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Written by: Golden Chess Zheng Cuibi Chen Qianting Zhang Meihua
2020-02-17 04:00
Last updated: 2020-02-17 23:32The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus has continued. Hong Kong has increased 3 confirmed cases today and a total of 60 people have contracted the disease.
Among them, two employees of the well-known construction engineering company Bamatanaher confirmed the diagnosis. They had met at the headquarters of the Hospital Authority. The Hospital Authority said that there were no symptoms of the employees at the meeting.
The Security Bureau and the Immigration Department dispatched officers to Japan in the afternoon to assist Hong Kong people staying on the Diamond Princess and return to Hong Kong by charter.
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[23:22] It is understood that the Eastern District Hospital newly added a preliminary confirmed case. The patient was a foreign domestic helper, and his employer had attended a family dinner at 29 star restaurant in North Point earlier.
It is reported that the foreign domestic helper's employer had already confirmed the diagnosis. The foreign domestic helper tested negative for the virus earlier, but the latest test result was positive, or it was the first "yin to yang" case in Hong Kong.
[23:20] The government stated on its Facebook page "Tamar Talk" that the government has arranged for two charter flights to return free of charge to Hong Kong residents with negative virus test results on the Diamond Princess on the evening of February 19. After arriving in Hong Kong, all passengers will immediately move into the compulsory quarantine center which has been transferred to Junyang Village in Fo Tan for 14 days.
The government also stated that out of the 350 Hong Kong residents currently known on board, 21 were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus and they would stay in Japanese hospitals for treatment; the close quarantine period for confirmed patients would be prolonged in the local area.
[23:10] The government issued a draft in the evening. The Chief Executive, Mrs. Lin Zhengyue, and the Director of the Home Affairs Bureau Liu Jianghua and the Director of the Labor and Welfare Bureau Luo Zhiguang went to different communities and worked with non-governmental organizations to bring the masks of the SAR government to private donations earlier. Distribution to elderly and grassroots residents in need. Other directors will also join other NGOs in the visits to distribute masks.
[22:40] The Department of Health stated that subpoenas would be issued to two persons suspected of violating the Compulsory Quarantine Regulations for Certain Arrivals (Cap. 599C), and reminded persons who are subject to mandatory quarantine to comply with the requirements of the Regulations Undertake 14-day compulsory quarantine.
According to the agency, since the compulsory quarantine took effect on February 8, a total of 4 Hong Kong residents subject to compulsory quarantine have attempted to leave Hong Kong. The Immigration Department has successfully intercepted four people at the port, and the Department of Health has immediately sent them to a quarantine camp to conduct an investigation with the police. After investigation, the Department of Health today applied to the court for summons against two of them. As for the remaining two persons, the Department of Health and the police are actively collecting more evidence for the Department of Justice to consider prosecution.
According to the Regulations, except for exempt persons, all persons who have stayed in the Mainland for any period of time during the 14 days before the date of arrival in Hong Kong, regardless of nationality and travel documents, must undergo a 14-day compulsory quarantine. Violating a mandatory quarantine order constitutes a criminal offence, and offenders can be fined up to $ 25,000 and imprisoned for six months.
[21:40] A spokesman for the Hospital Authority said that this evening, an employee who only attended the meeting on February 7 (that is, a staff meeting involving patients diagnosed in Bamatanah) said that his throat was uncomfortable and he will be sent to the hospital for examination and A new coronavirus test was performed, and no other employees expressed discomfort.
The Hospital Authority stated that the head office has been arranging cleaning contractors to carry out thorough cleaning and disinfection since the development of the epidemic, and reminded colleagues to pay attention to personal hygiene, including wearing masks and washing hands frequently. The HA will further enhance the cleanliness of the building's common areas and meeting rooms, arrange video conferences where feasible, and reduce social contact.
[21:22] The Scientific Committee on New Discoveries and Animal Infectious Diseases and the Scientific Committee on Infection Control of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will hold a joint meeting this afternoon to review the latest situation of new coronavirus infection in Hong Kong and its prevention and control strategies. Members agreed that there was evidence of community transmission of the new coronavirus in Hong Kong. To prevent further spread and rooting of the virus, Hong Kong should continue to maintain its current strategy of isolating confirmed patients and arrange quarantine and other contacts for close contacts Arrange medical monitoring.
The Scientific Committee is aware that the outbreaks in the Mainland are still ongoing. Therefore, at this stage, the existing measures to reduce cross-border flow of people between Hong Kong and the Mainland should be maintained and reviewed from time to time. Members suggested that if the capacity of the quarantine center is saturated, close contacts should be quarantined at designated quarantine facilities during the first 10 days of the quarantine period, but depending on the circumstances of the case, individual contacts can be quarantined at home for the remaining 4 days.
As the symptoms of some new cases of coronavirus infection are mild, members suggested that the monitoring mechanism should be expanded from inpatients to outpatients in order to detect minor cases in the community and to better understand the epidemiology of the virus.
[20:20] The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that as of 8 pm today, three new cases of new coronavirus infection were confirmed today, and a total of 60 cases have been confirmed in Hong Kong so far.
In other words, the two preliminary confirmed cases announced by the Centre for Health Protection in the afternoon have been confirmed after review.
[17:45] The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheung Kin-chung, visited Hongkong Post today to understand that front-line personnel deal with a large number of mask mail. He pointed out that Hongkong Post has been treating "express masks first" as a priority since the Lunar New Year, and has given priority to the express service of masks on board. Express mail. Over 40,000 boxes of such mail have been processed and delivered in the past week. He pointed out that Hongkong Post should deploy additional manpower from other groups to speed up the processing of Speedpost mail and arrange the delivery of Speedpost on Sundays. At the same time, it will resume daily mail delivery services so that mask mail can be delivered to the public as soon as possible.
[17:20] Macau Chief Executive He Yicheng has issued instructions today that the casino's temporary closure order will be lifted from 00:00 on Thursday (20th), which means that Macau casinos that have been suspended for half a month will reopen.
10 cases have been confirmed in Macau so far and no new cases have been reported for several consecutive days.
[17:11] The reporter was repeatedly asked why the Hospital Authority had not confirmed that the patient had a meeting with the Hospital Authority yesterday. Liu Jiaxian claimed that because the patient only became ill after attending the conference, "there is no theoretical possibility of infection." Therefore, we hope to announce it after collecting more information.
[17:03] Liu Jiaxian said that none of the five employees who had met with the diagnosed staff had a fever or had symptoms. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that they need to follow up whether they have been to other parts of the building after the meeting, and no other participants have symptoms for the time being.
[16:55] Liu Jiaxian pointed out that the time for the two patients to meet with the HA was about 15 to 20 minutes, but the content of the meeting could not be disclosed. He pointed out that in the future, video conferences will be considered instead of face-to-face meetings, and those who come in will have to take their temperature first.
Zhang Zhujun corrected that there were 15 people in the HA meeting on February 6, not the aforementioned few.
[16:48] Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the 69-year-old diagnosed had seen a private doctor in Sham Shui Po; the 45-year-old initial diagnosed had visited a private doctor in Ciyun Mountain; and the 54-year-old patient's wife, that is, the first confirmed Visited a private doctor in Taikoo Shing.
[16:40] Zhang Zhujun pointed out that in the 58th case, he lived with his daughter, and her daughter is not asymptomatic.
As for a preliminary diagnosis, a colleague from the 57th case, the two often met. They also met at the Hospital Authority on February 6, but Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the participants may not be close contacts. These two patients, both from Parmadana Construction Company, are well-known old construction engineering companies.
Liu Jiaxian pointed out that the HA had a total of five colleagues who had meetings on February 6 and 7 respectively. He emphasized that none of the five colleagues need to be quarantined or quarantined for the time being.
[16:37] Liu Jiaxian said that there are still 55 confirmed patients in hospital, of which 5 are in critical condition and one patient has changed from severe to stable.
[16:30] Dr. Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Health Protection, Department of Health, and Dr. Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, will attend a press conference to explain the latest progress of the epidemic.
Zhang Zhujun said that a confirmed case was newly added today. The confirmed case is a 69-year-old man who is a retiree. He has long-term patients with high blood pressure and diabetes. He was on February 8, 11, 13 and 16 He went to a private doctor for medical treatment on February 15 and also visited a clinic in Changsha Bay on February 15. He was admitted to Caritas Hospital on February 16. He and his daughter lived in Yiqing Building, Yiming Village, Tseung Kwan O. He had met with his sisters during the New Year. He stayed at home mainly during the rest of the year.
In addition, Zhang Zhujun pointed out that there are currently two preliminary confirmed cases. One of them is a 45-year-old man who has been in Vietnam. He has a colleague relationship with the 57th confirmed case, but the two do not work on the same floor, but will meet from time to time. Have a meeting to discuss work items. In addition, Zhang Zhujun also pointed out that the man had held a meeting in the HA and is now following the group of participants to see if there are symptoms. The first confirmed case was the wife of the 56th case, 46 years old, who was admitted to the Eastern Hospital.
[16:15] BOC Hong Kong announced that it has donated HK $ 13 million in public welfare funds, distributed "love epidemic prevention kits" to grassroots and medical institutions, and provided "epidemic financial assistance" to confirmed patients.
[16:00] The police said that in order to facilitate the good faith to participate in the Guanyin opening ceremony, Lixianli, Lianhuagong East Street, Lianhuagong West Street, and Lianhua Street in the Lianhua Palace area of Dakeng will be open from about 4 pm tomorrow (18th) It will be closed at 7 pm on the 19th.
As for the Hung Hom Guanyin Temple, the Chinese Temples Committee stated earlier that considering the large amount of good faith in Hung Hom Guanyin Temple, the opening of the Guanyin Temple will be cancelled on Wednesday (19th).
[15:23] The SAR Government will send a contingent consisting of the Security Bureau, Immigration Department and Department of Health to Tokyo, Japan, to arrange for the return of Hong Kong residents on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Secretary of Security Li Jiachao will see you off at the airport.
[15:07] The news revealed that the wife of a 54-year-old man living with new pneumonia living in Taigucheng has a positive test result for the new pneumonia virus today.
[15:00] The source said that the Deputy Director of the Security Bureau, Zhi Zhi Qu, and the Director of Immigration Department, Zeng Guowei, left for Japan this evening to pick up the Hong Kong people from the stranded cruise ship Diamond Princess.
[14:38] It is reported that a 54-year-old man and a 45-year-old male colleague who had been diagnosed in Taikoo Shing recently had a meeting at the headquarters of the Hospital Authority. The Hospital Authority had cleaned and disinfected them at the relevant location.
[13:18] A family member of an HSBC employee was diagnosed with new coronavirus pneumonia last week. An internal email from HSBC revealed that the test results of the employee and other family members were negative to the new coronavirus. In accordance with the government's related quarantine policies, the family members involved need to complete the quarantine period.
[13:08] Cable News reports that the Hong Kong people who are stranded in the cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan are filling out the exit form and preparing to disembark, and will go to the isolation center.
[09:10] After being diagnosed yesterday (16th) in a 54-year-old patient in Gutaigucheng, it is reported that his 45-year-old male engineer colleague was also infected. The man met the colleague who lived in Taikoo City on February 7. He felt unwell from the 12th. He developed fever on the 13th and consulted a private doctor. He was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital yesterday (16th). Positive for new coronavirus. The patient reported that she lived in the third phase of Aihua Pavilion, Tsz Oi Court, Tsz Wan Shan, and had been to Vietnam at the end of January.
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[08:11] As of 8:11 am on Monday (17th), 70,554 confirmed cases nationwide, 1,767 deaths, 8,228 suspected cases, and 10,766 cured cases; in Hubei, the worst-hit area, 58,182 confirmed cases, An additional 100 people died each day, and the cumulative increase to 1696 died, and 6,639 people were cured.
[03:00] The New Crown Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters in Xiaogan City, Hubei Province issued Order No. 17 on the evening of Sunday (16th), announcing that from Monday (17th) at 00:00, all urban residents are strictly forbidden to go out, and those who violate the order shall be punished 10 Public security detention for less than 10 days.
[23:58] The Bureau of Financial Affairs and the Treasury said on Sunday (16th) that the Logistics Department's current inventory of masks is about 12 million, plus the inventory of various departments and the output of the Correctional Services Department. The two-month demand also refers to the current total consumption control at the level of about 8 million per month, and priority is given to the distribution of anti-epidemic materials to front-line personnel participating in quarantine work, implementing quarantine orders, and maintaining necessary public services.
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