Amoy Gardens
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Amoy Gardens (淘大花園) is a high-density middle-class housing estate in Hong Kong completed from 1980 - 1987. It was the most seriously affected location during the 2003 SARS outbreak, with over 300 infected people.
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Location
Amoy Gardens is located in the Ngau Tau Kok area of Kowloon, in the north east of Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Kwun Tong district of Hong Kong.
Features
Amoy Gardens comprises the blocks A to S.
SARS outbreak
Main article: Progress of the SARS outbreak
Towards the end of March 2003, an outbreak of SARS occurred among residents of Amoy Gardens. As of April 15, 2003, there were a total of 321 cases of SARS in the estate. A concentration of cases was recorded in block E, accounting for 41% of the cumulative total. Block C (15%), block B (13%) and block D (13%) recorded the second, third and fourth highest incidence of SARS infections. The other cases (18%) were scattered in 11 other blocks. Most of the initial 107 patients from Block E lived in flats that were vertically arranged.
All residents were subsequently moved to Lei Yue Mun and MacLehose Holiday Camps for isolation. In the mid-2003, WHO found that there were serious problems of water pipes which may have contributed to the spread of SARS.
The estate was decontaminated and the residents could return.
Transportation
Amoy Gardens is served by the Kowloon Bay station of the MTR metro system.
See also
External link
- Case Study: Amoy Gardens Outbreak (http://www.openscar.com/amoygardens.html)