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| Health officials will screen shopkeepers in this Tsuen Wan market which the elderly patient often visited |
A 66-year-old woman and her 5-year-old granddaughter who
both live in Tsuen Wan and had no recent travel history, were reported as infected by Hong Kong health authorities this afternoon. A few hours later, the woman's husband also tested positive for the virus.
The elderly woman fell ill on May 8, but only sought
treatment at an outpatient clinic three days later, on May 11, when she was
tested for the virus. The result came out positive yesterday, and a second test
confirmed she had the virus.
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She told doctors she regularly went to Tsuen Wan market and to
her son’s house nearby to look after her granddaughter.
After she was found infected, health staff checked on seven
other members of the two households, and found all but one with mild symptoms
of cough and fever. The ones with symptoms were put under isolation in
hospitals, including her granddaughter and husband, while the sole asymptomatic member was taken to a quarantine centre.
Subsequent tests showed the granddaughter, who fell ill starting
on May 11, also had the virus.
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Investigations showed the young girl had been to several
places during the incubation period, including the market, a tuition center
where another student and a tutor were present, and a restaurant in Olympic
Plaza.
She also went for a meal at her maternal grandmother’s house
in Charming Garden
Health officials admit they are concerned about the cases,
as the city had been free of local infections for more than three weeks before
this.
But Undersecretary for Food and Health Dr Chui Tak-yi said the
government thinks that at this point, there is no need to reintroduce stricter
distancing measures eased just a few days ago. Schools are also still on track
to reopen in phases starting on May 27.
“We will continue to monitor the development of the virus,”
Chui said. “We will not hesitate to take new necessary measures (if necessary).”
Nevertheless, mass testing will be conducted as a result of
the resurgence of local cases.
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| All residents of block 5 of Lei Muk Shue Estate will be tested (Wikipedia) |
Centre for Health Protection’s Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan said that
tests will be administered on a total of 860 households. These include residents
of Block 5 of Lei Muk Shue Estate where the elderly woman lives, as well as
Cheuk Ming Mansion where the granddaughter lives.
Shopkeepers at the market will also be screened, as well as
staff and students who attended the tutorial center at the same time as the
girl.
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Relatives on her mother’s side who shared a meal with the
girl at her other grandmother’s house will also be tested.
A third case involving a 34-year-old man who flew in from
Pakistan via Qatar Air yesterday, was also reported today, bringing Hong Kong’s
tally to 1,051.
The patient, who was asymptomatic, was transferred to a hospital
from mandatory quarantine at Chun Yeung estate.
