Hong Kong's new crown pneumonia epidemic has rebounded. The Department of Health announced today (27th) that there were 4,508 new confirmed cases, including 482 cases reported by schools, involving 371 schools.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that in the past seven days, a total of 255 schools in Hong Kong had two or more cases. Today, six more schools have individual classes that have to be suspended for a week, including Tin Shui Wai Methodist Secondary School 4D Classes, etc.; Hong Kong Shining Association Law Yee Kee Memorial School and Chung Tsin Primary School and Kindergarten have to suspend classes for a week due to the spread of the school bus.
The Hospital Authority announced that there was suspected transmission in the Continuing Care Ward of Kwai Chung Hospital. After a ward employee was diagnosed on July 22, the hospital found that two more patients and one staff were confirmed to be diagnosed. The situation is stable.
In terms of confirmed cases in schools, Zhang Zhujun said that six schools were advised to suspend classes for one week due to multiple cases in individual classes, including Lutheran Sha Lun Tong Kindergarten (Ci Oi Branch) for class N5, Tai Po Sheng Kung Hui Ruan Zheng Meng Qin Silver Jubilee Primary School Class 5B, Kwun Tong Baptist Church Choi Ming Kindergarten Class K3B, Precious Blood Kindergarten Senior Class Yong, Tin Shui Wai Methodist Secondary School Class 4D, and Hong Kong Lutheran Church Wo Che Lutheran School Class 2 Love.
In addition, two schools are also advised to suspend classes for students who take the school bus for a week due to the suspected spread of the school bus, including the Hong Kong Shining Association Law Yee Kee Memorial School. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the school bus has only four students and staff, and found one school bus. A student and a staff member have tested positive.
The bus No. 19 of Chongzhen Primary School and Kindergarten was on weekdays with nine students and two staff members, and two students, one staff member and a nanny were found to be diagnosed.
In terms of residential care homes, three elderly homes and one disabled home have reported confirmed cases, including the HSBC Home for the Elderly Huan Chui Co., Ltd. in the Eastern District, where one inmate and one staff member were diagnosed, two inmates and one working Personnel must be quarantined.
A resident and a staff member of Ju Fook Nursing Home Co., Ltd. also tested positive; Shau Kei Wan Tenda Nursing Centre had a resident and a staff member confirmed yesterday (26th), and there are two more cases today. Residents tested positive, that is, a total of three residents and one employee were diagnosed, and all 30 residents on the first floor were required to be quarantined.
Kwan Wai-min, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, announced that an employee in the Continuing Care Ward of Kwai Chung Hospital was diagnosed on July 22. The hospital's investigation found that two more patients and one employee were diagnosed and the case was under investigation. association.
She also said that the confirmed patient has been sent to Princess Margaret Hospital for isolation and treatment. Four patients in the same room are listed as close contacts. The hospital will arrange for all patients and staff in the ward to be tested.
Kwai Chung Hospital.
(File photo/Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
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