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Written by: Huang Yongyu, Li Enci, Zheng Cuibi, Zhu Haiqi, Lao Minyi, Kong Fanxu, and Golden Chess
2021-01-08 06:00
Last update date: 2021-01-08 12:47
The new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that as of early yesterday morning, there were 33 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, and a total of 9,108 cases have been reported in Hong Kong so far.
The government has recruited about 100 disciplinary forces to assist in tracing close contacts and will set up a command center in the Kai Tak Community Hall.
The authorities also pointed out that in the future, community vaccination centers will be set up in 18 districts in Hong Kong to uniformly inject BioNTech/Fosun vaccines that require low-temperature storage to reduce confusion caused by scattered vaccination.
[12:46] New crown pneumonia is raging. At the end of December last year, there was an outbreak in the 2D ward of Huai'an Section of United Hospital. A total of 12 patients, 9 doctors and staff were diagnosed. This is the largest hospital outbreak in Hong Kong since the epidemic. 3 patients died of illness. .
However, while a group of medical staff and experts were running around for the outbreak, arranging patient testing, staff quarantine, improving infection control, etc., while Tan Jintian, the administrative director of the United Hospital (commonly known as the dean), was enjoying his 17-day vacation. In response to this emergency, he cancelled his vacation and returned to the hospital to take charge of the overall situation. The frontline medical staff severely criticized him for "shenying".
According to another source, after returning to his job, Tan Jintian sent an email to a group of medical nurses to send New Year greetings. The content mentioned that even though hospital services and patient care were affected last year, it was only because the management and the frontline were united that they managed to get there. After this year.
Related news: Epidemic broke out in the ward of United Hospital | Dean Tan Jintian puts a 17-day holiday on frontline medical staff to denounce "Shen Yin"
[12:44] The new crown pneumonia vaccine ordered by the Hong Kong government is expected to arrive in Hong Kong next month, and the mainland will take the lead in launching a vaccination plan.
Lu Chongmao, dean of the Shenzhen Hospital of the University of Hong Kong, had been injected with Sinopharm's vaccine yesterday (7th).
Regarding some Hong Kong people who have concerns about vaccine production in the Mainland, he emphasized that the source of the vaccine should not be considered, but should "look at the data and the facts."
He also expressed confidence in the vaccine made in China, and his goal is to vaccinate all hospital employees with the new crown vaccine within this week.
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[12:38] A spokesperson for Caritas Medical Centre announced today (8th) that a patient with a confirmed novel coronavirus passed away today.
An 86-year-old female patient with a chronic illness (Case No. 8725) was admitted to Caritas Medical Centre on December 28 last year due to fever and pneumonia. The diagnosis was confirmed on the same day.
The patient's condition continued to deteriorate, and his separation has been postponed until 12:43 am.
She lives in Furi House, Xingfu Village, Changshawan. The source of the infection is unknown.
Together with the above-mentioned patients, 155 people in Hong Kong have died of the disease so far.
[12:35] The government of Sao Paulo, Brazil announced that the Coxing new crown vaccine has an effective rate of 78% in the local post-test.
Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System of the Chinese University, said on the Hong Kong, Taiwan and Commercial TV programs this (8) morning that the 78% protection rate is "somewhat ideal", but this is not a complete report, and the data does not include the elderly and Long-term patients.
He pointed out that the first batch of 1 million doses of BioNTech/Fosun vaccine will arrive in Hong Kong at the end of February. It is expected that most citizens will be vaccinated by the end of this year.
Related news: New Crown Vaccine | Xu Shuchang: Kexing 78% protection rate may be ideal, but the data does not include the elderly
[00:05] The government of Sao Paulo, Brazil announced that the effective rate of Coxing's new crown vaccine in the local later test was 78%, that is, the vaccine protection rate was 78%.
▼Social distancing measures will continue until January 20▼
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New patients visited the restaurant on January 7
[00:02] The Health and Protection Center announced the latest whereabouts of the confirmed cases in the evening. Eight restaurants have been visited by patients, mainly in the Kowloon area. A 61-year-old patient with no source has visited the lobby lounge of the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel.
There are 5 restaurants in Sham Shui Po District on the list. A patient living in the compulsory testing building list has visited 3 of them, namely Yuen Long Ice Room, Cuihe Restaurant and Crown Ice Room; 2 in Kowloon City District are on the list. A patient at Jingwen Building, Ho Man Tin Village, Juqiang Inspection Building, went to the Star Seafood Roast Goose Specialty Store in Ho Man Tin Plaza and had a happy meal.
Diagnosed restaurants | 8 restaurants added to the list, patients with unknown origin have visited Shangri-La Hotel
A 61-year-old male patient (case number 9069) reported on the 31st of last month or last visited the lobby lounge of the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel.
(Picture of Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel)
▼The list of residential buildings and whereabouts of the confirmed cases reported on January 7▼
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[00:01] Although the epidemic has eased slightly, according to the list of buildings updated at night by the Centre for Health Protection, if compared with the past 14 days, there are 6 new buildings in Hong Kong on the list, 2 of which belong to the Tseung Kwan O Lam Tin Tunnel site group. Including No. 2 Hang Wan Building, Chun Yin Square, Yuen Long, and No. 27 Jian Shan Lane, Cheung Sha Wan.
In addition, a total of 6 people in Jinhui Building, Yuen Long, have been infected, all of whom belong to the Jianglan Tunnel group.
Confirmed building | 6 more residences on the list, 6 people in Jinhui Building, Yuen Long, all infected with the disease, all belong to Jianglan Tunnel Group
Further reading:
Compulsory Inspection｜The Civil Affairs Department cooperates with housing, housing associations and corporations to catch residents who violate the mandatory inspection
Reuters: China's Kexing vaccine has an effective rate of 78% in late testing in Brazil
The third phase of Coxing's clinical report has not yet been released Xu Deyi: Knowing what happened
Now there are 33 cases and 5 cases without a source, and a new low of one and a half months. Xu Deyi: Relax too fast or rebound
The Kai Tak Command Center will activate one hundred disciplined service personnel next week to join in tracking close contacts
New crown pneumonia | Epidemic tracking is expected to change three layers, He Boliang advocates rapid interception based on mainland mobilization
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