The epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded again. Today (19th), there were 1,276 new confirmed cases. The number of confirmed cases in a single day for five consecutive days exceeded 1,000, and two new deaths were added.
As for the police action team, another police officer was confirmed to be infected, and the group now has a total of 23 people infected with the virus; three other homes have been infected, including the Hong Kong Chinese Women's Association Huang Chen Shuying Memorial Care and Attention Home, Kwun Tong Xiaoguang Nursing Home Centre and Sha Tin Jockey Club Shan Ning Home.
Au Jiarong, chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that in the past two to three weeks, various indicators have shown that the chain of community transmission has continued to increase, and the upward trend is expected to continue, "but it will definitely not return to the level of the fifth wave peak."
There were 1,276 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, including 416 positive nucleic acid tests and 745 confirmed positive rapid antigen tests, and two new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,182.
Among the 1,276 new confirmed cases, 115 were imported.
Three new cases reported in residential care homes, one of whom is a part-time physiotherapist
The authorities said that three new cases were reported in residential care homes yesterday. The care and attention homes involved include the Hong Kong Chinese Women's Association Wong Chan Shuk Ying Memorial Care and Attention Home. A caregiver in the home was infected with the virus. 13 residents were listed as close contacts; another cleaner at Xiaoguang Nursing Center in Kwun Tong was diagnosed with positive results, and the employee needed to feed the residents, and seven residents were listed as close contacts.
In addition, a resident and a part-time physiotherapist of Sha Tin Jockey Club Shan Ning Home also tested positive. The resident was asymptomatic, and the part-time physiotherapist last worked the day before yesterday. Last Wednesday (15th) was diagnosed earlier. The case was sputum and was wearing protective clothing at the time, and was later confirmed to be positive the day before yesterday. The authorities are investigating the route of infection and will arrange nucleic acid testing for the entire hospital.
Ou Jiarong said that the inmates will not go out and stay in the room most of the time. The patient's family has visited a few days ago, but the current test is still negative. Some employees were infected, pending nucleic acid results.
▼On June 17, the police patrolled the area around Lan Kwai Fong, Central▼
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The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the police operations team increased to 23, and 20 people were advised to suspend work
One more person from the police action team has been diagnosed. The patient has no symptoms. He tested positive for nucleic acid on June 17. The group currently has a total of 23 infected people, all of whom are males, aged between 27 and 50 years old.
There are a total of 139 members of the Police Action Team working unit, divided into three groups.
Ou Jiarong pointed out that most of the related cases are concentrated in the same group, and the test results of the remaining 116 people were all negative. It has been suggested that nucleic acid testing should be carried out on Wednesday and Thursday this week (22nd and 23rd), and it has been suggested that more cases be involved. 20 people in the group were suspended from work.
Investigations by the authorities found that the patient involved would remove his mask when eating, eat in the car when going out to work, and did not wear a mask during physical training.
The authorities conducted a whole-genome analysis of some cases. Today, 12 new cases of suspected BA.2.12.1 variant strains were reported, one was imported, including six cases with no source, and two cases with unknown sources that may be related to the previous cases. The buildings involved in the case include Block 4, Hong Shing Garden, Tseung Kwan O, Ching Yu House, Ching Ho Estate, Sheung Shui, Ka Yu Building, On Nam Street, Eastern District, Block 6, Metro City Phase 2, Park Yoho Genova, Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, and Hua Ting Court, Mount Davis. There were also five new source cases, three of which lived in Cheung Hing Building, Wanchai, and one of them lived in a subdivided flat, which had a case earlier; the other two lived in the same unit in Po Tin Building, which had a case earlier.
Seven more cases suspected of being infected with BA.4 or BA.5
As for the suspected cases of infection with BA.4 or BA.5, there were seven more cases, four were imported cases, and the remaining three were family members of employees of the Regal Aerospace City Hotel, all of which were infected with BA.5.
Au Jiarong pointed out that BA.4 has accumulated 34 cases; BA.5 has 62 imported cases. He also mentioned that there is no local transmission of BA.4 or BA.5 cases in the community.
▼On Friday, June 17th at Knutsford Terrace, Tsim Sha Tsui▼
When asked about the trend of the epidemic, Ou Jiarong pointed out that there is no evidence to show that the number of confirmed cases is increasing rapidly. Social distancing measures must not be slackened. The authorities will closely monitor the trend. It is difficult to estimate the level of increase in the epidemic at this stage, "but it will definitely not return to the level of the fifth wave peak."
He also mentioned that the vaccination rate in Hong Kong is high. According to the estimation of the University of Hong Kong, 90% of people are immune, so there is no expectation of an "explosive increase". However, there are still a certain number of people in the community who have not yet been infected or vaccinated, and are still at risk of infection.
The risk of community transmission has increased, and citizens are urged to do more testing
He also mentioned that in the past two to three weeks, various indicators have shown that the community transmission chain has continued to increase, from more than 300 cases in early June to more than 1,000 cases in recent days, and the upward trend is expected to continue.
He continued that various measures have been relaxed and citizens have returned to their normal lives. However, as the vaccination rate has increased, and many people who have been infected with the virus are still immune, even with the recent increase in confirmed cases, the medical burden is still at a stable level. .
He pointed out that the numbers of hospital admissions and deaths are still stable, and he described "I feel relieved for the time being" and called on the public to get injections as soon as possible to build a protective barrier.
Ou Jiarong also pointed out that although the number of confirmed diagnoses is increasing, there are more mild cases. It is expected that due to the increase in vaccination rate, it can effectively prevent hospitalization or severe cases. The most important thing is not to delay the medical system. He also mentioned that the risk of community transmission is increasing. , I hope the public can improve their awareness of epidemic prevention and do more testing.
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