(Countering New Coronary Pneumonia) Confirmed cases in Hong Kong increase to 155 and enter "second wave" outbreak
China News Agency, Hong Kong, March 16th (Reporter Wang Laiyi) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Health Protection Center of the Hong Kong SAR Government reported on the 16th that there were 7 new confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong, and 2 additional positive cases. The total number of confirmed cases increased to 155. .
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that most of the newly diagnosed patients have travel records. They have visited the Netherlands, West Africa, Dubai, Egypt, Hokkaido, Japan, London, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Another had no travel history, but had contact with two patients who were diagnosed after returning to Hong Kong from Hokkaido, Japan.
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that a 73-year-old confirmed man had participated in an Egyptian tour group from March 5 to 13, and the center was asking for details of the leader's journey. The wife who traveled with the patient and two group members were unwell, but tested negative for the new crown virus.
In addition, the two initial positive cases were friends. The two went to Vancouver, Canada to ski together, including a physician at the Eastern Hospital of Hong Kong. She had not returned to Hong Kong to work and had no contact with patients and colleagues.
Zhang Zhujun said that in view of the global pandemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the number of imported cases in Hong Kong has increased recently, describing Hong Kong as entering a "second wave" of outbreaks, and calling on the public to avoid all unnecessary outbound travel plans. (Finish)