[Wuhan Pneumonia. Latest news: One more confirmed patient in Hong Kong has no travel history

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Written by: Chen Qianting, Zheng Cuibi, Li Enci, Huang Weilun, Chen Shuxia, Zhang Meihua, and Lao Minyi

2020-02-20 03:00

The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus has continued, and a total of 65 confirmed cases have been recorded in Hong Kong, of which 2 died. There were 628 newly diagnosed cases in Hubei, which was the first daily increase since the 27th of last month.

The Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan. 106 Hong Kong people tested for disease-free passengers. They took a Hong Kong government charter flight back to Hong Kong at 4 am and arrived at Hong Kong Airport at about 8.35 am. The Secretary for Security Li Jiachao said that the goal is to return Hong Kong people who have tested negative on board the vessel to Hong Kong today and will arrange a third charter flight to Japan. At present, 55 Hong Kong people have been diagnosed, and 33 close contacts need to stay in Japan for treatment and isolation; the other 16 refuse to return to Hong Kong by charter flight.

In addition, the government also submitted documents to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council, stating that the Epidemic and Anti-epidemic Foundation has increased to 30 billion yuan, and discussed funding applications on Friday.

[12:00] A government spokesman said today (February 20) that in response to the latest situation of the epidemic, the government will continue to implement special work arrangements for the department until March 1 to reduce the risk of social contact and the spread of the virus in the community. The government will then review the situation. Apart from continuing to provide the public with emergency or necessary public services and maintaining limited basic services, government departments will also make necessary adjustments to provide the public with appropriate services and prepare for the gradual restoration of normal services. However, the prevention and control of the epidemic situation is still a top priority. The government will pay close attention to the development of the epidemic situation before making the next decision and deployment. Individual departments will make separate announcements on the latest arrangements for various services as soon as possible.

▼ Japanese Diamond Princess Hong Kong people situation ▼

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[10:36] The news refers to a new confirmed case in United Hospital. The news indicates that the patient is a 38-year-old woman who has no recent travel history and was admitted to hospital due to pneumonia. The patient lived in Yau Tong and returned to work in Yuen Long. In addition, the couple from Xiaoxiwan Village confirmed yesterday will be transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital for isolation and treatment.

Director of Security Li Jiachao and Director of Food and Health Chen Zhaoshi began to report to the media on the return of Hong Kong people to the Diamond Princess. (Photo by Ouyang Dehao)

[09:10] Li said that the withdrawal of Hong Kong people is taken into consideration from the beginning to the end. This time, it was promoted through diplomatic channels. If there is room for the seat, whether it is Macao, Mainland or Taiwanese, it will be considered, but first It is Hong Kong people returning to Hong Kong. The principle of hygiene is that the test is negative, non-diagnosed or close contacts. He emphasized that no request from chartered flights has been received from people other than Hong Kong people or Macao people.

[09:03] Asked whether the Chief Secretary for Administration, Zhang Jianzong, said yesterday that the local epidemic was under control, Chen Zhaoshi did not respond positively, only that he had been monitoring the epidemic and the overall strategy of different expert groups, and considered it correct and the direction Yes, continuous monitoring, different response measures, and expanding the scope of monitoring have effectively reduced community transmission.

[08:55] Li Jiachao said that charter flights are set up by Hong Kong residents, but if necessary, they will be dealt with humanely if necessary. He said that different departments of the quarantine center have different responsibilities. The responsibility for security work and violations of quarantine orders lies with the police; medical services and inquiries have auxiliary medical teams. He said that no mainlanders had requested to charter flights together.

[08:50] Li Jiachao said that there were 55 confirmed Hong Kong people, 33 were close contacts, more than 200 people said they would take charter flights, and 15 refused; they hoped that they would change their minds to take a free charter flight before taking off, otherwise they might be in Difficulty in arranging accommodation. After returning to Hong Kong for a good chance, you still need to undergo quarantine on the 14th. He said that Hong Kong people have priority to charter flights, and also referred to foreign representatives to check on charter arrangements.

[08:49] Chen Zhaoshi thanked the passengers for their cooperation and understanding, and emphasized that the occupants had no symptoms and were not diagnosed or suspected. They stayed in independent units, law enforcement and medical staff were on duty 24 hours a day, and basically could not go in and out at random. Permits cannot operate in the community.

[08:48] Chen Zhaoshi, the director of the Food Sanitation Bureau, said that the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority arranged 14 staff to observe the health status of passengers on the plane. The Port Health Department will explain the quarantine arrangements before disembarking. If there is a fever, it will be sent to the hospital. Isolation, body temperature will also be measured before getting off the machine. If there are no symptoms, they will be sent to the Foshan Chunyang Village Quarantine Center. At that time, the staff of the Department of Health will also be checked for viruses. If they are positive, they will be sent to the hospital for quarantine and quarantine. The quarantine center unit has basic furniture, snacks and drinks, and the Civil Affairs Department will provide assistance. She said that the quarantine person should take a daily temperature measurement, if there is fever and other symptoms, they will be sent to the hospital for treatment; she also said that there are daily confirmed cases on the cruise, and the virus chain is not cut. Refer to foreign practices, and quarantine on the 14th It is prudent and prudent.

[08:44] The government will prepare a third charter flight anyway, although the evacuation of Hong Kong people this time is quite complicated. Li Jiachao thanked the various parties for their efforts, including Cathay Pacific arrangements and crew members, as well as the Chinese Ambassador to Japan, the Immigration Department, the Security Bureau and other departments for their assistance, and thanked the Japanese Consul General in Hong Kong for providing ideas and reflecting to the Japanese government.

[08:42] Li said that the ship originally had 30 to 40 people, but with the coordination of many parties, it eventually took 106 Hong Kong people back to Hong Kong. A total of 364 Hong Kong people on board, 260 people holding SAR passports, and nearly 100 other passport holders, including 55 diagnosed persons, have failed to return to Hong Kong for the time being. At present, 20 to 30 people have indicated that they will not take charter flights. I hope they will change their minds. The goal is that all people with negative test results and transfer to Hong Kong will return to Hong Kong today. Arrangements will be made for Hong Kong people to board the aircraft in the afternoon. Before taking off.

[08:38] Li Jiachao stated that he successfully arranged the first batch of Hong Kong people to charter flights and set off and arrived in Hong Kong early this morning. All persons were sent to the Foyang Junyang Village Quarantine Center for quarantine on the 14th, including 106 Hong Kong people, of which 88 people held Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports and 18 people held passports from other countries. All of them passed the test and were negative. List.

[08:25] Chen Zhaoshi, the director of Food and Health, and Li Jiachao, the director of security, will meet the media and explain the arrangements for the Hong Kong people of the Diamond Princess Japan to return to Hong Kong by charter flight.

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[08:05] As of 8:05 am on Thursday (20th), 74,654 confirmed cases nationwide, an additional 108 people died in the past day, a total of 2118 deaths, 5348 suspected cases, and 16154 cured cases . In Hubei, the hardest hit area, 62,013 confirmed cases, a total of 2,029 people died, and 10,337 were cured.

[06:40] The Hubei Health and Health Committee announced that 628 new cases of coronavirus pneumonia were newly added in the province yesterday (19th), the first increase of less than 1,000 cases since the 27th of last month. After deducting the review, 279 original confirmed cases were removed, and a net increase of 349 new confirmed cases. A total of 62,031 confirmed cases were diagnosed in the province, of which 44,412 were in Wuhan.

Wuhan is still the most serious, with 615 new cases, and the other increases are: 5 in Xiantao City, 3 in Shiyan City, 3 in Suizhou City, and 2 in Xiangyang City, a total of 628 cases. After multiple city reviews, the number of confirmed patients was reduced, a total of 279 cases: 5 reductions in Huanggang City, 5 reductions in Ezhou City, 5 reductions in Enshi Prefecture, 13 reductions in Tianmen City, 15 reductions in Xiaogan City, 16 reductions in Huangshi City, There were 16 reductions in Yichang, 31 reductions in Jingzhou, 66 reductions in Xianning, and 107 reductions in Jingmen, for a total of 279 reductions.

There were 108 new deaths in the province, the total number of which exceeded 2,000 and increased to 2,029; the province's new discharge of 1,209 cases increased to 10,337 in total. 43,745 patients are still being treated in the hospital, of which 9,128 are critically ill and 2,050 are critically ill, and they are all receiving isolation treatment at designated medical institutions.

[06:20] There is a parking lot outside East Coast Road of Hong Kong Airport. There are government officials explaining the work situation to tour bus drivers and paramedics, and then to the apron to prepare. As seen at the scene, the authorities arranged 8 large tourist buses and 3 small tourist buses. Most of the drivers had put on blue protective clothing, masks and other equipment.

[Diamond Princess] 102 of the returning passengers have not been detected by Zeng Guowei: Department of negative

[06:00] The Diamond Princess cruise ship has a severe epidemic. The first group of 102 Hong Kong passengers took the Hong Kong Government's Cathay Pacific charter flight back to Hong Kong at 4 am (Hong Kong time, the same below) and is expected to arrive in Hong Kong at 9 am. When a passenger arrived at Tokyo ’s Haneda Airport, he said that more and more people were diagnosed on board every day. He was very worried and was able to leave the ship and return to Hong Kong. He felt relieved immediately. Some interviewed passengers said that for the benefit of the whole society, they returned to Hong Kong Isolation will be arranged on the 14th.

The Director of Immigration, Zeng Guowei, said that all Hong Kong people who were able to disembark could have negative test results. He said that the initial inspection progress by the Japanese authorities was slow, and after the mediation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the test results accelerated, so twice as many passengers could temporarily return to Hong Kong, but the certificates could not be obtained in time. The second flight will be delayed until tonight (20th), so that more Hong Kong people with negative test results can return to Hong Kong.

▼ Hong Kong masks, panic buying, conflict, winter under the epidemic ▼

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[00:00] The first batch of Hong Kong people allowed to leave the "Diamond Princess" will disembark at Yokohama, Japan at 10 pm on Wednesday (19th). They will be picked up by the coach to Tokyo Haneda Airport, and then return by special plane Hong Kong, expected to arrive at Hong Kong Airport on Thursday (20th) morning. The Special Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region posted a Facebook post tonight that Deputy Commissioner Song Ruan, Counsellor and Consul General of the Chinese Embassy in Japan Zhan Kongchao, Deputy Director of Security Bureau Zhiguang Guang, and Director of Immigration Department Zeng Guowei were in charge of the scene. Evacuation work.

▼ On February 19th, Japan's Diamond Princess cruise ship passengers were allowed to disembark ▼

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▼ Official "Compulsory Self-Quarantine Questions and Answers" ▼

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