Follow the trail! New Zealand pilots gathered at the source of infection in the north for 4 days-Life-Zhongshi News



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Case 760 of the national aviation pilot was diagnosed the day before yesterday (18), and the command center rushed to find the source of the infection. Spokesperson Zhuang Renxiang said two other people who were on the same plane with the pilot were diagnosed today, of which case 765 was a New Zealand pilot. At first, it was the source of this group of aircraft infections. Since Case 765 had been in the north from December 8-11, Cases 760 and 766 were transmitted to the same service aircraft on December 12, proving that Case 765 was infected. During the fortress period, he entered the Taiwanese community.

Regarding where the 765 case had been in the north from December 8 to 11, Zhuang Renxiang said the person in question said he did not remember clearly and is now asking the police unit to assist in the investigation of the epidemic.

The command center said Case 765 was a New Zealand man in his 60s who served as a Taiwanese aviation pilot. The pilot flew to the United States on November 29 and returned to Taiwan on December 4 because he was a pilot and was only subject to home quarantine. It was closed until the 7th. From the 8th to the 11th of December, it went out to carry out activities mainly in the north. On the 12th, case 765 returned to service and caused the infection of fellow cases 760 and 766 on the same plane.

Given the diagnosis of case 760 the day before yesterday, the command center reported that the foreign pilot who was on duty with the female pilot had symptoms of cough and was not wearing a mask. Today it was determined that the source of the clusters on the plane was the foreign pilot. Regarding Case 765 who had a cough and other symptoms before duty, why did you let the pilot board the flight? Zhuang Renxiang said the airline said the New Zealand pilot was asymptomatic during the quarantine period, but all colleagues on board said the pilot was on the plane. Coughing all the time without wearing a mask.

Zhuang Renxiang said that after the pilot 760 was diagnosed, 60 contacts were listed and 2 colleagues were found to be infected. Among them, the New Zealand pilot in case 765 had cough symptoms with a ct value of 24.9 and a positive serum antibody indicating infection. The infection has long been suspected of being caused when he was flying to the United States on duty on November 29. In addition, the aircraft was in an enclosed space, and there was no protection for drinking and eating. Therefore, it was confirmed that the New Zealand pilot was infected by a group of three people on the aircraft. Source of infection. Zhuang Renxiang stated that this flight is a freighter and has no passengers.

Zhuang Renxiang said that the pilot’s status is special and that he is not subject to the 14-day quarantine. It can come out after only 3 days of quarantine. The airline reported that the infected New Zealand pilot had no symptoms during the quarantine period, but his colleagues on board witnessed the pilot coughing all the time. , Which shows that there are gaps in the prevention of epidemics A few days ago, it is necessary to adjust the epidemic prevention measures of the crew.

(Zhongshi News Network)



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