A family of three suspected of outbreak at McDonald's in Taikoo Shing was recruited at the same scene with patients from the Lan Kwai Fong hotel group

The epidemic in Hong Kong continues unabated, and multiple clusters of infections continue to spread.

The Centre for Health Protection announced today (22nd) that three new confirmed cases were confirmed at the "Benchmark Hongsi" training center, including two students and one staff member.

Earlier, there were two positive cases in the community on the 12th day, which were suspected to be related to the Lan Kwai Fong hotel cluster in Kowloon, and the places they visited have been included in the compulsory inspection.

The authorities found that a 64-year-old female patient in the group and a family of three confirmed cases were at the same time at the McDonald's branch in Taikoo Shing Phase 3 at the same time, but the two seats were far apart at the time. For the sake of prudence, Block C of Kangjing Garden, where a family of three lives, needs to be inspected.

A family of three had an encounter with a female patient in a hotel group at McDonald's in Taikoo Shing

Au Jiarong, the chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that there were two positive cases tested in the community on the 12th day, and they were suspected to be related to the Kowloon Fong Lan Kwai Fong hotel group. The 64-year-old woman had been to the McDonald's branch in Taikoo Shing Phase 3 at about 11 am on May 13, and a family of three had visited at the same time. There was an overlap of more than 10 minutes, and the three of them became ill on May 18. , On the same day, I quickly measured the sun and lived in Block C, Kangjing Garden.

▼On May 20, Lan Kwai Fong Hotel @ Jiurufang exploded the BA.2.12.1 new variant virus epidemic▼

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The family sits at the front round table of the meal pickup position and the female patient's seat is far away

Ou also pointed out that according to the 64-year-old woman's description, her seat at that time was not close to the seat of a family of three. The family sat on the round table in front of the dining table, and the two were far apart, but it was impossible to determine whether the case was really related. , it is necessary to do whole-genome sequencing analysis, and due to the factors of the incubation period, it is still uncertain whether it was infected in McDonald's.

Two boys test positive before going to school, their father has not been diagnosed yet

Ou said that the family of three is a 41-year-old woman and two boys aged 8 and 9. All three have been injected, and the father is currently negative.

The two boys are studying in different classes at Quarry Bay Primary School. The school reported it last week after learning about it. It has also been announced before. The two boys have not attended school since they tested positive before going to school on May 18. They have also taken nasal swab samples. The results are all positive, and the authorities will conduct a full-gene analysis and sequencing for the three people to find out whether they belong to the variant virus Ba.2.12.1, emphasizing that at this stage, it is impossible to determine whether the case is related to the previous 64-year-old lady, and it is prudent , Kangjing Garden Block C needs a strong inspection.

▼On May 19th, the third brother of Tan Tsai and the "Hongsi" training center in Sheung Wan had an outbreak▼

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A student from Hong Si Group in Sheung Wan visited the Tam Chai Sange branch in Sheung Wan

As for the "Benchmark Hongsi" training center group in Sheung Wan, Ou said that there were three additional cases today, including two students and a staff member. The staff member is a 46-year-old man who developed symptoms on May 21 and tested positive on the same day. , emphasizing that he had no contact with students, but had contact with two employees who were previously diagnosed.

The two confirmed students were asymptomatic. One of them had been to the Tam Tsai Sange branch in Sheung Wan at about 4 pm on May 13. There were 24 cases in the group, including 22 students and 2 staff members. Onset between May 13 and 21.

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