A 17-year-old male student who lives in Block 3 Kaihui, Kwun Tong and is studying at St. Joseph’s English Secondary School has the L452R variant virus strain and is suspected to be infected with the Delta variant virus, but he has never been to Little Boss, a pet shop suspected of animal-to-human transmission. There are also no hamsters, and the source of infection is temporarily unknown. Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao said on the radio program this morning (20th) that the patient is believed to be related to the Causeway Bay pet shop group.
Liang said that the risk to the human body of the virus emissions and patterns of hamsters may not be high, but because they are stored and transported in a dense environment, the warehouse is subject to a lot of environmental pollution. It is estimated that the clerk was infected due to continuous contact with hamsters, but he believes that individual customers The risk of infection and community spread is low. He suggested sending the hamster for testing as soon as possible, even if it is negative, it does not mean it is safe, and it must be destroyed humanely.