Hong Kong A building in Quy Thanh district was partially evacuated due to the possibility of corona virus spreading through a pipeline.

Hong Kong health officials have tracked at least two cases of corona virus infection in the Hong Mei House apartment complex, Quy Thanh district, and suspected the virus could have spread through the building's piping system, professors, and micro-houses. coincidentally Yuen Kwok-yung said in an unexpected press conference earlier this day.

"Because the stool transport pipe is connected to the air pipe, it is very likely that the virus in the stool has passed through a fan to the toilet," Yuen said.

Many areas of the apartment building were evacuated as a precaution, while health officials and emergency inspection engineers. According to Professor Yuen, the virus transmission line has not been confirmed yet, so evacuation was conducted to ensure the safety of residents of the building.

The incident took place when local health officials reported that the 42nd and 12th cases positive for the new strain of coronavirus (nCoV) causing pneumonia in Hong Kong were living in Hong Mei House. The 12th shift was confirmed on January 30, while the 42nd case was confirmed yesterday.

Hong Kong currently records 42 cases of nCoV infection. A 39-year-old man died in Hong Kong hospital on the morning of February 4, becoming the second patient to die of corona virus outside of mainland China.

The special zone authorities closed 10 out of 13 border gates with the mainland and refused to accept customs clearance from the city of Wuhan, where the outbreak began. Starting from February 8, Hong Kong imposed a two-week quarantine mandatory for anyone from mainland China. Those who violate the regulations face up to 6 months in prison.

The epidemic of pneumonia caused by nCoV is now spreading to 26 countries and territories, causing more than 1,000 deaths and more than 42,000 infections.

Countries with nCoV pneumonia patients. Click on image to see details.