By Daisy CL Mandap
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| The 3 Filipinos from the Ursus gym cluster are being treated at this Lantau facility |
The number of Covid-19 cases linked to a Sai Ying Pun
gym continues to grow, with 35 of the 47 new infections reported today, Mar 13,
being linked to the cluster.
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan from the Centre for Health
Protection said at today’s press briefing that the total number of cases from
the Ursus Fitness cluster has now grown to 99, only four days since the first
infection was detected.
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Those found infected are 7 staff members, 75 customers
and 17 close contacts of patients.
The new infections were broken down into 25 customers
and 10 close contacts. Chuang said they mostly tested positive at the quarantine
centers, although some sought treatment after developing symptoms.
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Sources told The SUN that among those who tested positive were three Filipinos:
a male trainer, a female receptionist, and a female customer or student at
Ursus, who were all moved to Penny’s Bay quarantine centre on Thursday, where they
were found infected.
All three were reportedly asymptomatic or had mild
symptoms, so they were all sent to North Lantau District Hospital for
treatment.
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Most of those infected were, however, local Chinese and
some expatriates working as bankers, lawyers, accountants and teachers.
Chuang said it might be a good idea to suggest
work-from-home arrangement for the offices where confirmed cases were found, in
response to a reporter’s query.
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“Of course, if the offices can arrange work from home,
it’s a better social distancing measure than gathering in the office,” said
Chuang. “(Because) if there is one case in the office, we might have to issue
compulsory testing notice for all the workers there and also may quarantine
some close contacts.”
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The compulsory testing list released yesterday showed
a total of 80 places where residents and staff need to undergo Covid-19 testing,
and they included two floors of HSBC’s headquarters in Central, and the offices
of Shearman & Sterling in Central, Credit Suisse in Kowloon, and Ernst
& Young in Kowloon.
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| Staff on 2 floors of HSBC's headquarters are among those ordered to go for testing |
Also included was the elite Kellett School on the Peak, where those affected were primary students aged between 9 and 10 years old. Chuang said CHP had initially considered sending the kids to quarantine, but after learning that they had worn face masks during classes, the testing order was put in place instead.
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Chuang said 53 more places would be put under
mandatory testing today, comprising 32 residential buildings and 21 workplaces.
The order is issued to all residents and visitors in each place where at least
one confirmed case of Covid-19 is detected.
Today’s confirmed cases linked to Ursus was that
involving a female trainer at another gym, One PT, who tested preliminary
positive yesterday. Chuang said further investigation showed the patient had been
to Ursus during the incubation period.
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Of the 12 other cases detected today, 4 were imported,
and all were found to carry the highly infectious coronavirus variant, N501Y.
One flew in from Pakistan, two from the Netherlands, and one from several
places, including the United Arab Emirates.
Chuang said they brought to 75 the total number of
variant carriers found in Hong Kong.
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