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Written by: Chen Qianting, Zheng Cuibi, Li Enci, Chen Jingqi, Zheng Qiuling
2020-02-18 01:00
Last updated: 2020-02-18 20:00The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus continues. There is one new confirmed diagnosis and one initial confirmed diagnosis in Hong Kong today. A total of 62 people have contracted the disease. The Security Bureau and the Immigration Department have sent personnel to Japan to assist Hong Kong people who remain on the Diamond Princess and return to Hong Kong by charter. The government revealed that the package will leave for Hong Kong on February 19 (Wednesday).
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[20:00] Member of the Legislative Council of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, Zheng Yongshun, said that he had received further notifications from the Hong Kong people on board the Diamond Princess. New confirmed cases have been received so far. The recent infection results are expected to continue to increase the number of Hong Kong people infected, and some patients are diagnosed with no symptoms and the infection is worrying.
[19:45] The Secretary for Justice, Zheng Ruozhen, visited Yuen Long District today to distribute masks and health information leaflets to families in need. She, together with social workers from Pok Oi Hospital, went to Lang Shan Village in the afternoon to visit the elderly families and to them. Distribute masks, food, health information leaflets and other supplies.
[19:00] The deputy director of the Security Bureau, Ou Zhiguang, told reporters in Japan that the bureau hopes to take away all Hong Kong people stranded in the Diamond Princess tomorrow night. The Japanese side announced earlier that the inspection of all people will be completed on the 20th. He hopes that the Japanese side can complete the inspection of the Hong Kong people as soon as possible; if it is not completed successfully, the people on board may need to return to Hong Kong in batches. He also said that temporarily planning to return Hong Kong people to Hong Kong in two flights, if necessary, will not rule out an extra flight, but in any case, at least one flight will return to Hong Kong tomorrow night. He stated that he did not know the actual number of people returning to Hong Kong, but at least dozens of Hong Kong people were diagnosed, closely contacted or with symptoms, and could not return to Hong Kong in these days.
On February 18, the latest official announcement from Japan revealed that an additional 88 people were positive for the virus, and the cumulative number of infections on board increased to 542. (Associated Press)
[18:53] Japan Airlines (JAL) refers to the reduction of flight demand and the protection of crew members due to the impact of the new coronavirus. From February 21, it will reduce the number of flights to and from Hong Kong and Tokyo. Among them, JL029 / JL026 between Hong Kong and Tokyo Haneda Airport will be reduced from 7 flights to 4 flights per week; and JL736 / JL735 flights between Hong Kong and Tokyo Narita Airport will be reduced from 7 flights to 3 flights per week.
[17:11] A preliminary confirmed case was added today. A 58 man was admitted to the United Hospital. He lives in Golden Bridge Landmark, Corning Road, Kwun Tong, and his wife and daughter live in Zhongshan. He visited the Mainland on January 22, returned to Macau on the same day on February 5, coughed on February 15, visited a private doctor on January 11 and 13, January. He was admitted to the United Hospital on the 17th.
[16:54] Press conference
Pick up Diamond Princess Hong Kong people
Xu Deyi, deputy director of the Food and Health Bureau: The Hong Kong people who took the Diamond Princess back to Hong Kong must complete the test and be negative before returning to Hong Kong. If there are any medical signs such as fever, they cannot board the plane. Because they do not know their contacts on the ship, they still need to be quarantined after returning to port.
It is unclear how many people are unwilling to charter flights with the government to return to Hong Kong, but these people must quarantine after returning to Hong Kong.
The existing quarantine center has already used 80% or 90% of the passengers. It must not be enough for the Diamond Princess passengers to return to Hong Kong. Therefore, Fo Tan Junyang Village has urgency.
Xu Deyi (left), deputy director of the Food and Health Bureau, Zhang Zhujun (back row), director of the infectious disease department of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, and Liu Jiaxian (right), chief administrative manager (quality and standards) of the Hospital Authority, see reporters on February 18. (Photo by Zhang Haowei)
[16:33] Press Conference of Food and Health Bureau, Department of Health and Hospital Authority:
Strengthening monitoring measures tomorrow to extend to outpatient clinics
Xu Deyi, Deputy Director of the Food and Health Bureau: Since February 1st, under the enhanced laboratory monitoring plan, 9,400 patients have been monitored, 20 of whom have been confirmed, that is, one third of the confirmed cases in Hong Kong were found through laboratory experiments. The authorities propose to strengthen the monitoring mechanism to expand from in-patients to out-patients, and the HA will cover the general out-patient clinics tomorrow.
Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority: From tomorrow onwards, the Accident and Emergency Department, General Outpatient Clinic, over 18 years of age, fever and patients with respiratory symptoms or pneumonia without hospitalization, the Hospital Authority will distribute test bottles for After the patient came home, he collected deep saliva on his own and returned it to the hospital for testing. Deep throat saliva, that is, not brushing teeth, drinking water, taking saliva samples after getting up.
A new Filipino maid was diagnosed and tested negative
Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Health Protection, Department of Health: A new case, a 34-year-old woman and a domestic helper, was 61 confirmed cases, related to the 52nd case. I was admitted to the hospital in the early morning of January 14th, and the test was negative. However, the chest and lung films were recessive. On February 15th, a CT scan (computer scan) revealed that there was a problem in the lungs, and then samples were taken from the upper respiratory tract. The diagnosis was confirmed today. She has been stable and feels that she is not a problem. She did not attend the dinner on January 26, and believes it was spread at home.
The confirmed patients were not Filipino domestic helpers. On February 9, they met with other Filipino helpers in the outdoor space outside the Great Hall. They wore masks and did not eat during the whole process.
Two confirmed patients can be discharged today
Cases 57 and 59 are cases where the HA meets. The meeting on February 7th was only held on the 57th. Seven or eight people attended the meeting. One of them was a HA colleague who was unwell and was hospitalized. The test was negative.
The 6th and 14th confirmed patients are expected to be discharged today. The sixth condition was stable, the computer scan recovered well, and the 14th confirmed patient had used two antiviral drugs. They will follow up two weeks after they leave the hospital. Patient No. 6 had previously worked in accounting in Wuhan; Patient No. 14 was an 80-year-old uncle who had been aboard the Diamond Princess.
[15:23] Foreign media quoted Dodo Dulay, Philippine Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on a Twitter post stating that the Philippines will lift the ban and allow Filipino domestic workers to return to Hong Kong and Macau to work, but did not explain specific implementation details.
[13:55] The information indicates that the 59th confirmed case in Hong Kong, an engineer working at the Bama Dana Group and a 45-year-old man living in Tsz Wan Shan, his wife and three daughters were admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital for isolation early this morning. Both his daughters had fever, and the latest test results showed that all four were negative for the new coronavirus.
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[12:00] There are five Macau residents on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 2 males and 3 females, aged between 24 and 82. Three of them hold ID cards of Macau and Hong Kong. According to the Macau authorities, five Macao residents will be arranged to arrive in Hong Kong on a chartered flight from the Hong Kong government. Two of them who hold both Hong Kong and Macau resident identity cards plan to stay in Hong Kong, and the other three will be returned to Macau by the Hong Kong government car. According to the requirements of the Macao health authorities, he went to the designated place for 14 days of medical observation and isolation.
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[09:55] The Hospital Authority stated that a patient with a confirmed new coronavirus had previously visited the Hospital Authority Building on February 7. An employee attending the meeting said that his throat was uncomfortable and was sent to the hospital last night for The test showed negative results for its new coronavirus test. No other HA staff participating in the meeting expressed discomfort. The HA will continue to cooperate with the CHP's follow-up investigation.
[09:30] 60 officials led by Deputy Director of the Security Bureau, Zhi Guang, and Director of Immigration Department, Zeng Guowei, have arrived in Japan to discuss chartering arrangements with officials of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Japan and will head to the Chinese Consulate in Japan in the afternoon. Ou Zhiguang said that if Hong Kong people are diagnosed, they will need to be treated locally and they will not be able to return to Hong Kong immediately.
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[08:33] As of 8:33 am on Tuesday (18th), 72,528 confirmed cases nationwide, a total of 1,870 deaths, 6,242 suspected cases, and 12,561 cured cases; in Hubei, the worst-hit area, 59,989 confirmed cases, cumulative Increased to 1789 people died, 7862 were cured.
[00:05] It is understood that there was one additional confirmed case in the Eastern Hospital, and the patient was a foreign domestic helper. It is worth noting that the confirmed foreign domestic helper had been tested for the virus for a long time, but the test result was negative at that time, but the latest test result was positive, or it was the first "yin to yang" case in Hong Kong.
It is reported that the 67-year-old female employer of the foreign domestic helper has also been diagnosed earlier. This is the 52nd confirmed case in Hong Kong. She is the aunt-in-law of one of the confirmed cases in Hong Mei House, Chang Hong Estate. The family's 29-person family dinner.
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