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Epidemic|School bursts BA.4/BA.5, girls from Dewang Kindergarten and girls from Tin Shui Wai Zhang Xuanchang are recruited

2022-06-27T10:14:19.090Z


Hong Kong's new crown virus epidemic is rampant, with 1,873 new confirmed cases today (27th). Omicron variant virus subtypes continued to spread, with nine new cases of BA.4 or BA.5, three of which were local infections, and


Hong Kong's new crown virus epidemic is rampant, with 1,873 new confirmed cases today (27th).

The Omicron variant virus subtype continued to spread, with nine new cases of BA.4 or BA.5, three of which were local infections and two of which had no origin.


One of the patients is a 6-year-old girl from K3 of Dewang Primary School and Kindergarten. She still went to school for a day after she became ill on June 21.

She lives in Yuetao Bay, Harbour Plaza, and on June 19, she visited Whampoa Xintiandi to enjoy Shanfang Longge with her family.

His father was also diagnosed and works at AIA, the AIA Financial Center in Prince Edward Road East.


Another case is a 15-year-old girl who lives in Phase 2 of the Harbour Plaza Hotel in Tin Shui Wai. She is a Form 3 student at Zhang Xuanchang Middle School, the Federation of Chinese University Alumni Associations in the district. She became ill on June 22 and tested positive the next day.


BA.2.12.1 3 additional cases with unknown source

There were 1,873 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today, with local cases accounting for 1,719 and imported cases accounting for 154.

There were 15 new suspected BA.2.12.1 cases, three of which were no-source cases and two were related to unknown cases.

The cases lived in Jianmin House in Oi Man Village and Plantation Garden in Lam Lot, Tuen Mun respectively. Another case involved a family living in Block 2, Hoi Tao Wan, Tai Kok Tsui.

The other five cases were related to the previous outbreak at the Harbour Restaurant in Zall Plaza, Tuen Mun. The patients lived in Hing Tai House in Tai Hing Estate and King On House in Shan Shan Estate.

(Picture of Huangpu Tiandi)

The girl's father had dinner with his colleague in San Po Kong the day before the diagnosis

Nine more BA.4 or BA.5 cases were added, three of which were local infections, two of which had no source.

The first case involved a 6-year-old girl who was studying at K3 in Dewang Primary School and Kindergarten and lived in Yuetao Bay at Laguna Verde.

She was not vaccinated and became ill on June 21 with symptoms of cough and fever. She last went to school on June 22.

On June 19, she visited Whampoa Xintiandi Xiangshanfang Longge with her family, and the store was included in mandatory testing.

The girl's 37-year-old father, who worked at AIA, Prince Edward Road East, became ill on June 24.

On June 23, he and a colleague visited the TC BIISTRO restaurant on King Fook Street, San Po Kong. The colleague who shared the meal was listed as a close contact and required quarantine.

Another local infection case involves a 15-year-old girl. She is a Form 3 student of Cheung Hsuan Cheong Secondary School, the Federation of Chinese University Alumni Associations in Tin Shui Wai, and lives in Phase 2 of Harbour Plaza Hotel, Tin Shui Wai.

She became ill on June 22, tested positive on June 23, and no one was listed as a close contact.

▼Fu Tai Nursing and Attention Home has BA.2.12.1 cases and many residents infected with the virus▼


Three more homes exploded

Regarding residential care cases, the Department of Health has received three more reports, respectively involving the Sai Kung Tung Sin Tan Residential Home. A nurse was recruited. The employee developed mild symptoms on June 25 and tested positive on the same day. The working day is the same day.

Due to the fact that the nursing staff had buried contact with the elderly during work, nine elderly people were required to be quarantined; a nursing staff was also recruited at the Qinyi Nursing Home in Ziyunjian, Wong Tai Sin. The staff worked on the 2nd floor and had received three injections. He tested positive on June 24, and the last day he went to work was the same day. Seven employees in the same hospital needed to be quarantined.

Two more residents and two employees of Pine Garden Court in Yuen Long tested positive. One of the nurses tested positive on June 25, and June 24 was the last work day; the other employee was a food delivery man. , The rapid test was positive on June 26, and June 25 was the last work day. Both of them were asymptomatic and had been vaccinated three times.

At present, a total of five residents on the same floor have tested positive. They are distributed in four rooms. All of them have received 3 injections. Most of them have mild symptoms or no symptoms. Nine people on the same floor need to be quarantined.

Fu Tai Nursing Home has one more resident infected for the second time

Au Jiarong said that the results of genetic analysis showed that the confirmed case in Tuen Mun Fu Tai Nursing and Attention Home was confirmed to be BA.2.12.1. A total of 10 residents and five staff members of the home were diagnosed with the disease.

A case of suspected secondary infection was announced yesterday, and another case was suspected to be secondary infection. The resident tested positive on March 25 and had taken antiviral drugs, but was not admitted to the hospital; The test was positive, the CT value was 14.5, the viral load was extremely high, and it was infected with the BA.2.12.12 virus.

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Source: hk1

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