Affected by Typhoon Signal No. 8, the testing center suspended operations for one day yesterday (2nd), bringing the total number of new confirmed cases in Hong Kong below the 2,000 level that has been seen for many consecutive days. Hong Kong has the latest 1,681 local cases and 147 imported cases. The total number of confirmed cases in a single day has increased by 1,828.
Ou Jiarong said that the number of infections after the resumption of testing services will be reflected in the announcement in the next day or two.
Today there are 28 new cases suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus Omicron branch BA.4 or BA.5, 3 of which are imported cases, and the remaining 25 cases of unknown local sources. Among them, at least 10 are non-source cases, and the patients live in There are currently a total of 102 local infection cases in Hong Kong in ten buildings including Tower 12 Metropark Tower 1 and East Point City Tower 3 in Tseung Kwan O.
The number of cases of the new coronavirus variant Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 continues to increase. The first group of restaurants to break out of the mutant virus strain appeared, involving the "Weishi Hot Pot Company" at Wantaili Plaza in Kwun Tong. So far, a total of 14 people have worked in the restaurant A diner who visited the restaurant on the evening of June 24 became infected with the disease. The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated that one of the diners was a suspected case of secondary infection of with . He had tested positive in a rapid test in March this year, and a nucleic acid re-test has been arranged.
Chief Doctor of the Communicable Disease Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Hong Kong Department of Health, Ou Ka-wing, said that in the past two days, three more diners were infected with the epidemic, two of whom were diners at the same table where the cases were announced earlier, and the total number of diners in the group increased to 14. It involves 9 men and 5 women, distributed in 8 stations. The earliest onset date was last Sunday (June 26). Some of them have been confirmed to be BA.4 or BA.5 cases. A family member of one of the diners has also tested positive. The center will closely monitor whether there will be second or third generation transmission. A total of 108 diners visited that night, with an incidence rate of about 13%. All 19 employees tested negative.
Ou Jiarong said that due to the impact of the typhoon, citizens stayed at home and the community testing centers were not open yesterday. As a result, the number of people testing nucleic acid tests decreased, which led to a decrease in the number of confirmed cases. He believed that the actual number of confirmed cases would be reflected in the numbers in the next two days. . He added that the center was still conducting epidemiological surveys yesterday, and citizens could also submit rapid test results on their own. For nucleic acid tests, quarantine orders were received via SMS on mobile phones. If the patient was not suitable for home isolation, he would also be sent to quarantine. facilities, delivery processes were affected during the storm.
