China News Service, Hong Kong, December 20 (Reporter Wang Jiacheng) There were 74 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong on the 20th, of which 70 were local cases and 25 were no-source cases.
There are three more residential buildings with more than three confirmed cases, and the Department of Health will send test bottles to relevant residents.
The reporter learned from the epidemic briefing held that day that 45 of the newly confirmed cases were related to earlier cases.
Among them, the Shatin Yatian department store group increased 4 cases; the BillySir classroom increased 2 cases; the Tseung Kwan O to Lam Tin tunnel construction group increased 1 case; the Central Barbershop group increased 2 more cases.
In addition, an employee of an elderly home was diagnosed. At least 23 residents and employees of the home were classified as having close contact and were subject to quarantine.
In terms of buildings, a total of 7 patients from 3 units in Yat Lai House, Yau Lai Village, Yau Tong were diagnosed. Among them, one unit had 4 cases, one unit had 2 cases, and the remaining unit had 1 case; Lam Tin House also had 3 units each. In one confirmed case, the Centre for Health Protection will distribute sample test bottles to the above two residential areas.
Another preliminary diagnosis was recorded in Shek Wing House, Shek Lei Village, Kwai Chung. If the final diagnosis is confirmed, a total of 5 people in 4 units in Shek Wing House will be infected, and all residents of the building will be subject to mandatory testing.
Among the new cases that day, there were also medical staff.
One of them is a male nurse from Caritas Medical Centre. He lives in the building where there are confirmed cases, and he also has contact with confirmed cases at work, but he wears suitable protective equipment during work. The last time to go to work is the 13th of this month.
In addition, two employees of the Mong Kok Boss Medical Diagnostic Center also had a diagnosis. They took care of a patient who was later diagnosed and helped him take medicine.
The patient once took off the mask while taking the medicine, and the spread was suspected.
All other employees of the diagnostic center must be quarantined.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, reminded at the briefing that the winter solstice and Christmas holidays are approaching. Before dinners with relatives and friends, it is necessary to consider whether participants include high-risk persons such as the elderly. The risk of infection should be measured before attending.
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