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Sudden: an employee of Starbucks Hao World Store in Guangzhou was diagnosed as suspected to be infected with novel coronavirus!

Published: 2026-08-03 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/08/03, A Starbucks employee who built a good World Building on sixth Road in Yuexiu District of Guangzhou was diagnosed with a suspected case of COVID-19 on April 18, local time, the New Express reported at 14:34 on April 19. In order to rule out the possibility of infection, nearby residents can go to the designated place for nucleic acid testing on April 19. According to the site staff, the testing site is mainly aimed at community residents and Haoshi who built the sixth Road.

A Starbucks employee who built a good World Building on sixth Road in Yuexiu District of Guangzhou was diagnosed with a suspected case of COVID-19 on April 18, local time, the New Express reported at 14:34 on April 19.

In order to rule out the possibility of infection, nearby residents can go to the designated location for nucleic acid testing on April 19. The site is mainly aimed at community residents building the sixth Road and employees of good World Plaza, according to the site staff.

Starbucks suffered another accident after it temporarily closed more than half of its stores across the country in response to novel coronavirus's pneumonia epidemic.

Subsequently, a number of media, including the World wide Web, followed up on the news.

Among them, Guangzhou local media Yangcheng Evening News mentioned that the official account of "Guangzhou good World Plaza" had pushed the relevant emergency notice yesterday night. On April 18, the official WeChat account of Guangzhou good World Plaza issued an emergency notice at 23:28 saying:

Guangzhou good World Plaza property management company received a notice from the District CDC that an employee at the Starbucks good World Store was diagnosed with a suspected case of COVID-19. According to the requirements of the District Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who enter Starbucks' good World store within 14 days and all office staff in the building must go to the designated place for free nucleic acid testing by 18:00 on April 19th. However, when checking on the official account, it was found that the above notice had been deleted. Public reports from several state media confirmed the authenticity of the news, which may have caused widespread concern, so good World Plaza in Guangzhou deleted the notice.

At present, according to the epidemic situation in Guangzhou, the epidemic situation in Guangzhou is mainly imported cases and related cases. A large number of confirmed and asymptomatic cases have been reported recently because retrospective screening has expanded the scope, the vice mayor of Guangzhou said.

As of 00: 00 to 24:00 on April 17, there were no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 5 new cases discharged from the # COVID-19 # epidemic in Guangzhou.

As of 24:00 on April 17, a total of 124 confirmed cases and 26 related cases have been reported. A total of 112 cases were discharged and 38 cases were still treated in hospital (1 case of critical and 2 cases of severe).

As of 24:00 on 17 April, a total of 349 confirmed cases have been reported. A total of 345 cases were discharged from hospital, 1 case died and 3 cases were still in hospital (1 severe case).

In addition, at the 81st news conference on epidemic prevention and control in Guangzhou on the afternoon of April 17, Li Ming, vice mayor of Guangzhou, introduced Guangzhou's investigation of people in high-risk countries and regions in Guangzhou, and said that the state has set up special classes for epidemiological investigation in high-risk countries and regions, and 20 joint epidemiological investigation teams have been set up to carry out investigation work in different regions, starting from the initial screening of positive cases. Find out the activity track of the case and asymptomatic infection comprehensively, and follow the case clues to find out other people who may be infected.

At the 83rd news conference on epidemic prevention and control in Guangzhou, Ke Xiandong, member of the party group and deputy director of the Guangzhou Culture and Tourism Bureau, revealed that according to relevant regulations, all tourist scenic spots and museum scenic spots in Guangzhou closed indoor places one after another on April 17.

At present, among the 48 A-level tourist scenic spots and key scenic spots that have been opened in the city, 2 A-level scenic spots have been re-closed (Guangdong Science Center and Yonghua Art Museum). Other 46 scenic spots, including Guangzhou Tower, Guangzhou Rongchuang Culture and Travel City, Zhengjia Square, will be closed.

Finally, remind again that at the critical moment of the epidemic, the most important thing is to take safety measures, wear masks, wash hands frequently, disinfect frequently, go out less, and health is the most important!

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