Three new cases of new coronary pneumonia confirmed in Hong Kong reproduce local new cases after 23 days
Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, May 13 (Reporter Zhou Wenqi) The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 13th that as of 4 pm that day, three new cases of new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed. The cumulative number of confirmed cases is 1050.
At the epidemic briefing of the SAR Government, Xu Deyi, Deputy Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the SAR Government, said that among the newly confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, 1 case had a record of visiting foreign countries during the incubation period of the virus, and 2 cases were new local infections. Case. This is another new local infection case after 23 days in Hong Kong.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Health Protection, Department of Health, Special Administrative Region Government, said the two new local infection cases were a 66-year-old woman and her granddaughter. Many close contacts of the 66-year-old woman were sent to the hospital and quarantine center for further observation. Another new case is a 34-year-old man who visited Pakistan during the incubation period and returned to Hong Kong a few days ago.
Xu Deyi said that the SAR government will take vigorous and effective epidemic prevention measures to strike a balance in safeguarding public health, economic development and social daily operations. He also urged the public to remain alert and not let go, and continue to do a good job of maintaining personal hygiene and wearing masks.