The new coronary pneumonia variant virus subtype BA.2.12.1 is spreading in the community. The Centre for Health Protection announced today (24th) that a 39-year-old police officer was diagnosed with the BA.2.12.1 variant virus, and a person from the Lan Kwai Fong Hotel in Jiurufang was diagnosed Related to a 65-year-old American man who arrived in Hong Kong, the center found that the police officer had visited the 65-year-old man from the United States on May 14 at the shipyard. The two chatted at the time but did not wear a mask. He has been to the Central Library, the headquarters of the mobile unit, and the staff canteen, which have been listed as places for compulsory inspection, and epidemiological investigations are still underway.
The aforementioned 65-year-old American man who arrived in Hong Kong was allowed to undergo home quarantine after being diagnosed, and the tin hut he lived in was located above the shipyard where he worked. During the quarantine period, the man had contact with two customers. The center said that two customers had been found. The customer involved in the incident will be quarantined, and the temporary test result is negative.
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The places where the police officers who have been diagnosed with the variant virus have been checked out
Au Ka-wing, chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, announced today that two cases related to the mutated virus BA.2.12.1 are related to a 65-year-old American who arrived in Hong Kong earlier, including a 39-year-old man The police officer was diagnosed with the BA.2.12.1 variant virus. The center found that the police officer had visited the 65-year-old man at the shipyard on May 14. The two chatted at the time but did not wear a mask, and the police officer had been there during the infectious period. The Central Library, the Mobile Force Headquarters, and the staff restaurant of the Headquarters were listed as places for compulsory inspection yesterday, and epidemiological investigations are still underway.
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Man's home quarantine and his wife was diagnosed with quarantine at Penny's Bay on the same day
Ou continued to point out that the 65-year-old man from the United States tested positive on May 15, and his wife also tested positive on the same day. He was placed under quarantine at Penny's Bay. The man was placed under home quarantine and the tin house he lived in was located in the shipyard. Above, had contact with two customers while in home isolation on May 19. The test was negative this morning. The authorities have classified the two as close contacts and will arrange for them to be quarantined.
Ou added that the scale of the shipyard is relatively small, and the address is the place of residence. According to the authorities, there is only one other employee of the shipyard, who is a relative of the 65-year-old man. No other people have been found at the shipyard during the relevant period. Emphasize that "there should be no contact with other people during isolation."
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Ou Jiarong: The case of the crew of the local cargo plane is very likely to be a local infection
In addition, a 36-year-old male crew member of a local cargo plane was diagnosed as an imported case for the time being. Ou said that the case went to India twice in mid-May. Due to the closed-loop management of the crew, there was no contact with local people. He returned to Hong Kong on May 21, and underwent nucleic acid testing at the airport according to quarantine requirements. He also took daily rapid tests according to the guidelines. The rapid test was positive on May 23, and he developed symptoms on May 24.
Ou added that although it is tentatively defined as an imported case, it is very likely a local infection, but the possibility of infection in India has not been completely ruled out.
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