The number of confirmed patients at the terminal almost doubled on Sunday to 63 – most of them being employees of Wang Kee Port Operation Services. Chinese University expert Professor David Hui said workers likely were infected from communal facilities at the terminal where workers rest and sleep, or directly from crew members from ships docked at the port. He thinks it's enough to just suspend the operations of the affected firms, disinfect the facilities, and test all potentially exposed terminal workers. So I think we just need to close the resting rooms and associated [companies] that have been confirmed to have the cases." An organizer from the Confederation of Trade Unions, Wong Yu-loy, also said it's a good opportunity for companies to improve staff resting rooms.

Source: The Standard August 17, 2020 07:30 UTC