The new crown epidemic in Hong Kong has resumed its upward trajectory. The Centre for Health Protection announced that today (25th), there were 1,794 new cases, and the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 1,000 for 11 consecutive days.
There is another school that has classes and must suspend classes because of suspected transmission, involving Class 6D of Tang Ying Yip Primary School of Yuen Long Public Secondary School Alumni Association.
The Hospital Authority stated that there was an outbreak of the outbreak in the Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatin, involving a mixed gender ward of the clinical oncology department. A total of 4 male patients and 2 nurses were diagnosed. The hospital is currently investigating the situation.
As for the general outpatient clinic of the Sai Ying Pun Jockey Club under the Hong Kong Island Western Hospital Cluster, a freezer containing the Fubitai vaccine failed for a time, and the HA said that the vaccine can still be used safely.
Yuen Long Public Secondary School Alumni Association, Tang Ying Yip Primary School, Class 6D, 3 Cases
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, announced that there were 1,680 new cases today, with nucleic acid testing accounting for 620, rapid testing accounting for 1,060, and imported cases accounting for 114, for a total of 1,794 cases.
Among the imported cases, 60 were found by the airport temporary sample collection center, 48 were found in a quarantine hotel, and 6 of them were confirmed cases after leaving the hotel.
As for school cases, Zhang said that the Yuen Long Public Secondary School Alumni Association found 3 cases in Class 6D of Tang Ying Yip Primary School. There were 20 students in this class, and face-to-face classes had to be suspended for a week.
There was an outbreak in the co-ed ward of the Clinical Oncology Department of the Prince of Wales Hospital.
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Ho Wan-xia, Chief Administrative Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management) of the Hospital Authority, announced that there was a male patient admitted to the hospital on June 19 in the mixed-gender ward of the Clinical Oncology Department of Prince of Wales Hospital, who was tested and confirmed on June 22.
After the hospital launched a follow-up investigation, it was found that 3 male patients and 2 nurses in the same room were confirmed to be infected, that is, a total of 6 people were infected.
He pointed out that the hospital founder is currently investigating the connection of the 6 cases, and all the patients are in stable condition. Among them, 3 patients are undergoing isolation treatment, 1 patient has been discharged from the hospital and is under home isolation, and 2 employees are also under home isolation.
At present, the relevant ward has been suspended from receiving new cases and visits, and has been disinfected and cleaned.
He emphasized that the hospital will closely monitor the patient's condition and maintain communication with the Center for Health Protection to follow up on the situation.
Sai Ying Pun Jockey Club General Outpatient Refrigerator Failed
Ho Wan-xia also announced that the Sai Ying Pun Jockey Club General Clinic of the Hospital Authority Hong Kong Island Western Hospital cluster found that a medicine storage freezer failed this morning, and the temperature inside the cabinet rose.
As a batch of Fubitai vaccine was stored in the cabinet, the clinic has notified the Department of Health and the central command center of the vaccine program about the incident, and confirmed that the vaccine is still safe to use.
At present, the overall service is normal and unaffected.
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