Coronavirus disease. Latest｜Confirmed OL Taikoo Island East Center Neo Derm takes up full disinfection

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Written by: Lao Minyi, Kwong Xiaobin, Kong Fanxu, Li Enci, Zheng Cuibi, McCain, Ouyang Dehao, Chen Shuxia, and Deng Yinglin

2020-10-20 07:00

Last update date: 2020-10-20 19:32

The confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong have not yet returned to zero. The Department of Health announced today (20th) 5 new cases, and a total of 5,262 cases have been recorded so far.

Among the newly confirmed cases, 4 were imported from other places and 1 was a local sourceless case. The victim was a 32-year-old female living in One Grand Promenade. She worked as a clerical worker and worked at the Island East Centre.

Earlier, due to illness, I went to a private doctor's clinic surnamed Chung at Aldrich Bay Shopping Centre. He was diagnosed at the Yau Ma Tei Temporary Testing Center on October 18. About 6 family members and 3 colleagues were required to be isolated, and about 100 colleagues of the same level required Detection.

The "return to zero" situation of no source cases, the cable was disconnected again after only 3 days, and there are still less than 10 initially confirmed cases.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said that the number of weddings will be relaxed to 50.

In addition, travel agencies can organize local tours of up to 30 people.

Team games in the swimming pool can be relaxed to more than 4 players, all valid from Friday (23rd) and valid for one week.

As for other social distancing measures, they will continue to be maintained.

The confirmed OL, who lives in Grand Promenade, Sai Wan River, is employed by Neo Derm, Taikoo Island East Center.

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[19:26] A confirmed OL living in Grand Promenade, Sai Wan River, works at Taikoo Island East Center.

Several employees working at the Island East Center told reporters that the confirmed person was working on the 67th floor of the building, which is the medical beauty company Neo Derm, with 100 employees.

A Swire Properties spokesperson confirmed that the Taikoo Place office received a notice from the tenant on the 67th floor of Island East last night (19th) that one of its employees had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The tenant stated that the last working day of the employee in the office was last Friday (16th), and the tenant concerned had arranged for a thorough cleaning and disinfection of the office.

Influenza vaccine shortage | The government intends to allocate injections to private medical and social associations to promote supervision only for high-risk groups

[18:10] There has been a "flu vaccine shortage" in the market recently.

Peng Hongchang, the secretary of the Community Organization Association, said bluntly, "Everyone is rushing to fight, so the clinic will not have enough injections." He believes that vaccinations should be prioritized, so that people over 50, disabled and mentally disabled, and people living in institutions should be the first be take care of.

He Boliang, director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of the University of Hong Kong, suggested that the government discuss with private doctors and allocate part of the vaccine to private clinics.

Peng pointed out that the government needs to ensure that private doctors only use vaccines on qualified citizens, saying frankly that "it is not easy to do."

New crown pneumonia|Indian consulate personnel were mistakenly exempted from quarantine Zhang Zhujun said he has reminded to handle with caution

[16:55] The government announced today (20th) that from Friday (23rd), licensed travel agencies will organize local tour groups with a maximum of 30 people per group; the number of people participating in the wedding will increase to a maximum of 50 people.

Asked about the risk of transmission after the relaxation, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that the relaxation measures depend on the actual situation. If a participant is diagnosed, it will depend on contact with each other before deciding who to travel with. Whether quarantine is required.

In addition, a member of the Indian consulate arrived in Hong Kong and was granted an exemption from quarantine. The diagnosis was confirmed by the Department of Health yesterday.

Zhang Zhujun explained that the front-line staff mistakenly thought they were exempt persons when they checked the documents, and had reminded colleagues to handle them with caution.

There were 5 newly confirmed cases in Hong Kong, 4 of which were imported from other places and the remaining 1 was a case of no source local infection.

(Photo by McCain)

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As of 9 am today, 23 cases have been reported to the HA system in the past 24 hours, and no patients have died.

14 patients recovered and were discharged.

There are still 127 confirmed patients in hospital, of which 12 are in critical condition, 5 are in serious condition, and 110 are in stable condition.

The number of negative pressure hospital beds was 1,098, using 59.5%; the number of negative pressure hospital beds was 614, and the utilization rate was 68%.

New crown pneumonia | 32-year-old female OL with symptoms, private doctors have no arrangement for testing

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As of midnight today, 5 new cases have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 5,262.

Among them, 4 were imported cases.

As for the local infection, there is one case, which is no source.

The victim was a 32-year-old woman living in One Grand Promenade. She had a clerical job and worked in the Island East Centre.

She had symptoms of "chills and fever" on October 16, and went to the clinic of a private doctor surnamed Zhong at the Edie Bay Shopping Centre. At that time, the doctor did not think she was infected with the new coronary pneumonia, but suggested she be tested if she was worried.

The victim was diagnosed at the Yau Ma Tei Temporary Testing Center on October 18.

The victim lived with his family, and had eaten with his family during the virus infection period. A total of 5 to 6 family members need to be quarantined, and 2 to 3 colleagues from the company who are sitting close to each other also need to be quarantined.

As for about 100 colleagues at the same level in the company, testing is required.

Travel Bubbles | Qiu Tenghua expects a daily flight to Singapore to operate smoothly at the beginning

[15:16] To discuss with Singapore to launch a travel bubble, Qiu Tenghua pointed out that it would also be discussed with airlines. Initially, it should be at least once a day, but under 5 conditions, the plan can be adjusted. To be safe, flights can be increased and adjusted according to the number of flights and passenger volume, but if not permitted, it can be reduced, and if necessary, it can be suspended.

He also said that since the announcement of the negotiated tourism bubble, international governments have expressed interest. 

New crown pneumonia|The government relaxes the limit for local travel by 30 people and increases the number of weddings to a maximum of 50 people

[15:08] There is a lack of influenza vaccine in Hong Kong. Chen Zhaoshi said that the Department of Health is concerned about the supply in the public and private markets and communicates with suppliers to ensure that the vaccine will be provided to private doctors. Many doctors have participated in the vaccine referral subsidy program. Will continue to monitor the situation

The government discussed with the private doctor industry yesterday that it will cooperate to strengthen vaccination, and the government will allocate some of the goods, but the condition is that doctors cannot charge extra, and secondly, vaccines must be supplied to designated priority groups.

[15:03] Taiwan’s epidemic situation is well under control. Why Hong Kong does not promote travel bubbles and whether it involves political considerations? Qiu Tenghua responded that he answered this question last week and said, “Where to establish it is based on the epidemic situation and control of both sides. , Is currently working closely with 11 regions."

[14:57] When asked why a 30-person tour group is allowed, but why the gathering limit is still limited to 4 people, Chen Zhaoshi said that under the epidemic situation, he does not want to have too many gatherings, so prevention and control measures and restrictions on gatherings are necessary Sex.

The situation with a management organization is controllable and manageable.

Regarding the rumor that the establishment of the system last year called for the removal of Chen Zhaoshi’s post of Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Chen said, "I have nothing to add." He also pointed out that in the past, the Food and Health Bureau and various policy bureaus, colleagues including many volunteers, have worked on epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic work in the past half year , I also worked hard and paid a lot, and the frontline medical staff did their best to fight the epidemic.

[14:53] Qiu Tenghua said that travel agencies need to take risks, but the risk is not absolute, but the management situation. At present, people are going out on weekends. 

[14:47] Regarding why the number of local tour groups can be relaxed, and for public health risks, Chen Zhaoshi said that opening local tours is not unconditional and travel agencies need to comply with regulations.

The tour guide must be tested. As for whether the group members need to be tested, Chen Zhaoshi said that they must pay attention to personal hygiene, wear masks throughout the process, and take their temperature.

As for multi-person gatherings in hotels, Chen Zhaoshi pointed out that the situation was not ideal. The Department of Health had a meeting with the hotel industry. They mentioned that there are certain regulations and that self-discipline of the citizens is important.

[14:41] Qiu Tenghua: Licensed travel agencies that are allowed to host local tours must register with the Tourism Council and sign a local travel commitment, which, like a charter, establishes conditions to ensure that tourists’ itineraries and transportation arrangements are guaranteed.

Green tourism can be funded by the government and the Tourism Board, and each tourist will receive a subsidy of 200 yuan.

[14:33] Chen Zhaoshi, Director of the Food and Health Bureau, and Qiu Tenghua, Director of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, explained the latest epidemic measures.

Chen Zhaoshi said that the wedding will be relaxed to 50 people.

In addition, travel agencies can organize local tours of up to 30 people.

Team games in the pool can be relaxed to more than 4 people.

The social distancing measures will be maintained from October 23 to 29.

▼Trial of local tour by travel agency ▼

[12:33] According to the news, the government will relax some social distancing measures. Among them, local tour groups will be exempted from the four-person restriction order, allowing up to 30 people per group, but the group members must wear masks throughout the journey; and during the tour, the transportation Tools, the number of passengers is limited to not more than 50% of the passenger capacity.

In addition, for wedding ceremonies that do not involve catering, the maximum number of people will be relaxed from 20 to 50.

As for other social distancing measures, they will be maintained for one more week.

[11:37] According to news, there are about 5 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong today.

Among them, the patient was diagnosed after being tested at the Yau Tsim Mong Temporary Testing Center, and the source is unknown.

▼Early operation of temporary testing centers in each district▼

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[10:35] Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor told reporters before attending the executive meeting this morning (20) that the restrictions on gatherings will be unconditionally and significantly relaxed for the time being, but some economic activities such as wedding banquets and local tours may be relaxed. The relevant policy bureaus strive Announced in the afternoon.

Regarding border clearance, the government has reached an agreement with Singapore in principle on air travel bubbles. At present, both sides are very cautious and will take more epidemic prevention measures. You can rest assured.

At present, the Hong Kong Government is also discussing with the Mainland under which circumstances the 14-day compulsory quarantine arrangement can be relaxed, and all work is in progress.

As for compulsory testing measures, Lam Cheng said that mandatory testing must have a legal basis. The relevant work is in progress and described that he must be careful. Because of human rights, some people will say that he is not sick and why he must be forced to undergo virus testing.

Lin Zheng said that under further strict control of the epidemic, some experts and social opinions pointed out that stricter measures must be adopted. If an outbreak is found in a certain group or a certain community, mandatory testing is required to control community infection.

Mandatory Testing

[09:47] A number of medical organizations met with Chen Zhaoshi from the Food and Health Bureau yesterday (19th) to discuss the arrangements for compulsory testing for novel coronavirus pneumonia.

Lin Zhexuan, chairman of the medical and nursing integrity colleagues who participated in the meeting, said on a radio program today (20th) that doctors have different opinions on mandatory testing, but generally agree that suspected patients should be tested.

Lin believes that doctors’ notification of the government’s refusal to test the list of patients is not “great”, just as tuberculosis has to be reported to the Department of Health.

Mandatory Testing | Cai Jian: Overcorrecting or destroying mutual trust between doctors and patients, and patient organizations worry about public dissatisfaction

Cai Jian, President of the Medical Association, said this morning (20th) that in accordance with professional ethics requirements, doctors generally do not surrender patient privacy. The authorities have not yet reached a conclusion after consultations, but he pointed out that compulsory practices may undermine the mutual trust between doctors and patients.

Lin Zhiyi, chairman of the Patient Policy Link, believes that the implementation of compulsory measures may arouse public dissatisfaction based on the current public sentiment. If the public is worried about not seeing a doctor, the problem may be even greater.

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