Epidemic ｜ 22 people in Xihuan Village were infected and involved in 14 units of the outbreak, Xinwanghui American pool table samples tested positive

Hong Kong today (13th) added 298 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, the fifth wave of the epidemic has accumulated more than 1.19 million confirmed cases, and three more patients have died.

The sewage of Sai Wan Village has a high virus content. The authorities closed the whole village for testing yesterday. A total of 22 positive cases were found, and the recruitment rate of the tested residents was about 1.3%.

Xu Lejian, director-general of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, explained that the actual number of cases identified depends on the amount of virus shed by patients.

Hung Hom Xinwang Club Billiard Room added two more confirmed cases, bringing a total of six cases so far.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, pointed out that a total of 28 environmental samples have been collected, and one of the samples collected from an American pool table was positive, and Xinwanghui has been advised to conduct thorough disinfection.

▼May 12 Enclosure inspection of Xihuan Village▼

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298 new confirmed cases and three more deaths

Zhang Zhujun said that 126 new cases were confirmed by nucleic acid tests in Hong Kong today, and another 172 cases were reported by the rapid test platform, which means a total of 298 new cases and three more patients died. The fifth wave of the epidemic has accumulated more than 1.19 million. A total of 9,146 patients have died.

Among the 296 new cases, a total of 21 were imported cases. Among them, six were found by sampling at the airport. All of them arrived in Hong Kong yesterday (12th). Another person was tested positive on the 12th. The 25-year-old man was found in April. Arrived in Singapore on the 28th, a case of Fuyang.

Three more schools reported positive cases today, involving three schools, including one student and two staff.

Xiyuan Terrace in Sai Wan Village accounted for 16 cases

Due to the high virus content in the sewage of Sai Wan Village, the Hong Kong government imposed a siege on the entire village yesterday. Zhang Zhujun said that more than 1,600 residents were tested and a total of 22 positive cases were recorded.

Among them, Xiyuan Terrace accounted for 16 cases, Zhongyuan Terrace and Beiyuan Terrace each had two and four cases, involving 14 units, eight floors and five directions.

When asked, the authorities said yesterday that the virus in sewage reaches millions of units per liter, why the number of positives found in the end is low.

Xu Lejian, director of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that sewage testing is an important method during the epidemic. The number of tests may be directly proportional to sewage, but it is also related to the amount of virus discharged by patients. He pointed out that the virus level in the sewage of Sai Wan Village this time reached 600 per liter. 10,000 units. Taking March as an example, dozens to 100 cases can be found in buildings with sewage content of 4 million to 5 million units per liter.

Zhang Zhujun: The patient's viral load is high

Xu Lejian mentioned that a total of 22 cases have been found this time, "which should all be the true facts found in this investigation." The government has distributed quick test kits to nearby residents, and has also set up a quick test platform for reporting. The authorities will pay attention to future cases. trend to monitor the epidemic situation in the Western District.

Zhang Zhujun added that the CT values ​​of confirmed cases in Xihuan Village were all low, ranging between more than 10 and more than 20, that is, the amount of virus was high.

▼On May 12, the Department of Health announced the outbreak of "Xinwanghui"▼

Hung Hom Xinwang Club billiards room added two more confirmed cases involving two 27-year-old men, bringing a total of six cases so far.

Zhang Zhujun said that there are English and American billiards in the stadium respectively. The six patients are divided into three sets, one is English billiards, and the remaining two are American billiards.

She mentioned that two American billiard tables are next to each other. "Playing billiards will not be fixed, and there is no surprise if there is contact between them." The authorities have seized a total of 28 environmental samples, of which the pool table samples were positive. , it has been suggested that Xinwang will be thoroughly disinfected.

▼May 13 Epidemic Press Conference▼

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Xu Lejian: The current strategy is to deal with unusual group cases as soon as possible

Group outbreaks have occurred in Sai Wan Village and Sheung Wan Sing Yuet Building. They were asked whether they need to adjust their anti-epidemic strategies, including the need to enter a state of "epidemic control", as stated by Yuen Guoyong, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong.

Xu Lejian responded that because there are still transmission chains in the community, it is believed that the state of about 200 to 300 confirmed cases per day will be maintained for a period of time.

He also cited the analysis of many university scholars who pointed out that most Hong Kong people have been infected in the fifth wave of the epidemic, and the vaccination rate has increased, which belongs to mixed immunity, which will help reduce the scale of the outbreak. It's called Datong and Xiaodu are relative."

He also pointed out that the Xingyue Building case in Sheung Wan was considered a large cluster in the past two to three weeks. The current strategy of the authorities is to deal with unusual cluster cases as soon as possible, such as mandatory testing and quarantine to reduce the spread of the virus in the community. Risks; in the case of environmental risks, require the premises to be shut down and disinfected.

He emphasized that it is advisable to focus on dealing with the current situation, stabilize and control the epidemic, and then consider the next steps.

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