so they did home quarantine at the nursing home, but they would arrange to go to Lei Yue Mun for quarantine in response to their request to be transferred to a designated quarantine location.
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