#香港 7月12日 新增38個案 防疫勿鬆懈 #新型肺炎 #COVID-19 #新型冠狀病毒 #武漢肺炎 #CONVID-19

The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 38 additional cases of COVID-19, of which 30 cases are locally transmitted and eight are imported.

The centre said of the 30 local cases, 17 are linked to patients previously infected and 13 are cases with unknown sources of infection.

At a press briefing this afternoon, the centre’s Communicable Disease Branch Head Dr Chuang Shuk kwan said as the COVID-19 outbreak widens in the city, members of public should stay vigilant against the disease.

“I think that both the Government and the public may have to tighten up the measures to maintain social distancing and avoid going out as much as possible to try to curb the this epidemic."



Dr Chuang also urged Kowloon East residents exhibiting coronavirus symptoms to see a doctor immediately and ask for a COVID-19 test given many newly confirmed cases are linked to the area.



She said: “If any of the residents, especially those living in Kowloon East, if they develop any symptoms, please go see a doctor as soon as possible and ask for a (COVID-19) test.



“This is more important than waiting for us to send them (specimen) bottles for testing, because that would be more time consuming and also the yield would be very low.”



She also advised concerned residents to stay at home as much as possible and avoid social gatherings.


衞生防護中心表示，本港新增38宗2019冠狀病毒病確診個案，本地個案佔30宗，其中13宗源頭不明；另有20多宗初步確診個案。防護中心呼籲巿民防疫勿鬆懈，盡量減少外出和聚會。

防護中心傳染病處主任張竹君今日在簡報會上表示，本地個案中，17宗與早前個案有關。患者分別為一名德望學校中學生，其父母和家中外傭也確診；一名莎莎化妝品店沙田中心分店員工；保良局林文燦英文小學11歲女生；一名在北角雋妍教育中心補習的七歲男童。另有數名患者分別與佐敦新發茶餐廳和坪石邨彬記粥麵美食店群組有關，一宗個案患者曾於長沙灣創匯國際中心與早前確診患者聚餐。

13宗源頭不明個案中，一名患者居於荔景邨，他經常乘搭的士；一名患者居住屯門寶田邨，他7月1日曾到尖沙咀的酒吧。另包括一名駐守深圳灣管制站的署理高級入境事務助理員、兩對分別居於彩輝邨和彩虹邨的夫婦。其他患者分別居於深水埗南昌邨、慈雲山慈愛苑、慈正邨、觀塘順安邨、葵涌葵聯邨和藍田康華苑等。

輸入個案來自菲律賓、美國、印度和巴基斯坦，其中包括外傭、海員等。



至於初步確診個案，其中三人與港泰護老中心有關、兩人為上環聚點坊點心專門店的東主和點心師傅。其餘個案包括黃大仙鳳德邨百佳超級市場員工、九龍塘地產經紀、尖沙咀寶御酒店房間經理，以及石門智優教育中心一名補習導師。



張竹君表示，近期確診患者涉及各行各業，居於不同地區，部分個案跟食肆有關，觀乎目前疫情發展，情況有點失控，不易停止。



她說，若巿民態度鬆懈，確診個案或以幾何級數上升，出現大爆發。她呼籲市民盡量減少外出和聚會，或可拖慢病毒擴散速度。



對於多宗個案跟補習社有關，張竹君說，大部分補習社空間偏小，環境較擠迫，屬高危地方，建議家長考慮暫停安排子女到補習社。