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Two employees of Futai Nursing Home confirmed that a resident had been infected twice within three months after visiting Zhuoerju Harbour Restaurant

2022-06-25T09:49:30.798Z


There were 1,794 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (25th), including 1,680 local cases, and multiple infection clusters continued to expand. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that Fu Tai Hu, who announced the outbreak yesterday,


There were 1,794 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (25th), including 1,680 local cases, and multiple infection clusters continued to expand.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that one more employee of the Futai Nursing and Attention Home, which had an outbreak of the epidemic, was confirmed to have tested positive. 12 people.

Zhang Xu said that the authorities found that two staff members of the elderly home who were infected with the virus had visited the Zall Ju Harbour Restaurant in Tuen Mun, where the epidemic broke out, on June 16. The two began to feel unwell on June 17 and 18 respectively. , the two groups are related.


As for the Harbour Restaurant group, 3 more diners were infected with the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 40. There are 7 related cases, of which 1 is a resident of Fu Tai Home for the Elderly.

Due to an outbreak in the residential building, the inmates who were involved were tested positive on April 14, and on June 22, that is, less than three months after the infection, they were confirmed by nucleic acid testing, and they were suspected of carrying the BA.2.12.1 virus. It is believed to be a secondary infection.


Zhang Zhujun said that he received 6 more reports from residential homes yesterday, including 2 nursing homes and 3 disabled homes, each of which reported 1 case involving 3 employees and 2 residents; the remaining one was announced yesterday. In the case of Fu Tai Nursing and Attention Home, another employee was diagnosed today. However, the case of a resident who was infected with the virus was announced yesterday. Because of the high CT value, it is believed to be a Fuyang case, so it has been excluded from this group. A total of 12 people have been recruited, including 7 residents and 5 employees.

Two groups of staff from Fu Tai Care and Attention Home went to the harbour to eat food

She said that two employees of Futai Nursing and Attention Home visited the Zallju Harbour Restaurant for dinner on June 16, and it is expected that the two groups are related.

The Harbour Restaurant has recruited 3 more diners today. A total of 36 diners and 4 close contacts have been diagnosed. Among them, 2 diners are employees of Fu Tai Nursing and Attention Home, who were diagnosed on June 17 and 18 respectively.

A resident who has been infected for less than three months and then is diagnosed with a second infection

The Harbour Restaurant group also found 7 related cases, including a resident of Fu Tai Care and Attention Home.

However, less than three months apart, that is, on June 22, the resident was confirmed by nucleic acid testing, and the virus gene analysis detected the L452Q virus strain, which was suspected to have BA.2.12.1, so there is a chance of secondary infection.

Zhang explained that the first infection of the resident was confirmed by a rapid test, but no nucleic acid test was confirmed. At that time, there was an outbreak in the hospital, and the patient was also taking antiviral drugs. There are reasons to believe that the infection was indeed infected at that time.

She pointed out that the patient had been vaccinated with two doses of Fubitai vaccine before, and also received a dose of Kexing in June, but because the distance between the two infections was too short, the third dose may not be effective, and the patient himself had cancer and needed to sit wheelchair.

▼On June 21, the BA.2.12.1 epidemic broke out in Shau Keiwan▼


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As for the remaining 6 related cases, there are 4 cases in Nan Fung New Village in Quarry Bay, Hoi Lai Estate in Cheung Sha Wan, Lok Tsui House in Lok Fu Estate, and Ka Yu Building in Shau Kei Wan. The case is related to the new villagers' Anlou in Dakeng West.

7 more suspected BA.2.12.1 cases

In addition, Zhang Zhujun said that there are 7 more suspected BA.2.12.1 cases, including 6 no-source cases and 1 close contact. New Terrace, Block 5 of Hoi Yan Garden in Tsing Yi, Shek Huan House in Shek Lei (2) Village and Shun Wo House in Wo Che Village.

▼On June 18, the police patrolled the bar in Lan Kwai Fong, Central, late at night▼


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Customs clearance|Ma Shiheng pointed out that the strict quarantine in Hong Kong is causing the loss of talents. If you have to choose, you should first go through customs clearance with foreign countries. Compulsory testing|49 new locations, 19 restaurants, including the old store in Central, Wah Fung Roast Meat, FEHD Police patrol nearly 10,000 bars and restaurants in two weeks 243 people were ticketed, 20 bars closed for two weeks, hotels were quarantined | Food and Health Bureau took three measures to curb room speculation, travel agents banned rooms without customers

Source: hk1

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