Of the 55 local cases, 31 cases lived in Yau Tsim Mong District, 10 of which were of unknown origin. 15 patients live in mandatory testing areas in Jordan and Yau Ma Tei. Among the confirmed patients today, 17 are Nepalese, 3 are Bengali, and 2 are Indian.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said at the epidemic press conference today:Fung Wah Village, Chai WanXiaofeng Building evacuated 24 people into the quarantine center yesterday (18th); today there is one more non-13-room case, and another preliminary positive case for 13-room. It is upstairs on the 12th floor. Experts think there may be upward transmission. Evacuate the residents of the remaining 13 rooms.Related report: Unit 13 below Room 1213, Xiaofeng Building, Fenghua Village, needs to be evacuated Yuan Guoyong: the emergence of new crown virus spreads vertically downwards
Other group cases:
.One related case was added to the tunnel site group in the middle section of the Central Kowloon Route
Zhang Zhujun also said that the three departments will send about 40 more disciplinary forces to the Kai Tak Case Tracking Command Center to help track contacts of the confirmed cases.
The following compulsory testing areas in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan must be included in compulsory testing due to confirmed cases:
.197 Shanghai Street
.Wai Ching Court, Wai Ching Street
.1 Temple Street
In addition, the Deputy Director of the Food and Health Bureau Xu Deyi said that in view of the recent cases of variant new crown virus in Brazil and Ireland, it will be gazetted to restrict people who have stayed in Brazil and Ireland from boarding to Hong Kong. It will take effect in the early morning of January 23. Those who have stayed in Brazil and Ireland for more than two hours on the day of boarding or 21 days before will not be allowed to board the flight to Hong Kong.
Yu Huiling, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, stated that there are two preliminary confirmed cases today:
. Cashier at Yau Ma Tei General Outpatient Clinic: I went to the outpatient clinic on Sunday (17th) to seek medical treatment and undergo testing. The initial diagnosis was made yesterday, and the same day was the last working day. There was no contact with confirmed patients during work.The infected cashier lives in Yau Ma Tei and is not within the mandatory detection area. The Hospital Authority has not traced the source of the infection. No staff and patients in the clinic are classified as close contacts.
. A clerk in the Human Resources Department of the New Territories East Cluster of the Hospital Authority: She works at Sha Tin Hospital on weekdays, mainly in the office. The last work day is January 15.He went to the staff clinic for consultation and testing yesterday, and the initial diagnosis was confirmed that same night. No staff and patients were classified as close contacts
Sham Shui Po/Reports on Yau Ma Tei/Designated Areas for Mandatory Testing:
Many people in old building in Yau Ma Tei diagnosed with poor hygiene conditions in the building
Anti-epidemic measures for new crown pneumonia:
Civil servants stay home work arrangement extended to January 27
Coronavirus pneumonia and other reports:
80-year-old patient in Eastern District Hospital dies with long-term illness
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