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Written by: Lao Minyi, Kong Fanxu, Chen Shuxia, Yuan Shu, Huang Yongyu, Huang Yingjin, Ma Weijie, Huang Weilun, Ouyang Dehao
2021-01-17 09:00
Last update date: 2021-01-17 23:55
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has been repeated. As of this morning, 55 new confirmed cases in a single day, 4 imported cases, 16 of the local cases were of unknown origin, and more than 80 preliminary positive cases were temporarily recorded. Zhang Zhujun admitted that many cases were From the Yau Ma Tei Temporary Testing Center.
The list of compulsory testing buildings in the Temple Street epidemic area continues to increase. Today, four more buildings are included in the compulsory testing list, and two more buildings are included in the mandatory testing list, namely, Block 2, Lido Garden, Sham Tseng, and An Tai Building, Winslow Street, Hung Hom.
[23:30] According to the government, according to the inspection announcement in the past two days, a total of 22 buildings in designated areas in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan have been included in the mandatory inspection area.
Today, more than 660 residents are being tested at several sampling stations or testing centers established by the authorities; more than 3,180 residents are voluntarily tested.
A total of more than 7,100 residents were tested in the two days.
[23:10] The government issued a "quarantine order" to even-numbered tenement houses at Nos. 20 to 26 Xin Reclamation Street. All residents must be quarantined until January 29.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said today (17th) that if residents recover and are discharged after being diagnosed, they can be admitted to the quarantine center or arrange their own accommodation, as some areas still need to be thoroughly cleaned.
However, Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Ho Fu-wing pointed out that after recovering and being discharged from the hospital today (17th), residents of Reclamation Street did not know where to go, and did not know where to move into a quarantine center, and eventually had to rely on relatives and friends nearby.
In addition, residents had to be quarantined before the quarantine order took effect. In other words, even if the relevant person completed the 14-day quarantine before the quarantine order ended, when they asked whether the staff could stay in the quarantined hotel, the other party pointed out that there was no relevant arrangement.
Temple Street Epidemic Area | District Councillors Approval of Disorders for Homeless Residents Infected on New Reclamation Street
[21:25] The Food and Health Bureau announced today that from January 19 to January 31, the government will provide a free virus test service for all couriers (including food delivery couriers) in Hong Kong through online appointments. Appointments are now accepted.
The courier can go to the community testing center to receive a free virus testing service.
, And you must make an appointment through the "Community Testing Center Appointment System" to receive free testing services. Those who do not have an appointment will have to pay a test fee of 240 yuan by themselves.
All couriers in Hong Kong can receive a free test from Tuesday and accept online appointments today
[21:00] The Airport Authority stated that a worker from the subcontractor of the three-runway system project was initially diagnosed.
The vessel transporting the worker has been cleaned and disinfected, and the related work area has been arranged for deep cleaning.
The worker is a subcontractor worker jointly operated by China Hydropower Construction International Engineering Co., Ltd., China Power Construction Group Airport Construction Co., Ltd., Baohua Construction Co., Ltd. and CCB Engineering Co., Ltd., the contractor of the three-runway system project, and is responsible for the piling project.
His most recent work date is January 15, and he has been wearing a mask during his work.
The contractor is confirming other workers who had contact with the worker to arrange for them to be tested for the virus and to wait for the test results at home.
[20:50] The Buildings Department responded to "Hong Kong 01" regarding the drainage system of buildings in the area, stating that the drainage system of No. 26 Reclamation Street was found to be defective and that it had issued a drainage repair order to the owner in accordance with the "Buildings Ordinance" requesting it Correct the defects.
The department also pointed out that the district has been included in the second round of the "inspection plan" of the Anti-epidemic Fund and will give priority to follow-up inspections of buildings.
Temple Street Epidemic Area｜Buildings Department: Defective drainage system at No. 26 Reclamation Street has issued a repair order to the owner
[19:40] The bar industry pointed out that the fourth wave of the epidemic has not yet eased, and the closure of licensed bars in disguise has encouraged citizens to spend in unlicensed bars. Therefore, they believe that the closure of bars will not help control the epidemic.
Qian Junyong, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, pointed out that if the industry fails to resume business during the Lunar New Year and does not receive funding from the government's fourth round of the epidemic prevention fund, there will be a wave of bar closures in March, and about 6,000 grassroots employees will meet. So unemployed.
Qian Junyong stated that the industry is willing to persuade customers to install "Travel with peace of mind" to cooperate with the epidemic prevention policy, and remind customers to scan the code before patronizing.
The bar industry fears that 6,000 people will be unemployed in March, and they hope to force customers to resume business with peace of mind
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[18:50] Loyalty dealers, one of the three major taxi dealerships in Hong Kong, stated that they will launch the "Taxi Driver Free Deposit Bonus Scheme" tomorrow (18th) to attract taxi drivers who have obtained the taxi driving qualifications but have not entered the market. People enter the industry.
As long as the applicant starts at least 25 shifts a month, in addition to not having to pay a car rental deposit, if the driver does not have an accident during the plan period, he will receive a bonus of up to 15,000 yuan.
According to the car dealers, in the first phase of the plan, 50 places will be launched on a trial basis. It is expected that each driver can save 30,000 yuan in car rental expenses.
Taxi dealers can get 15,000 bonus if no accidents happen and no accidents happen
In Warm Nursing Home, some residents have been diagnosed, and nearly 80 residents and employees have to be quarantined.
(Photo by Ma Weijie)
[17:00] Zhang Zhujun said that whether to require residents of the Yau Ma Tei community to "ban feet" depends on the actual situation in Hong Kong. "If a foot ban order is required, it may not be enough to test once."
She also admitted that three cleaners from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department were diagnosed, but it was unpredictable whether they were infected in the workplace or were recruited because of other contact.
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Zhang Zhujun pointed out that although she cannot fully grasp the information of more than 80 preliminary confirmed cases today, she understands that many of the cases came from the Yau Ma Tei Temporary Testing Center. It is believed that many of them are residents of the district. They are all within expectations, and the numbers are too much, but they all hope that the residents in the district will do more testing, and the chain of transmission can be cut off."
Zhang Zhujun also pointed out that the Buildings Department will inspect the pipes of buildings in the area.
She also said that within the inspection area of the Yau Ma Tei community, four more buildings are expected to be subject to mandatory testing, namely, Kingway Plaza, 98 Parkes Street, 45A to 59 Reclamation Street, and Tower B, Uni-President Building, 111 Shanghai Street. , Jinbao Building, Wusong Street.
Today’s unidentified cases have different backgrounds, including construction workers, cleaners, foreign domestic helpers, working in fast-food restaurants, clerical workers, security guards, and students.
Mandatory Testing Building | 8 Buildings in the Epidemic Area of Temple Street Listed on the List of 2 Buildings including Lido Garden in Sham Tseng
▼On January 17th, the faithful went to Yuen Yuen College in Tsuen Wan to "remain too old"▼
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[16:38] He Wanxia said that as of 9 am today, 64 cases have been reported by the HA system in the past 24 hours, and 34 more patients have recovered and been discharged. A total of 8758 patients have been discharged so far.
As of 9 am today, 552 confirmed patients were staying in 24 hospitals of the HA and AsiaWorld-Expo.
Among them, 42 were in critical condition, 28 were in serious condition, and 482 were in stable condition.
He also said that a nurse in the palliative ward of Caritas Medical Center, who lives in the area of the mandatory testing building, was tested positive on January 16. He Wanxia pointed out that the nurse does not need to contact the confirmed cases and the last date to work is January 15. After careful consideration and contact tracking of the infection control team of the HA, a nurse who had eaten and talked with another nurse and a A patient service assistant is listed as a close contact to be quarantined. He Wanxia emphasized that the patient has suitable protective equipment at work and no close contact with the patient. The hospital has arranged a thorough cleaning and closely monitored the health of the staff and patients.
Ho Wanxia later added that the nurse lived in Yau Ma district.
A member of the Sham Shui Po Warm Nursing Home diagnosed with 80 residents and staff of the same level sent for quarantine
A member of the Warm Nursing Home on Qin Chow Street was diagnosed.
(Online picture)
[16:30] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, and Dr. He Wanxia, Chief Administrative Manager (patient safety and risk management) of the Hospital Authority, attended the press conference on the epidemic to give an update on the situation.
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that as of early morning, there were 55 new cases in Hong Kong in the past 24 hours, 4 of which were imported, and 16 of the local cases were not sourced.
Among them, the Tseung Kwan O/Lam Tin Tunnel Group recorded 4 more cases, and the Central Kowloon Route site also had 3 cases. Today, more than 80 preliminary confirmed cases have been recorded.
In the Warm Nursing Home on Yen Chow Street, there is a confirmed case, case number #9554. The elderly coughed on January 14 and was subsequently arranged for testing. The patient has always lived in the home, mainly in the room, and can do it by himself. Taking care of yourself, the authorities took into account the situation of the institution and decided to arrange for 65 residents and 15 employees living in the same level to be quarantined. The institution has arranged for testing, and all staff members are temporarily negative, and half of the residents have been tested. Zhang Zhujun said that the institution may have the opportunity to spread invisibly, so they must all be sent to the quarantine center.
Today, 55 more confirmed cases were confirmed, and more than 80 cases were initially confirmed, many from Yau Tsim Mong District
Zhang Zhujun revealed that 4 cases were recorded in the designated area of Yau Tsim Mong, so 4 buildings are subject to mandatory testing. They are Huaigao Building on Nanjing Street, Changan Building on Battery Street, 18 Ferry Street, Mong Kok, At No. 157-159, Miao Street, each unit has a unit with a person diagnosed. She also pointed out that after checking the information, it was found that about 99 cases have been recorded in the designated area since the end of December.
In addition, today there are also 3 buildings with 2 units each having confirmed cases, namely Sham Tseng Lido Garden, 2 units each with 2 strikes; one unit at On Tai Building, Winslow Street, Hung Hom, has a confirmed case, and another unit Three people have been diagnosed. In Block 2, Fu Wing Garden, Mong Kok, one person in each of the two units was diagnosed.
However, the press officer later corrected that No. 2 Fu Wing Garden did not require mandatory testing.
"Temple Street Epidemic Area" New Reclamation No. 45A of Jinbao Building with funnel pipes and trees growing on the top floor
[16:05] The new crown pneumonia epidemic is raging. The Hong Kong government has designated buildings on Nathan Road, Gansu Street, Ferry Street, and Jordan Road in Yau Ma Tei as "designated areas." When there is a case of building, mandatory inspection is required.
In the "Temple Street Epidemic Area", there was a new patient added to the Yaumatei Kingway Plaza, Wusong Street Jinbao Building, 45A Reclamation Street, and Jordan Uni-President Building B yesterday (17th). They are expected to be listed as mandatory today. List of inspected buildings.
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" came to inspect the scene this morning. The pipes on the exterior wall of Jinbao Building and No. 45A Reclamation Street criss-crossed. At the barge, some pipes are suspected to be overgrown with weeds due to leakage; there are longer trees on the top floor of No. 45A Xin Reclamation Street, which grow along the pipes, and the rhizomes extend along the outer wall.
People in the Jinwei Building on Temple Street have been diagnosed in succession, saying that the patients’ family members have gone out to work without being submitted for inspection
[15:11] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues, and another building on Temple Street has confirmed cases. It is located in the "designated area" of Yaumatei Kingway Plaza, Wusong Street Jinbao Building, 45A Reclamation Street, Jordan Uni-President Building B Each patient is infected with the disease and may be included in the list of mandatory testing buildings.
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" visited the site this morning. A resident with knowledge of the situation revealed that there was a confirmed case in Kingway Plaza last month, but the Department of Health did not send his family to quarantine. The patient's family was later diagnosed. The same was not sent for quarantine, and the family went out to work last night and this morning.
The insider also said that the building has not yet hired a disinfection company for disinfection, and it is simply cleaned by security guards and cleaners, worrying about a major outbreak in the building.
▼On January 17th, 4 mandatory inspection buildings were added to the ``Miao Street Epidemic Area''▼
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Near the end of the Lunar New Year, more than a hundred citizens from Yuanxuan College lined up to thank you for protecting your health under the epidemic [14:30] Many citizens went to Tsuen Wan’s Yuanxuan College to "remain too old" and prepared fruits, Peanuts and other offerings were still too old to go up the mountain, and there were more than 200 people in line.
Some citizens expressed their gratitude for protecting their health and safety during the epidemic in the past year. Others said that it has become a habit to go up the mountain every year at the beginning and end of the year to pay back.
[14:20] It is understood that more than 50 confirmed cases have been added today, which is about 20 more than the initial half-day confirmed by Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health.
Refers to the sharp increase in the price of Tianjiao, and the price of new year's vegetables doubles.
[14:08] The weather has turned cold recently, and even vegetable gardens in the New Territories have experienced frosting on plants. Snow has also begun in some parts of the mainland, which has reduced the supply of vegetables and the prices of vegetables have recently been on an upward trend.
A vegetable vendor pointed out that many people’s essential ingredients for side stoves are Tianjiao, and the price has risen sharply. "They have not tried it for 20 years. They are expensive." It has risen to 30 yuan a catty; some chicken stall owners said that the price of live chickens has begun to rise as the new year approaches. It is expected that at the end of this month, the price of a live chicken sold at 160 yuan will rise to 200 yuan apiece. , An increase of 25%.
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URA assisted the start of production of the "Automatic Water Replenisher" for the air trap and installed it for 2000 households as soon as mid-year
[12:16] Regular injection of water into the U-shaped air trap has become one of the lines of defense to prevent viruses from invading the home. Earlier, the teacher and student team of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education developed an automatic water replenisher to reduce the risk of residents forgetting to fill the drain. Air traps dried up the drains and increased the risk of viruses entering the unit. The test was carried out on two vacant units in "Huge One Home".
The Chief Executive of the Urban Renewal Authority, Wei Zhicheng, stated in his blog today (17th) that in response to the recent outbreaks of epidemics in old buildings and units involving subdivided housing, the URA has decided to put the basic version of the automatic water supplement device into production first. It is expected this year The four resettlement buildings of the URA and the redevelopment project have been acquired by China for the first installation of approximately 2,000 households in the properties.
Interview｜BioNTech's new crown vaccine arrives in Hong Kong first, Haohui Zeng will be vaccinated pending clinical report purchase Kexing
[12:00] Two of the new crown pneumonia vaccines ordered by the Hong Kong government, Fosun and the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech and the mainland Kexing vaccine are expected to arrive in Hong Kong next month (February).
Zeng Haohui, a member of the government advisory expert committee, who indicated that he would take the lead in injections, pointed out that he would receive the vaccine that will arrive the fastest. It is estimated that BioNTech, which has announced the third phase of clinical data, will arrive in Hong Kong as soon as possible. As much as 50% of the Coxing vaccine will be introduced or not depending on its third phase clinical report. It describes the current external information as "good ghost", "it is not easy to make a judgement. ."
New crown pneumonia | Chen Maobo: The latest unemployment rate breaks through 16 years of high labor market pressure
[11:40] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues, impacting all walks of life.
Financial Secretary Chen Maobo published a blog today (17th) stating that the current situation is still very severe. Under the impact of the fourth wave of the epidemic, the unemployment rate to be announced will rise above the recent 16-year high, and the local labor market is under pressure. status.
He pointed out that the new budget will be deployed as soon as possible, investing in the future, and seizing the opportunity of transformation and upgrading in the crisis, so as to take the economic structure of Hong Kong to a higher level.
Chen Maobo, Financial Secretary.
(Photo by Li Zetong)
▼Compulsory testing scope and building list in Miaojie epidemic area▼
Confirmed Building | The Sixth Building in Kowloon may be compulsory for testing. Patients who stayed in hotels in Jingwen Building, Ho Man Tin
[00:00] 6 buildings in Kowloon may be subject to mandatory testing, 4 of which are within the “designated area” designated by the government for high risk of outbreaks, including Yaumatei Kingway Plaza, Wusong Street Jinbao Building, and new landfills No. 45A Street, Tower B, Uni-President Building, Jordan; and the two unattained Yi Man Buildings in To Kwa Wan in a single day, and the Yu Tak Building in Yau Ma Tei, which has accumulated two cases of unknown origin, may also be subject to inspection by the powers.
Confirmed restaurants | 7 restaurants Haiyi Peninsula confirmed male went to 4 restaurants in Southern District, including Genki Sushi
The Center for Health Protection announced the latest whereabouts of the confirmed cases, adding 7 restaurants with patient footprints.
One of them was a 26-year-old man living in Yiyun Court in South Horizons. He had gone to four restaurants in the Southern District, including "Genki Sushi" in South Horizons West Mall and "Tan Tsai Sange Rice Noodle" in Phase 5 of Aberdeen Center.
In addition, the Tsing Yi Ambulance Station broke out and at least five rescuers were diagnosed.
One of the 37-year-old male paramedics visited the "Yile Restaurant" in Phase 2 of Choi Wan Shopping Centre.
The "Tim Ho Wan Dim Sum Specialty Store" in Sham Shui Po, which was visited by a confirmed case earlier, has also been visited by another confirmed case.
▼The status of the residents in the Miaojie epidemic area being tested▼
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Overview of yesterday:
Isolation of tenements in newly reclaimed street makes patients worry about being discharged from hospital, homelessness, sewage diversion canal, and no repairs are ordered
Gathering Restriction Order | The industry hopes to relax restrictions on gatherings before the new year Zhang Zhujun: repeated relaxation of the epidemic will rebound again
Today, it has rebounded to 50 cases, and 9 people have been diagnosed
Citizens who buy new year flowers are forced to bring their own anti-epidemic glasses at the flower market
One-third of the 15 unattainable cases came from Jordan’s Yau Ma Tei community, initially adding two buildings for mandatory inspection
New Crown Vaccine｜The government will set up a committee of clinical experts to review serious and fatal cases after vaccination
New Crown Vaccine | Expert Committee Liu Zexing: It is difficult to estimate that it will be vaccinated after the lunar new year
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