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The government admits that the communication with the confirmed cases in Nepal was not smooth. The last lecture was conducted in Cantonese.

2021-01-18T11:11:02.038Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic has rebounded. There were as many as 107 new cases in Hong Kong today (18th), of which at least 20 cases were from Yau Tsim Mong. The government analyzed the data of confirmed patients in Hong Kong from the 4th of this month and found 661 local cases


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Written by: Deng Yinglin

2021-01-18 17:30

Last update date: 2021-01-18 18:56

The new crown pneumonia epidemic has rebounded. There were as many as 107 new cases in Hong Kong today (18th), of which at least 20 cases were from Yau Tsim Mong.

The government analyzed the data of confirmed patients in Hong Kong from the 4th of this month to the present, and found that of the 661 local cases, more than 25% were South Asians, mainly Nepalese and some Indians.

He Liming, the director of the Health Promotion Division of the Centre for Health Protection, bluntly stated that there are a large number of new cases recently. During the initial contact tracing work, the communication with Nepalese people was not smooth due to language problems and hindered the investigation. After contacting a non-profit organization for support, Communication has improved since the weekend and new and useful information has been obtained.

He Liming also admitted that the talks held in the community earlier were conducted in Cantonese, not in ethnic minority languages: "At that time, the Home Affairs Department recommended that we use English briefings and Cantonese to explain, and there will be a simultaneous interpreter."

He pointed out that in order to strengthen publicity and communication, he has emailed consulates of many countries in Hong Kong, 300 non-governmental organizations and 1,000 foreign domestic helpers or agencies to explain the latest development of the epidemic and call on people of all ethnic groups to fight the epidemic together.

It is believed that the Civil Affairs Department will follow up the regional publicity and education work, and arrange simultaneous interpreters to attend community activities.

The occupancy rate of the internal medicine department of the Tai Po Nethersole Hospital is as high as 129%. Over 120% of the members of the 4 public hospitals: Only half of the residents have completed the mandatory testing.

Of the 102 new local cases in Hong Kong today, 42 were of unknown origin. Of these, 20 were from Yau Tsim Mong and 10 were from households within the designated area of ​​mandatory testing.

According to the government's analysis of the confirmed data from the 4th of this month so far, more than 25% of the 661 local cases were South Asians, mainly Nepalese, but also some Indians.

Nearly 25% (160 cases) of the overall local cases came from Yau Tsim Mong District, 120 cases were within the designated area, and the rest came from Kowloon City, Yuen Long and Sham Shui Po.

Many people in Yau Tsim Mong District have been infected with the virus in the past few days. The government analyzed the confirmed data from the 4th of this month to the present. Of the total 661 local cases, more than 25% are South Asians, mainly Nepalese, and some Indians. .

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Earlier communication with people diagnosed in Nepal was not smooth and hindered investigation

The Director of Health Promotion of the Center for Health Protection, Dr. Liming, said bluntly at the epidemic press conference today that a large number of new cases appeared recently. During the initial contact tracing work, he found that the language communication with Nepalese people was not smooth and prevented the investigation. Supported by the for-profit organization "Christian United Nethersole Community Health Service", communication has improved since the weekend and new and useful information has been obtained.



He pointed out that the government has always reminded the public to pay attention to personal hygiene through various channels such as single posters, online social platforms and the media. However, in response to outbreaks among foreign domestic helpers and South Asians, it has stepped up publicity and translated important information into Nine languages ​​including Nepal, India, Pakistan (Udu), and the Philippines.

The government has sent emails to all consuls stationed in Hong Kong on January 15 and also called Nepal and Indian consuls to explain the latest epidemic in Hong Kong.

On the same day, with the assistance of Civil Affairs, a lecture was held at Yau Tsim Mong Multicultural Center.

The lecture in the area was conducted in Cantonese. I believed that the NGO would assist in interpreting the key points of the briefing.



However, when asked about the details of the last lecture in the area, he admitted that the lecture was conducted in Cantonese instead of ethnic minority languages: At that time, the Civil Affairs Department suggested that we use English briefings and Cantonese to explain, and there was also a real-time interpreter."

He also said that two NGOs were provided with lecture briefings, and he believed that they would mainly translate and forward them to people of the same race.

He emphasized that the latest epidemic information, law enforcement information or the latest quarantine information will be published on social networking sites in the form of pictures and texts and shared with community organizations. The Civil Affairs Department will follow up the regional publicity and education work and arrange instant interpreters to attend the community activity.

▼The status of the residents in the Miaojie epidemic area being tested▼

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Invite doctors and nurses to make promotional videos in Nepali and Pakistani languages.



He Liming explained that due to the cultural and religious background of ethnic minorities, they have many cross-family gatherings, sharing food and talking, and they also have the opportunity to share hygiene measures due to crowded places. , Which increases the chances of contracting the virus, and their information flow is mostly concentrated in the same ethnic circle. Therefore, the government has arranged to broadcast on the radio in 8 languages ​​from Sunday, and emailed 300 NGOs and 1,000 foreign domestic help agencies or offices. The agency also advertises in online magazines and ethnic minority newspapers in Nepali.



In addition, the Center for Protection and NGOs recently invited doctors and nurses to shoot short videos in Nepalese and Pakistani languages, urging them to pay attention to hygiene, social distancing and testing as soon as possible. The footage has been uploaded to the Center for Protection YouTube, and non-profit organizations are invited to post on social media. Publicity.

Temple Street Epidemic Area|He Boliang worried about the spread of Tai Kok Tsui and Sham Shui Po. Residents are encouraged to censor high-risk industries. Liangzi super-finger is prohibited. Single test cuts off the transmission chain. No actual test every 3 to 5 days.

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