The epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded, and BA.2.12.1 imported by couples returning to Hong Kong from the United States continues to spread. Au Jiarong, chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that there have been 250 cases of BA.2.12.1 in Hong Kong so far, of which 80 have no source. 170 cases are epidemiologically linked, the largest is the McDonald's group in Cityplaza, with a total of 41 cases.
Ou Jiarong pointed out that BA.2.12.1 is highly infectious, and there is no confirmed case of secondary infection. All confirmed cases must be admitted to isolation facilities, and family members and close contacts who live with them must be sent to quarantine centers.
▼On May 23, DH staff went to McDonald's at Cityplaza to investigate the outbreak▼
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Au Ka-wing, chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said at a press conference on the outbreak that 14 new cases of BA.2.12.1 were reported today, including 1 imported case, 6 cases of no origin, and 2 cases related to non-origin cases; According to the analysis, there are 5 new related cases, 3 cases live in Cheung Hing Building, Wanchai, one of them lives in a subdivided apartment, there were cases before the subdivided apartment, the other 2 cases live in the same unit, and the remaining 2 cases live in Po Tin Building, Garden Street. There are cases.
As for BA.4/5, there are 9 new cases, 4 imported cases, and the remaining 3 cases are family members of Lihao Aerospace Hotel employees who were positive during the quarantine period, and the group belongs to BA.5.
Lan Kwai Fong Hotel Shop Kau Fong and Cityplaza McDonald's Group.
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Ou Jiarong: The source is the American couple returning to Hong Kong
Au Jiarong summed up the BA.2.12.1 epidemic. He pointed out that there were a total of 250 BA.2.12.1 local infection cases in Hong Kong.
Among the 250 cases, 80 were unsourced, and 170 were related to the case. During the close contact tracing and investigation, it was found that the largest group was the McDonald's group and related cases, with a total of 41 cases.
He also pointed out that there is one unsourced case related to the spread of the exhibition staff restaurant and the subsequent building, and there are 14 cases in the related group; the remaining unsourced cases are scattered in various districts in Hong Kong, and the other related cases are epidemic-related and mainly involve family members , also found vertical transmission in the building, with more than one case in the same building involving a total of 14 buildings; in the restaurant, there were 3 small group transmissions, 2 in the school, and 2 in the workplace.
In terms of disease severity, none of the 250 cases required admission to the intensive care unit or death. Most people did not need to be hospitalized, and no secondary infection was found. The epidemiological characteristics of BA.2.12.1 were similar to those of OMICRON. .2.12.1 The infectious power is relatively high, and it will be handled with more caution. If a case is found to be diagnosed, the case will be arranged to be admitted to an isolation facility, and family members and close contacts will be admitted to the quarantine center.
▼On June 16th, before entering the bar, you must show a negative test certificate for the first day▼
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