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277 more teachers and students infected with the virus, 4 schools including Li Zhaoqiang Primary School have classes suspended, 4 medical nurses in Children's Hospital confirmed the diagnosis

2022-08-10T09:51:21.065Z


There were 4,593 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (10th), with 277 reported cases in schools, involving 214 schools, including 211 students and 66 staff. 4 schools have individual classes advised to suspend classes, including Anglican Church


There were 4,593 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (10th), with 277 reported cases in schools, involving 214 schools, including 211 students and 66 staff.

4 schools have been advised to suspend classes, including Class 3E of Sheng Kung Hui Tak Tin Li Siu Keung Primary School, Class 4B of Taishan Chan Yuen Hee Primary School of Kowloon Tong Christian and Missionary Association of Hong Kong, Lower Class A of Kindergarten Affiliated to Hong Kong Baptist University in Kowloon City and Hong Chi Tsui Lam Morning Post High School Class A.

The rate of confirmed cases infected with BA.4 or BA.5 strains rose to 13.1%.


In addition, 4 staff members of the Hematology and Oncology Ward of the Hong Kong Children's Hospital were infected with the virus, involving a doctor, 2 nurses and a patient service assistant. They developed symptoms on the 5th and 8th of this month.

Kwan Huimin, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, said that employees of the department do nucleic acid tests twice a week. After the results were negative, they felt unwell.

The confirmed employee once cared for a patient who was infected in the community in early July. The source and connection to the case are currently being investigated. No one else has been diagnosed in the hospital for the time being, and no one needs to be quarantined.


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There were 277 new cases reported by schools in Hong Kong today, involving 214 schools, including 211 students and 66 staff from 36 kindergartens, 107 primary schools, 66 secondary schools and 5 special schools.

In the past 7 days, 139 schools have reported 2 or more cases. The Department of Health advised 4 schools to suspend classes for one week. Among them, 2 out of 11 students in Class A of Hong Chi Tsui Lam Chengang School in Sai Kung District were diagnosed with the disease; St. 4 out of 33 students in Class 3E of Li Zhaoqiang Primary School in Tak Tin, Kowloon City; 2 out of 16 students in the Lower Class A Kindergarten Affiliated to Hong Kong Baptist University in Kowloon City; In Class 4B of the primary school, 3 out of 27 students were diagnosed.

In addition, there were 4,593 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said at a press conference on the epidemic that the rate of confirmed cases involving the BA.4 or BA.5 strains rose to 13.1%, an increase of about 1 percentage point from yesterday.

When asked whether the increase was considered fast, Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the proportion of daily cases has risen and fallen, and it is difficult to explain the reason for the single-day increase.

Four staff members of the Hematology and Oncology ward of the Hong Kong Children's Hospital were infected.

(File photo/Photo by Luo Junhao)

Children's Hospital diagnosed with 4 nurses who cared for patients infected with the virus early last month

Four staff members of the Hematology and Oncology Ward of Hong Kong Children's Hospital were infected with the virus, including a doctor, two nurses and a patient service assistant. They developed symptoms on August 5 and August 8 respectively.

Guan Huimin said that hospital employees conduct rapid tests every day, and the ward is relatively high-risk and the patient's resistance is low, so the department will conduct nucleic acid tests twice a week.

In one case, an employee felt unwell after a negative test, and was found to be diagnosed with another test. For the time being, other patients in the ward have been tested for nucleic acid, but no other patients have been found to be diagnosed, and no one needs to be quarantined.

Guan Huimin also pointed out that the four confirmed employees in the above-mentioned ward had cared for a patient who was infected in the community in early July. Currently, the relationship between the source of infection and the case is being studied, and virus gene sequencing will also be carried out.

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Source: hk1

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