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Written by: Kong Fanxu Wang Jieen Huang Weilun Chen Qianting Huang Yongyu Ouyang Dehao Chen Shuxia Chen Xiwen Lao Minyi Yuan Shu
2020-08-09 08:00
Last update date: 2020-08-09 14:39The third wave of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Hong Kong continues. The Department of Health announced yesterday (8th) that 69 new confirmed cases have been confirmed, a record low in a single day in the past 18 days, but there are still 44% and 30 cases of unknown origin. There were 40 to 50 newly confirmed cases in the first half of the day, which is a relatively small number of cases.
In view of the infection of transfer printing and domestic helpers last week and staying in intermediary company dormitories, the Department of Health is worried that there will be an outbreak of foreign domestic helpers. The Labour Department, together with the Police Force and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, conducted mobile broadcasts in places where foreign domestic helpers often gather for two days yesterday, calling on them to comply with the gathering restriction order and mask order, and distributed leaflets. A testing company will distribute virus testing kits to foreign domestic helpers today.
[14:35] A number of government departments launched a joint inspection operation in the Central area to implement the "restricted gathering order." Dozens of uniformed personnel reminded the public not to violate the "Gathering Restriction Order" around the Queen's Statue Square. Someone asked the group suspected to be less than 1.5 meters away and asked to keep the distance.
Some employees of the Labour Department held up notice boards in different languages, urging foreign domestic helpers not to gather in groups of more than two people. There was also a broadcast on the spot, reminding of the "restricted gathering order" in different languages.
[14:04] According to the news, about 70 new-type pneumonia confirmed cases will be
tested for all people today | Huasheng Chairman Hu Dingxu: It is estimated that more than 500,000 tests will be performed daily to prepare for the switch
[13:54] The Hong Kong government announced that two weeks later, it will launch a voluntary free test for the new crown virus and entrust three mainland laboratories in Hong Kong to conduct the test. Hu Dingxu, chairman of the Huasheng Diagnostic Center and former chairman of the Hospital Authority, who participated in the interview, said that 16 air film laboratories will be set up in the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park Gymnasium. It is expected that the hardware will be installed within this week and will be put into service in the future. It can do 130,000 single-tube tests every day. If the sample is tested in "five-in-one", it can do more than 500,000 tests per day.
Hu Dingxu believes that if about 6 million citizens are tested, it is expected that there will be enough data to find invisible virus carriers in the community. People are expected to participate actively. He also pointed out that the test is to prepare for the "switch". After the test, it was found that there were only a few hundred people carrying the virus in the entire city, and the fear of other people in Wuhan disappeared.
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New crown pneumonia|Central foreign domestic helpers gather as usual, individual groups have more than two foreign domestic helpers: holidays are important
[13:31] Recently, two Indian domestic helpers who have changed jobs have been diagnosed. This morning (9th) the reporter visited Central, a hot spot where foreign domestic helpers gather on holiday. In the Central MTR station, over a hundred foreign domestic helpers gathered during peak hours, some even Set up stalls for trading, and staff are present to drive them away. A foreign domestic helper said that he was worried when he learned that an Indian domestic helper was diagnosed. However, he frankly said that holidays are very important. It is rare to get together with friends.
New crown pneumonia | The 23-year-old male policeman of the Tactical Unit has no public contact
[12:04] The police said that a 23-year-old male police officer stationed in the mobile unit was initially diagnosed. He went to a designated clinic yesterday (8th) to undergo a virus test and was notified that he was positive for the virus. The male policeman is undergoing mobile unit training and has not conducted any contact with the public. He has no travel history in the past 14 days. His last working day was August 7.
↓↓The government cross-department announced yesterday that foreign domestic helpers restricted the two-person gathering order and the mask order↓↓
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Interview｜Yuan Guoyong said that nationwide testing is a good thing: 7500 people will be tested as soon as possible
[12:00] In July, the third wave of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong broke out, an increase of 2,700 cases within one month, and about 40 elderly people died, but we still haven't seen when it will return to zero. "It should be done early in the morning, so it won't be where it is today!" Yuan Guoyong, chair professor of the Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, was still a little angry at the government's refusal to expand virus testing to find hidden patients in an interview with "Hong Kong 01".
This epidemic finally brought pains to the government. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced last Friday (7th) a voluntary testing program for all people. 7 million people can participate, which is more than Yuan's proposal in March to test 7,500 samples daily. He pointed out that increasing the number of tests is a good thing, describing it as "breaking the boring situation of the past four or five months."
Interview | Yuan Guoyong promotes the implementation of three strategies to prevent winter explosion
[12:00] The third wave of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong lasted for more than a month, and only showed signs of a decline in the past 6 days. This effect is not easy to come by, including restaurants banning evening meals, tightening the gathering order to two people, compulsory wearing of masks, and even increasing the amount of testing to nearly 10,000 samples. Behind these measures, many local cases come from restaurants, hospitals and markets.
Professor Yuan Guoyong of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, in an interview with "Hong Kong 01", pointed out that if everyone clings to the slack thinking after the epidemic, it will cost several billions more, and the nationwide testing will be required. He asked whether he would have to pay the price. . He called on the society to be vigilant. The winter epidemic may be more severe. Three major precautions must be taken, including border control, high-risk prevention and control, and sufficient number of tests. "It must be implemented, not just talk about it."
[10:43] A spokesperson for the Hospital Authority said that 4 confirmed COVID-19 patients passed away this morning; 4 of them all had long-term illnesses, and their condition continued to deteriorate after admission.
Four of them were a 90-year-old female patient (Case No. 2269) from Caritas Medical Centre. They were admitted to the hospital on July 22 with abdominal pain and separated at 11:11 this morning.
An 88-year-old female patient (Case No. 2429) from the North District Hospital was admitted to the hospital with fever and cough on July 23. She was separated at 3:57 this morning.
A 78-year-old female patient (Case No. 2955) from Tuen Mun Hospital was admitted to the hospital with fever and cough on July 27.
She was separated from the 81-year-old male patient (Case No. 3714) of Queen Mary Hospital at 5.37 this morning. He was admitted to the hospital on the 4th of confirmed infection with COVID-19 and passed away at 7:52 this morning.
Together with the above 4 patients, a total of 51 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have passed away in public hospitals in Hong Kong so far. Among them, the 78-year-old female patient in the 2955th case was a resident of the Golden Branch of the Kang Wo Nursing Centre in Tuen Mun. A total of 7 cases have been recorded in the hospital Death cases.
New crown pneumonia | Housing overview Lohas Park station three housing estate has new patients, Taikoo Shing Tang Palace and 2 more people
[02:08] The Centre for Health Protection updated the housing information of the confirmed patients last night, showing that 3 newly diagnosed patients are living in middle-class residential buildings near the MTR Lohas Park Station. They live in Jinhai, Lingdu, and Junying, among which are located in Junying. One of the patients is a 22-year-old woman from the group of direct selling company Star Global.
In addition, one patient lives in Xinghui Mansion in Sham Shui Po District, another patient lives in Cui Yeung Court, Phase 3 of Whampoa Garden, two patients live in Tanggong Pavilion, Tai Koo Shing Golden Palace, and one patient lives in Shun Lee Disciplinary Service Dormitory. Block D of Lung Kee Building in Kowloon City District and Lai Tin House in Pak Tin Estate in Sham Shui Po District each added 3 cases.
New crown pneumonia｜Patients have visited restaurants to add 25 Mong Kok Su Ma Su Ma, IFC Jade Ramen list
[00:42] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. The Department of Health updated the itinerary of confirmed cases on Saturday (8th) evening. 25 restaurants were added with patient footprints throughout Hong Kong. Many chain restaurants have branches on the list, such as the "Salia Italian Restaurant". Pu Tai Yuen Market and Tsuen Wan Tsuen Hui branch; IFC’s "Jade Ramen Xiao Long Bao" after being on the list in March, today has the footprint of confirmed cases; in addition, "Su Ma. Su Ma Malaysian Tea Meal at 618 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok Room" topped the list.
Yesterday’s Overview: New Coronary Pneumonia·8.8 | Cumulative cases broke the 4000 mark in Eastern Hospitals or exploded in hospital transmission
Coronary Pneumonia | Interpretation of the number of confirmed cases hit an 18-day low Zhang Zhujun: still above the peak of the second wave
New crown pneumonia | 69 confirmed outbreaks in MTR Kowloon Bay Depot and Kwai Chung Container Terminals
New crown pneumonia | 3 male patients in the K5 ward of the Department of Geriatrics of Eastern District Hospital are newly diagnosed with suspected outbreak
New crown pneumonia | MTR Kowloon Bay Depot 4 people infected with the epidemic within one month
New crown pneumonia | Marco Polo Hotel Cucina employees receive initial diagnosis and notify closure of business for disinfection at work
New crown pneumonia|The incubation period of the 45-year-old patient to the 23rd place Zhang Zhujun reveals the cup: as an elevator maintenance worker
National Testing | Deep Throat Saliva VS Throat Swab Chemist Unlock Which Favorable Test
New Coronary Pneumonia｜It is diagnosed that the Indian domestic helper Zengju Xiyun Building still has foreign domestic helpers coming and going: Ning going on the stairs does not take it 𨋢
New crown pneumonia | Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan markets reopened, only half of the stalls and the turnover of business people reduced by 80%
▼In the third wave, the government has extended the restrictions on gatherings and banned food in the evening market.▼
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New crown pneumonia | Chinese medicine practitioners in Prince's Building in Mong Kok confirm that two patients must be quarantined
New Coronary Pneumonia | The 45-year-old patient's incubation period to 23 locations Zhang Zhujun reveals the mystery
New crown pneumonia | Yan Chai hospital patient tested positive for fever in female nurse of Tuen Mun Hospital
New crown pneumonia | 69 confirmed outbreaks in MTR Kowloon Bay Depot and Kwai Chung Container Terminals
New crown pneumonia | Shatin Market, the first confirmed cases have nothing to do with aquatic products stalls, closed for cleaning at 7 o'clock
New crown pneumonia | Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan markets reopened, only half of the stalls and the turnover of business people reduced by 80%
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