McDonald's at Cityplaza is closed for disinfection until further notice due to suspected outbreak

As the epidemic continues, the Centre for Health Protection announced today (22nd) that there was another related case in the Lan Kwai Fong hotel group in Jiurufang. A 64-year-old woman related to the group visited McDonald's at Cityplaza on the morning of May 13th. It was then found that a family of three in the same field became ill on the 18th and tested positive on the same day.

McDonald's at Cityplaza is closed today. A McDonald's spokesman said that the branch will be closed until further notice for further deep disinfection, and will destroy all opened ingredients and arrange for employees to conduct nucleic acid testing.

On May 22, McDonald's at Cityplaza will be closed for disinfection until further notice

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The reporter arrived at the McDonald's in Phase 3 of Taikoo Shing at about 6:30 in the evening. The gate had been closed, but there were still staff members, and one of them wiped the gate with a towel in the store.

A spokesman for McDonald's Hong Kong said that it attaches great importance to the safety of customers and employees, and strictly implements epidemic prevention measures. For safety reasons, Taikoo Shing Restaurant will be closed until further notice for deep disinfection, and will destroy all opened ingredients and arrange staff to carry out Nucleic acid testing to protect customers and employees.

Group confirmed on May 22

The patient and a family of three spent more than 10 minutes in the same field

Au Ka-wing, chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said at a press conference on the epidemic today that there were two positive cases tested in the community on the 12th day, which were suspected to be related to the Kowloon Fong Lan Kwai Fong hotel cluster, and the places visited had been listed. At the forced inspection, it was found that the 64-year-old woman had visited the McDonald's branch in Cityplaza at about 11 a.m. on May 13, and a family of three had visited at the same time, overlapping for more than 10 minutes. He became ill on the 18th and tested positive on the same day. He lives in Block C, Kangjing Garden.

Need to wait for whole gene analysis to confirm whether it is related

Ou Jiarong also pointed out that according to the 64-year-old lady'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 recruited children study at ESF

Ou Jiarong 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 their father is currently negative.

The two boys are studying in different classes at ESF 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, and have also taken nasal swabs. The samples were all positive.

The authorities will conduct a whole-genome 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. The seat needs a strong inspection.

A family of three suspected of an outbreak at McDonald's in Taikoo Shing had been on the same scene with a group of patients from the Lan Kwai Fong hotel group and tested a series of "eating ginkgo" in the closed area. The Department of Health said that the patient was isolated and detoxified at home, resulting in positive sewage I went to work at the Exchange Square last Friday and went to the American Club for drinking. Six housing estates including Tseung Kwan O's Blue Bay and Xinbaocheng tested positive for sewage. 170,000 people had to take a quick test. no longer thick oily red sauce