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2020-01-31 00:43
Last updated: 2020-01-31 23:35The situation of Wuhan pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus epidemic continues. The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated that as of late 30 January, two new confirmed cases were reported in Hong Kong. One of them was a 37-year-old female patient who is now staying at Elizabeth Hospital hospital. It is understood that the female patient was the daughter of a couple who had recently been diagnosed with the disease and was from Wuhan and used to live in the W Hotel, or became the first case in Hong Kong to be transmitted from person to person. The patient lived in Block 2 of Royal Gold and Peak in Yau Ma Tei, which was purchased by the owner for 10 million yuan in 2012.
In the past few days, retail stores have announced the sale of masks. Bonjour and China Resources Church have also announced the sale of masks today, attracting many citizens to arrive early.
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[23:30] The Center for Health Protection announced that the original preliminary diagnosis of the residents of Huangpu Garden was confirmed and confirmed. This is the 13th confirmed case in Hong Kong. The 39-year-old male patient was living in Block 1, Phase 11, Whampoa Garden, Hong Kong. He had a chronic illness. He has developed muscle pain since the 29th. He has a fever today. He went to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment and was admitted to the hospital for isolation treatment. The patient is now in stable condition.
According to the information provided by the patient, he took the high-speed rail from Hong Kong to Wuhan on the 21st (G306 train), and returned to Hong Kong by high-speed rail from the Changsha South Station on the 23rd (G79 train). The patient's mother, wife, daughter, son and domestic helper are asymptomatic and will be sent to the quarantine center for isolation and surveillance.
[21:06] Facebook page "Little Yellow Paper Whampaper" disclosed that there was a preliminary confirmed case of Wuhan pneumonia in Block 1 of Phase 11 of Huangpu Garden. The patient had visited relatives in Wuhan from 21 to 23 of this month, and his family had gone to the camp for isolation. The management company will have appropriate disinfection measures and will encrypt daily disinfection. According to "Hong Kong 01", there was a preliminary confirmed case at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
[Wuhan Pneumonia] News: Newly diagnosed patient in Hong Kong lives in Whampoa Garden
[21:00] In response to the impact of the epidemic on the economy and people ’s livelihood, the government announced its decision to implement the “2020 Cash Sharing Plan” in April this year in order to alleviate the economic pressure of residents in Australia, three months earlier than the previous July issue. . The "Fiscal Year 2020 Budget" passed in the middle of last year has reserved financial appropriations. Permanent residents can receive 10,000 patacas and non-permanent residents can receive 6,000 patacas. The Macau government refers to the cash sharing plan Wholesale in order, details will be announced later.
The newly diagnosed patient recently lived in Huangpu Garden. (Profile picture)
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[20:10] The Open University announced the suspension of face-to-face courses. The school stated that in view of the latest development of the new coronavirus, the decision to suspend the face-to-face class will be extended to March 1 and will resume on March 2 (Monday). Online learning will begin on February 3.
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[19:40] The "Wuhan pneumonia" epidemic has expanded, and the government has opposed the use of Huiming Village, which has not been recruited. The three holiday camps only provide less than 100 places. The government is also blocked in finding dormitories for medical staff. The hotel "Cui Ya Shan Fang" in Meifu historic building and Rao Zongyi Cultural Center issued a notice to residents today (31st), saying that the hotel should be converted to medical use at the request of the government. According to the "Cui Ya Shanfang" website, all rooms are unavailable from today.
[Wuhan Pneumonia] The government informs Cui Ya Mountain House to be converted to medical use, guests need to check out
[19:40] Kangtai Travel Agency stated that due to the continued pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan, in order to reduce the risk of the epidemic spreading in the community, special work arrangements will continue to be implemented from February 3 to 9. Except for some stores, including Causeway Bay, Mong Kok, Kowloon Bay, Tseung Kwan O, Sheung Shui, Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and the Telephone Registration Centre to maintain limited services, other employees can work flexibly, and can stay at home if not necessary or urgent Until February 9.
[18:14] Regarding Italy's banning of Hong Kong flights to the territory, Lin Zhengyue pointed out that Hong Kong had done it earlier, and also said that starting from yesterday (30th), it had halved flights from Hong Kong to the Mainland. She also reiterated that the public has reduced outbound travel, and the Mainland has not even issued personal visits to Hong Kong. This shows that the number of mainland visitors will continue to decline. As for other mainland visas, she said that she would review them with Guangdong Province in the future.
Regarding a confirmed patient who had stayed in the medical ward on the 7th, she said that the person was a Hong Kong resident and hoped that everyone would look at the incident "objectively" and emphasized that 5 of the 12 confirmed cases were local residents.
[18:05] Lin Zheng Yue'e was asked when the government would "complete the customs clearance." She said that it would be "unrealistic" if the ports in the Mainland and overseas would not be inaccessible. The reporter later clarified that the question was aimed at restricting the entry of mainlanders to Hong Kong. She responded that the government would continue to review the customs clearance measures in the future, but if certain types of people were not allowed to enter the country, it would be inconsistent with WHO's guidelines. Take discriminatory action.
[Wuhan Pneumonia] Trade Union Forces Feng Guan Zheng to Strike "Sincerely Calling for Medical Care"
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[17:50] Asked whether the authorities had isolated some contacts in the two cases confirmed yesterday. Chen Hanyi, the director of the Department of Health, said that the investigation was ongoing with the Wuhan couple who had been diagnosed earlier. As for another confirmed case that had been concealed from reporting to the Mainland, Chen pointed out that because the patient had been to Macau, he is now contacting the Macau authorities to understand where they have been.
The Director of Commerce and Economic Development, Qiu Tenghua, said that the demand for masks has increased significantly and local production is a new direction. He also said that the current number of masks available to the government is not capable of being widely distributed, so it will ensure supply in the future.
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[17:42] Lin Zhengyue: At present, the overall supplies are tight, which will ensure that those in need have supplies. Even private retailers will be happy to help them with their purchases. She said, "If you are brave enough to talk, it will increase to no shortage." Because the number of masks used recently has increased, I believe that the shortage of masks will continue for some time.
[17:32] When asked about "sealing off", Lin Zhengyue said that he didn't want everyone to just follow the slogan. It also said that Hong Kong now has more than 10 port control zones to allow Hong Kong to communicate with the mainland and overseas. She said that she noticed that some countries had related actions, but they did not comply with WHO's recommendations, saying that it was "not feasible" in reality. She explained that Hong Kong people's entry and exit in the two places reached 90%, a far higher percentage than in the Mainland.
She refers to "comprehensive customs clearance", which means that mainlanders are not allowed to enter Hong Kong. She believes the move conflicts with WHO's "discrimination" claims. She emphasized the strength of the control point and will closely monitor it in the future.
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[17:21] Director of Health Chen Hanyi: As of 3:30 today, according to the Immigration Department information, 28 visitors from Hubei have been contacted, some have left Hong Kong, and some have not been in Hubei Province in the past 14 days. As for a passenger who has traveled to Hubei Province within 14 days, he has already left Hong Kong.
[17:19] Chen Zhaoshi, director of the Food and Health Bureau: Public hospitals have strengthened infection control, with a total of 700 isolated beds with a utilization rate of 40%. She also pointed out that, in response to the recent surge in the use of equipment by the Hospital Authority, masks will be given priority to those in need in the future, especially front-line medical staff. She said she was actively looking for out-of-hospital accommodation for medical staff, and she was giving allowances for them to rent hotels.
Chen Zhaoshi hoped that the medical staff would stick to their posts and go through the difficulties together. Thanks again to the front-line medical staff.
[17:16] Lin Zhengyue: Due to inadequate isolation facilities, I will need to arrange for isolation at home. I am studying the use of electronic tracking bracelets and positioning for monitoring. I hope that 200 sets of bracelets can be used next week to track people who are isolated at home. Starting tomorrow, the airport will screen incoming passengers. They will need to monitor their temperature. If they have a fever, they will not be able to board the aircraft. As for Luohu and Shenzhen Bay ports, they will also perform health declaration.
[17:23] Nie De, director of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau: A total of 600 requests for help were received, including 1,300 Hong Kong residents distributed in Hubei Province. According to the office's understanding, their health is generally good, but at present the traffic in the whole province is suspended and some locations are remote. Therefore, there must be assembly points to ensure that there will be no cross-infection when returning to Hong Kong.
Lin Zhengyue met with reporters at 4:30. (Photo by Zhang Jiamin)
[17:08] Lin Zhengyue appealed to Hong Kong residents to return to Hong Kong from the Mainland as soon as possible, and should not go to places with epidemic conditions. It is also said that Hong Kong people will pose a risk of infection in the Mainland. All citizens returning to Hong Kong from the Mainland should stay at home for 14 days. For those who have been to Hubei Province in the past 14 days, they need to declare when entering the country. They must go to the quarantine center to observe whether they have symptoms.
Lin Zheng pointed out that the number of tourists from Hubei has dropped. The Department has continuously inspected hotels to find Hubei visitors. As of 1pm today, it has inspected 355 hotels and guesthouses, found 48 Hubei visitors, 15 have left the port by themselves, and the remaining 33 will be arranged to stay in quarantine centers. Asymptomatic persons will arrange departure as soon as possible.
[17:03] As for the work side, considering the serious epidemic situation, she said that the work arrangements for employees of government departments to stay at home can be extended to February 9, but still provide basic and limited public services to the public. Announcing arrangements for each department as soon as possible.
[16:58] Lin Zheng Yue'e: Understand that the supply of masks continues to be tight, so it is important to reduce social measures. Announcing the extension of the earliest school resumption date for primary and secondary schools, kindergartens and special schools in Hong Kong is March 2. Whether the class can be successfully resumed on March 2nd will continue to be observed in the future.
The director of the Education Bureau, Yang Runxiong, will meet the media next week to explain to the public in detail, emphasizing that before class resumption, you must first understand the supply of materials and the preparation of the school. She said the suspension was for students to stay at home and urged them not to walk outside.
[16:57] Lin Zheng Yue'e: Until yesterday, compared with 14 days (January 16), except for the airport, the number of mainland visitors to Hong Kong has dropped by 91%, and only 9.7% of the mainlanders have returned. port.
[16:54] Lin Zhengyue: As of 9:00 am today, a total of 12 cases have been confirmed, 11 of which were imported or related cases, and one remains to be confirmed. Seven cases were residents of the Mainland and the other five cases were Hong Kong people. Of the 680 suspected cases, more than 470 cases have been ruled out, and the remaining need to be hospitalized; 550 cases are Hong Kong residents and the others are non-residents. The HA will be able to do a quick test tomorrow without having to ship it to the Department of Health for testing.
[16:50] Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e pointed out that four meetings have been held in the past week and announced a series of measures, including the supply of masks. She said that the WHO had declared the pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan as an "public health emergency of international concern" and also showed support and appreciation for the Chinese spirit. She said that the Committee believes that countries need to take strong measures, but as the epidemic situation changes, it needs to make corresponding adjustments. Regarding related recommendations, she said that the government has reviewed the current strategy for epidemic prevention, also called "the degree of agreement is quite high", but there are Some measures need to be strengthened.
[16:28] Lin Zhengyue met with reporters at 4:30, other officials present: Gao Shengsheng, Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital Authority, Chen Hanyi, Director of the Department of Health, Chen Zhaoshi, Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Nie Dequan, Director of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, and Business and Economic Affairs Bureau Director Qiu Tenghua, Director of Security Bureau Li Jiachao, Director of Immigration Department Zeng Guowei.
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[15:55] Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e will hold a press conference at 4.30. It is understood that the political task force led by her has recently discussed closing the Lok Ma Chau and Lo Wu Passes, and the East Rail Line trains stop at Lo Wu Station and Lok Ma Chau Station. This arrangement is actually feasible, but it is unknown whether it will be implemented eventually.
[15:44] The Monetary Authority received a report from the bank today. In order to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus and strengthen the protection of employees and customers, some bank branches must be temporarily closed or shortened. According to the information provided by the banks, it is expected that about 20% to 30% of the bank branches will be temporarily closed, and some of the remaining branches will shorten their operating hours, and banks will announce specific operating arrangements as soon as possible.
The HKMA advises bank customers to use online or telephone banking, ATMs or other electronic banking services whenever possible, and to check whether the relevant branch is open through the bank's website or customer service hotline before going to the branch.
[15:26] Dongyingyou started distributing at 4:30 pm today. Each person will get 5 masks for a total of 360 places, and will be distributed in the form of funds. As Hong Kong people are the priority for this distribution, a Hong Kong identity card is required. We will not collect any personal information.
📍Location: 5 / F, Chevalier Building, 45-51 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui (Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station Exit B2)
The criteria for distributing the masks are as follows:
Size: 95 x 175mm
Specifications: BFE 97.5%, PFE 98.2% (Verified by Japan Chemical Fiber Association)
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[15:17] Colourmix has announced that it will begin to sell Korean HUSTORM-KF94 masks at 4 pm. Each pack is 5 pieces. Each person can buy 2 packs. Each pack is 30 yuan.
1. G / F, 67 Sai Yeung Choi South Street, Mong Kok (750 packs in total)
2. G / F, 44-46 Sai Yeung Choi South Street, Mong Kok (1,130 bales total)
3. Mong Kok Mong Kok Centre (New City) Shops 10-12, G / F (total 750 packs)
4. Shop A, G / F, Far East Bank Mong Kok Building, 11 Nelson Street, Mong Kok (total 750 packets)
5. Shop 3A, G / F, Henley Building, 68-80 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui (1,130 bags total)
6. Shop 139D, 1 / F, Newport Centre, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui (total 750 packets)
7. Shop B2-B4B, Starlight Basement, 3 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui (total 750 packs)
[15:15] HSBC announced that 24 branches will suspend service from February 3 until further notice.
[15:05] The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, will hold a press conference at the government headquarters at 4.30 pm.
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[13:30] The news indicates that in view of the situation of Wuhan pneumonia in the community, the government will later announce that the kindergarten will be resumed on March 2.
[12:45] A citizen rushed to the line again at "Zelong". She pointed out that she had visited Mong Kok, Tsuen Wan, and Sham Shui Po, but she could not buy a mask. The family had only 5 masks left. Application, "It's better to send masks than Chinese New Year," "I'm waiting for death."
[12:00] Zhuo Yue began to send chips, and soon after they were distributed, some of them failed to bring tears to the elders, but the citizen in front ranked them and transferred them.
[11:18] The three cosmetics shops Zhuoyue in Mong Kok are also full of citizens. Today, the distribution started at 12:00. At 11:00, more than 300 people had lined up at the Mong Kok Central branch, and the queue was queued to the subway station.
[11:10] According to CCTV, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said that in view of the practical difficulties overseas Chinese citizens in Hubei, especially Wuhan, have encountered recently, the Chinese government has decided to send charter flights to take them directly back to Wuhan as soon as possible.
[11:00] Bonjour announced on Facebook that Korean masks will be sold at 17 branches in Hong Kong and Kowloon districts at 12 o'clock today. Each pack costs 5 yuan and the limit is 2 packs per person. There are mask shops in Mong Kok. Citizens are waiting outside the shop.
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[03:53] The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday (30th) that the outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan is an "public health emergency of international concern".
[03:10] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday (30th) that the first case of human-to-human transmission of a new type of coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan occurred in China, which is also the first local confirmed diagnosis In six cases, a male patient aged about 60 was infected after his wife returned from Wuhan.
[01:30] The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health said on Friday (31st) that two new confirmed cases were being investigated. One of the 37-year-old female patients was the daughter of a couple who had been diagnosed with the disease recently. She had stayed at the W Hotel in Hong Kong and visited the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong. She accompanied her parents to the Queen Mary Hospital on the same day and returned home. Preliminary investigations revealed that she did not visit the wet market or seafood market during the incubation period and did not contact her. Wild animals or birds; another 75-year-old male patient visited Shunde, Guangdong Province from December 30 last year to January 7 this year, and sought medical treatment at a local clinic, then from January 10 to 14 Visit Macau today and return today.
[00:40] The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that as of 12:00 noon yesterday, a total of 680 cases meeting the reporting criteria were received, including 11 confirmed cases of new coronavirus infection and 478 cases of new coronavirus infection excluded. Cases, the remaining 191 cases are still hospitalized for examination. The Centre received the report of the 12th confirmed case after 12 noon yesterday.
The 11th and 12 new cases were respectively a 37-year-old female patient admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and a 75-year-old male patient at Princess Margaret Hospital. The female patient was living in Royal Gold in Yau Ma Tei. Guofeng was the daughter of a couple diagnosed on Wednesday from Wuhan, or the first "human-to-human" case in Hong Kong. The male patient of Princess Margaret Hospital lives in Hong Mei House, Cheung Hong Estate, Kwai Tsing.
[Wuhan pneumonia] 12 new cases confirmed in Hong Kong as first human-to-human infection
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[00:00] The outbreak of new coronavirus related to Wuhan pneumonia continues. As of Thursday (30th), there were 10 confirmed cases in Hong Kong. It is reported that there are two more "highly suspected" initial confirmed cases in Hong Kong. There are long queues of citizens in the market, and they are rushing to masks.
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