(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) 11 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong are banned Nepal Air flights arrive in Hong Kong for two weeks
China News Service, Hong Kong, October 5 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s Department of Health and Health Protection Center notified on the 5th, There were 11 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong, of which 7 were imported cases. All 6 confirmed patients took the same flight from Nepal to Hong Kong. The authorities announced that according to relevant laws, Nepal Airlines is prohibited from flying to Hong Kong for two weeks.
At 8 pm on October 1st, the Hong Kong National Day version of "Symphony of Lights" was staged on both sides of the Victoria Harbour. With music, fireworks and lasers bloom on the roof, attracting many citizens and tourists to watch. Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Wei
Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Health Protection Center of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said Zhang Zhujun, as of 11 pm on the 4th, 11 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, of which 7 were imported cases and 4 were local Case. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has increased to 5,124.
Among the 7 imported cases, 1 person arrived in Hong Kong from India, and the other 6 persons arrived in Hong Kong from Nepal on the same plane. Zhang Zhujun said that the authorities have banned Nepal Airlines from flying to Hong Kong for two weeks through relevant laws, effective from October 4 to 17.
Among the 4 local cases, 2 are relatives of the imported case announced earlier, and they all have some symptoms; one is a case related to the earlier case, involving a 38-year-old woman who came from Thailand in mid-March Came to visit friends in Hong Kong and lived with other Thai friends in Hao Li Building in Tsim Sha Tsui. Later, she moved to Stanford Hillview Hotel with several friends. Her friend has been arranged to the quarantine center.
Zhang Zhujun revealed that a 27-year-old Thai housewife who was diagnosed yesterday notified the Health Protection Center that she had gone shopping in Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok with a friend who was diagnosed only after returning to Thailand, but the center found that the information was incorrect. A 35-year-old Thai friend who had been in contact with a housewife did not leave Hong Kong and was initially diagnosed today. This initial confirmed case also lived in Haoli Building. The center is asking the police to trace people living with it.
Zhang Zhujun said that because the relevant person gave the center incorrect information, the center will investigate whether the relevant behavior is illegal and may prosecute if necessary.
In addition, there was another case with no source that day, involving a 46-year-old woman who lives in Tsing Yi. She went to work in Kwai Chung. During the incubation period, she went to the Gateway Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui for a buffet lunch and had sandwiches at the Kwai Hing Kowloon Trade Center. Jun Zhu said that the Health Protection Center will distribute sample bottles to employees in relevant locations. Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standard) of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, said that as of 9 am, in the past 24 hours, the Hospital Authority had reported 14 suspected cases. (End)
Source: China News Network
