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Written by: Zheng Cuibi, Li Enci, Chen Qianting, Tsang Kaixin, Deng Yinglin
2020-10-30 08:00
Last update date: 2020-10-31 00:35
The new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Yesterday (29th) there were three new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, including a related case living in Lok Chi House, Lok Man New Village, To Kwa Wan, with a total of 5,314 cases.
In addition, starting from 12 o'clock in the morning today (30th), the number of people per table in the catering premises will be relaxed to a maximum of six people, and the bar will have a maximum of four people per table; The maximum capacity is relaxed to 75%.
Tomorrow is Halloween, but today is Happy Friday. With the relaxation of bar epidemic prevention restrictions, Lan Kwai Fong has a strong festive atmosphere. There are noises and ghosts everywhere, and many people celebrate Halloween early.
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Gathering Restriction Order | Relaxation of retaliatory consumption for 6 people per diners to invite friends to play mahjong rice and hot pot restaurants
[23:20] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has eased. The government announced earlier today that some epidemic prevention measures will be relaxed. The number of restaurants will increase from a maximum of 4 to 6 people. The dining time will be postponed to 2 in the morning and the occupancy rate can be relaxed to 7 Half.
On the first night of the anti-epidemic measures in restaurants, some restaurant diners said that they had made appointments with friends to play mahjong and eat on the weekends.
Su Wancheng, deputy general manager of the London restaurant, said that after the relaxation of the measures, the number of seats on each floor of the restaurant will increase by 30 to 50. It is expected that the business volume at lunch will increase by up to 5%, but the overall situation will not improve significantly.
On the contrary, the Hung Hom 616 Beef Hotpot Specialty Store was fully occupied in less than half an hour at 6:30 this evening.
Lin Ruihua, the partner of the hot pot restaurant and the convener of the Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprise Food Restaurant Alliance, pointed out that there will be retaliatory consumption this weekend, and the business will even exceed 30% in the past.
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New crown pneumonia | Hong Kong people are expected to "return to the countryside"?
Japan lifts ban on entry refusal from November
[23:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has slowed down. The Japanese government announced that from 0:00 am next Sunday (November 1), it will lower the level of "infectious disease risk information" in many places in Southeast Asia, including Hong Kong. Refusal to enter the border of Japan".
However, Hong Kong people who want to "return to the countryside" still have to wait.
Since the visa-free arrangement to Japan has not been restored, Hong Kong citizens must apply for a business visa or be issued a visa for special reasons before entering Japan. After arriving in Japan, they must be isolated for 14 days and cannot take public transportation during this period. Therefore, lifting the ban on entry refusal is only In the first step, I still failed to travel and sightseeing like the epidemic.
New crown pneumonia | One article sees the whereabouts of the diagnosed person, Qiye Village, "The Origin of Germany" is closed today
[22:05] The new crown pneumonia epidemic is intermittent. The Department of Health announced today that 7 new confirmed cases were recorded yesterday, including one local infection, and the unidentified source recurred.
Before and after the symptoms of the disease, the patient living in North Point had travelled to Mount Parker in Quarry Bay and Beacon Hill in Kowloon Tong. He also visited a tea restaurant in So Uk Village and the large stall in Kai Yip Village, "The Emperor of Germany".
Mr. Chen, the person in charge of the "Deyuanji Shang Chuanhuang" restaurant, said that after he learned that a confirmed case had visited this afternoon, he cleaned it under the guidance of the Department of Health. The Kai Yip Village Office has also hired a professional team tomorrow morning. At the time, to thoroughly disinfect the restaurant, Mr. Chen also asked all restaurant employees to conduct virus testing.
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[21:15] On Halloween and bar epidemic prevention restrictions were relaxed, Lan Kwai Fong was visited by many people. Police officers sent four people to patrol the scene with loudspeakers at 9 o'clock, reminding those present to observe the four-person gathering restriction order, otherwise May be voted 2,000 yuan.
The police also entered the bar for inspection and reminded that they would come again at 10 pm.
New crown pneumonia | Department of Health helps Zhang Zhujun to clarify: the male patient returned to Hong Kong on the 6th of this month and exempted from quarantine
[20:22] The Health Visiting Center of the Department of Health stated that it is further following up the travel information of the 5321 cases.
After verification of entry and exit records, the patient did not leave Hong Kong during the incubation period (i.e. October 13 to 26), but visited Shenzhen from the end of September to the beginning of October, and returned to Hong Kong as an exempt person via Shenzhen Bay Port on October 6 , The patient tested negative for the virus on October 9.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said at a press conference today that according to the data, the patient has not left Hong Kong since the Lunar New Year.
The incubation period of new coronary pneumonia is generally 14 days. According to Zhang Zhujun, the patient only tested positive on the 28th of this month (this Wednesday). He developed symptoms on the 27th (this Tuesday), that is, the incubation period has passed.
New crown pneumonia|Patients with unknown source live in Tsinghua Street, North Point
[19:56] The Centre for Health Protection announced today (30th) that of the seven confirmed diagnoses recorded yesterday, six were imported, and one local sourceless case was a person who worked in the West Wing of Shun Tak Centre and lived in Tsinghua University, North Point. A 44-year-old man from 10 to 16 Street.
The patient’s working place is on the 32nd floor of the West Wing of Shun Tak Center. There are five companies in total, including the Hong Kong Island Office of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The whole building is owned by the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the neighbourhood refers to the dormitory.
It is expected that at least 20 travel agencies will lay off their employees. The travel industry union vomits bitterness: staying without pay is worse than simply closing down
[17:35] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues, and the government's job guarantee plan will end at the end of November. The tourism industry has recently indicated that it will enter an ice age.
A total of four travel industry associations of the Federation of Trade Unions said today that the employment protection plan and the third round of the epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic fund are about to end. It has been learned that 20 to 30 medium and large travel agencies are preparing to lay off employees. It is believed that more than 6,000 employees will be affected , Calling on the government to take urgent measures to rescue.
The union proposed to the chief executive a "two-pronged approach", including setting up an industry support fund specifically for the tourism industry, and continuing to provide anti-epidemic fund support to overcome difficulties; at the same time, it is necessary to implement health codes as soon as possible to resume customs clearance with the Mainland and Macau.
New crown pneumonia | A case of unknown origin reappeared every 5 days
[16:46] Zhang Zhujun said that at work sites where men from unknown sources work, some people would rinse their mouths in the pantry, and he often did not wear a mask during his hikes.
According to reports, the man was a quarantine exempt person returning to Hong Kong from the Mainland. Zhang Zhujun responded that the patient had not left Hong Kong since the Lunar New Year.
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Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that there
were 7 new confirmed cases today, including 6 imported cases of unknown origin, a 44-year-old man living in North Point and working in the West Wing of Shun Tak Centre in Sheung Wan.
He once went hiking in Beacon Mountain and ate in many restaurants.
There are about 40 people in his work place. The people who sit close to the group, share the pantry, and 11 cleaners need to be quarantined.
During the incubation period, he and his friends played badminton at the Wan Chai 1 Harbour Road Stadium in Wan Chai on the evening of October 23, and his friends had to do a test.
The Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority Liu Jiaxian said
that as of 9 am today, the Hospital Authority system has reported 10 cases in the past 24 hours, and no patient died.
Nine patients have recovered and been discharged, and a total of 5082 patients have been discharged so far.
As of 9 am today, 97 confirmed patients have been hospitalized in 18 hospitals of the HA, of which:
9 are in critical condition,
4 are in serious condition, and
84 are in stable condition
The epidemic has stabilized. Last month, the public hospital resumed paternity, and the husband can enter the delivery room for paternity according to the instructions of the doctor.
In addition, visit arrangements will be resumed in non-emergency hospitals.
Travel Bubble｜Prenetics buys Oxford University’s rapid test airport and other results in just half an hour
[15:52] In order to cooperate with the tourism bubble established with Singapore, the government commissioned a testing company Prenetics to provide a rapid test of Oxsed RaViD Direct developed by the Oxford University team at the Hong Kong Airport.
Traditional nucleic acid testing needs to wait more than 4 hours for results. The new test uses RT-LAMP technology. The waiting time is only 15 to 30 minutes, and its sensitivity is 92% to 100%.
Starting from the day before yesterday (28th), Hong Kong International Airport began testing Oxsed RT-LAMP nucleic acid detection technology. Passengers can leave saliva for testing for two weeks.
[11:46] According to the news, there are about seven new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong today, including one case of unknown source of infection, which is a recurrence of a local case of unknown source after 5 days.
Halloween｜Bar Industry: The government will strictly enforce the law and call on customers to "don't drink and forget your body"
[11:04] Leung Li-jen, founding chairman of the Hong Kong Licensed Bar and Club Association, stated on the radio program today (30th) that the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the police indicated that they would enforce strict enforcement this weekend, and that the epidemic prevention measures have added a restriction, requiring guests not to "Drinking while walking", eating and drinking are prohibited when you leave the table and you must wear masks. The industry is worried that customers may not be familiar with the new regulations. Posters have been printed and posted inside and outside the store to remind customers. He also said that he believes that the government has issued multiple guidelines for the purpose of " Remind everyone to drink and drink again, don’t drink too much, don’t lose your mind.
▼Relaxation measures for restaurants and listed premises starting October 30▼
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Overview of yesterday:
New crown pneumonia | News: The Education Bureau will meet the principal next week or discuss the resumption of full-day classes in primary and secondary schools
New crown pneumonia | 50-year-old woman in Lemin New Village is diagnosed as a patient colleague but not listed as a close contact
New crown pneumonia | A resident of Lok Chi House, Lok Man New Village is diagnosed with the authorities to send sample bottles
Influenza Vaccine｜He Boliang: There is no evidence that the Korean vaccine is deadly, and parents call on parents to arrange child vaccination
Both sides of tourism, labor and management unanimously, no pay, layoffs are coming one after another Yuan Zhenning: 8 to 10 more
New crown pneumonia | 50-year-old woman in Lemin New Village is diagnosed as a patient colleague but not listed as a close contact
New crown pneumonia | rumored to meet with the principal next week to resume the full-time classroom education bureau: no plans at this stage
New crown pneumonia | A resident of Lok Chi House, Lok Man New Village is diagnosed with the authorities to send sample bottles
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