Suspected new coronavirus variant appears in another school!
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced today (March 3) that two full-time kindergarten students at the Times Nursery School of the Hong Kong Christian Service were diagnosed with the virus. .1, 6 children taking a nap in the same big room also need to be quarantined.
In addition, there is an additional case at DSC International School in Taikoo, belonging to the same class as the previous outbreak. The last school day was May 25 and classes have been suspended since then. The confirmed student is also a family of four. Diagnosed and suspected to be a case of variant virus BA.2.12.1.
Two children at the Times Nursery School of the Hong Kong Christian Service tested positive for the virus.
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Preliminary genetic analysis suspects a variant virus BA.2.12.1
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, announced that two confirmed cases had been reported in eight schools yesterday and disclosed more details. The kindergarten student was diagnosed, and preliminary genetic analysis is suspected to be a variant virus BA.2.12.1, and needs to be quarantined in an isolation facility with his family.
There are other activities in the kindergarten, and the chance of infection is higher during the nap period
Zhang Zhujun continued to point out that although the kindergarten has other activities, after research, it is believed that the main reason for the spread is during the nap time. Because the beds are adjacent to each other, and they are not wearing masks, even if there are partitions, it is for safety reasons. , the remaining six children in the same room need to be quarantined at home.
As for how the mutant virus BA.2.12.1 was brought into the campus, Zhang explained that there may be invisible transmission due to other cases of BA.2.12.1 in the community.
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Desiqi Canadian International School adds another confirmed case
In addition, Zhang also mentioned that Desiqi Canadian International School has added another confirmed case, belonging to the same class as the previous outbreak. The last class day was May 25 and classes have been suspended since then. It was originally scheduled to resume classes on the 5th of this month. A family of four confirmed schoolchildren has also been diagnosed, and is suspected to be a case of the variant virus BA.2.12.1. Since no BA.2.12.1 case has been reported in Tseung Kwan O, the area where they live, it is initially believed that it is in the same transmission chain as other infections in the school.
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