(Fighting new crown pneumonia) 10 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, stranded tourists in Thailand infected
China News Service, Hong Kong, October 1. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government reported on October 1 that as of 0:00 that day, Hong Kong had newly confirmed 10 new cases of new coronary pneumonia, including a Thai who had been in Hong Kong for several months. People of nationality.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong so far has increased to 5,097.
According to the report, the new cases announced on the same day included 9 imported cases. Among them, 5 patients arrived in Hong Kong from the UK, and others arrived in Hong Kong from the Philippines, France and Dubai. Another Thai tourist who had been in Hong Kong for several months was diagnosed. It is a local case of unknown origin.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that the Thai tourist arrived in Hong Kong in mid-March and had stayed in many hotels in Tsim Sha Tsui and Kwun Tong. He became ill on September 26.
During the incubation period, apart from haunting hotels, she also ate and shopped in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, Yu Huiling, reported that a male nurse in charge of clinical services in Queen Elizabeth Hospital had a preliminary diagnosis.
He has not been in contact with a confirmed patient in the past two weeks, and he wears suitable protective equipment during work.
No patient is currently listed as a close contact, but the 6 staff who had eaten with the nurse are required to undergo quarantine.
Yu Huiling said that the patients in the male nurse's work ward were all negative when they were admitted to the hospital for the new coronavirus. There is no evidence that he was infected in the hospital for the time being.
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