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New Coronary Pneumonia·8.15 | About 30 cases of the Chief Technical Officer of the Housing Authority Headquarters are initially diagnosed today

2020-08-15T16:28:00.089Z


The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has not eased. The Department of Health announced today (15th) that as of this morning, 46 new cases were confirmed in a single day, of which 7 were imported, and 12 of the 39 local cases were of unknown origin. Kwai Chung Container Terminal increased 3 confirmed cases, of which 13 people from Hong Kee Port Operation Company were infected and 120 of the whole company required quarantine. Today is one month after the government introduced the ban on food in the evening market. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that unknown cases are still high and there is no room to relax the measures. Starting today, the airport resumed the transfer service from the mainland via Hong Kong to other places, but the transfer service from overseas via Hong Kong to the mainland is still suspended.


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Written by: Li Enci, Hu Jiaxin, Zhang Jiamin, Chen Jingqi, McCain, Chen Jiayi, Yang Jialang, Zheng Cuibi, Zheng Qiuling

2020-08-15 09:00

Last update date: 2020-08-16 00:21

The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has not eased. The Department of Health announced today (15th) that as of this morning, 46 new cases were confirmed in a single day, of which 7 were imported, and 12 of the 39 local cases were of unknown origin.

Kwai Chung Container Terminal increased 3 confirmed cases, of which 13 people from Hong Kee Port Operation Company were infected and 120 of the whole company required quarantine.

Today is one month after the government introduced the ban on food in the evening market. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that unknown cases are still high and there is no room to relax the measures. Starting today, the airport resumed the transfer service from the mainland via Hong Kong to other places, but the transfer service from overseas via Hong Kong to the mainland is still suspended.

Confirmed restaurants | 16 more restaurants in the patient footprint, Hao big chicken steak, and two Yoshinoya in Sha Tin on the list

August 16th [00:10] The Department of Health updated the itinerary of the confirmed case within 14 days on Saturday (15th) evening, and 16 more restaurants have patient footprints all over Hong Kong. Many chain restaurants continue to have branches, such as Café de Coral in Chung On Shopping Centre and Golden Jubilee Shopping Centre in Sha Tin, Maxim's MX in Ma Tau Chung Road, and Hao Da Chicken Row in Dali Commercial Building in Mong Kok. .

In addition, 6 of the 16 new restaurants on the list originated from the same case #4267, and they were all located in Sha Tin District. The patient was a 73-year-old man. He started to develop symptoms on August 8 and visited two Yoshinoya within 14 days. They are located at the branches of Song'an Shopping Mall and Golden Jubilee Shopping Mall.

Yoshinoya's two branches in Sha Tin have patient footprints. (Profile picture)

New crown pneumonia|The Chief Technical Officer of the Ho Man Tin Headquarters of the Housing Department diagnosed again and finally went to work on Thursday

[23:45] The Housing Department said that in the evening it was learned that a chief technical officer working on the seventh floor of the third building of the Ho Man Tin Housing Authority Headquarters had diagnosed that he was receiving treatment in the hospital. The department stated that the floor is not a public floor and is not open to the public. The last time he went to work was this Thursday (13th).

New crown pneumonia | Tuen Mun Kang Wo residents and residents of Chuk Yuen North Village were admitted to the hospital on the same day and died today

[20:52] United Christian Hospital announced that a 90-year-old male patient (case number: 2804) was diagnosed and passed away at 7:08 tonight. He has a long-term illness. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment on July 28 due to fever, cough and sore throat. His condition continued to deteriorate.

Together with the above cases, two patients have passed away today. A total of 69 patients have passed away in public hospitals since the outbreak. The hospital feels sad about the death of the patient and will provide appropriate assistance to the family.

New crown pneumonia | Kwai Chung Container Terminal is expected to explode again, "Guye House" can accommodate 60 drivers

[20:25] The Kwai Chung Container Terminal exploded. The loading and unloading contractor Wang Ji Port Operations Co., Ltd. has 13 confirmed and preliminary confirmed cases. It is estimated that the transmission route is related to the lounge. 120 employees must be isolated and quarantined. In the evening (15th), Hyundai Container Terminal, which is in charge of management, responded to inquiries and stated that the workers are now arranged to evacuate the terminal and be quarantined; there are 2,400 workers in the terminal, and there may be more cases during the weekend.

A trade union stated that the lounges at the container terminals are usually made up of two containers, with an area ranging from 300 to 600 square feet, allowing stevedores to take a break every 4 hours of work. Many companies have already responded to the epidemic. There is a partition between the beds.

Some people working at the pier told "Hong Kong 01" that there have been staff from the Department of Health arriving at the pier. (Provided by readers)

[19:40] The Home Affairs Department announced that the "2019 Coronavirus Disease Detection Program for Pregnant Women" was extended by two weeks to the 29th of this month. The department stated that the plan, in partnership with the Renji Hospital Board of Directors, was launched on the 10th of this month to provide pregnant women with a voluntary free virus testing service. As the plan has vacant places, in order to benefit more pregnant women in need, Therefore extended.

The Board of Directors of Yan Chai Hospital will be unified at Yan Chai Hospital Fang Ruoyu Neighbourhood Elderly Centre (Address: G/F, Yan Chai Hospital Comprehensive Service Building, 18 Yan Chai Street, Tsuen Wan), and distribute test registration forms and throat swab sampling kits to pregnant women, or by their family members On behalf of the collar. The relevant person must present the pregnancy certificate of the pregnant woman involved in the test when receiving the test kit, and the pregnancy certificate of the pregnant woman involved in the test must be presented for verification when the form and samples are returned the next day for testing. The testing contractor Huasheng Diagnostic Center will issue test results reports for pregnant women as required, so that some pregnant women can make arrangements for admission to the hospital. The board of directors of Renji Hospital will mail the report to the pregnant women participating in the test.

National Testing | The government wants to recruit 2000 private doctors to take throat swabs

[19:20] Yang Chaofa, president of the Western Medical Union, stated that the government hopes to find 2,000 doctors to assist in the collection of throat swabs, and the plan will be launched as soon as August 24. He said that the negative pressure equipment in the clinic did not meet the standard, and many doctors practiced in the commercial building, and the air was not circulated. He frankly worried that the doctor would be infected in the process. As to whether the government will provide details such as salary, protective equipment and insurance for private doctors, it still awaits the government's reply.

New crown pneumonia | Tuen Mun Kang Wo residents and residents of Chuk Yuen North Village were admitted to the hospital on the same day and died today

[18:22] A 78-year-old male patient (case number: 2794) from Queen Mary Hospital was admitted to the hospital on July 28 with a confirmed COVID-19 disease. The patient's condition continued to deteriorate and he passed away at 3:16 this afternoon. He is a fellow of Kang Wo in Tuen Mun. Together with this case, a total of 68 confirmed COVID-19 patients have passed away in public hospitals so far.

[18:15] Starting from August 17, 2020, all air passengers travelling from Hong Kong to Beijing must present a negative certificate for the new coronavirus nucleic acid test issued by a testing agency recognized by the SAR government. The relevant test must be carried out within 7 days before the passenger boarding.

New crown pneumonia | 46 cases in a single day, 3 more people infected at Kwai Chung Pier, 120 people at Hong Kee Port must be quarantined

New crown pneumonia | One more Indian helper in Xiyun Building was infected with the disease and lived in the dormitory at No. 32 Jardine's Street last month

New crown pneumonia | One month of ban on food in the evening market Zhang Zhujun: Unidentified cases are still high and there is no room for relaxation

[16:39] Today is the night market ban on food for one month. When asked if it can be relaxed, Zhang Zhujun said that the number of confirmed cases is still high, and today there are still 12 cases of unknown origin, which is higher than the peak of the second wave Better, there is no room to relax, worrying that relaxation will rebound. When asked about the more crowds this weekend than last week, Zhang Zhujun pointed out that many confirmed patients still have a lot of social life, and called on the public to reduce social contacts.

Zhang Zhujun disclosed for the first time yesterday that it would not be returned to Junyang Village. When asked today whether there would be a new quarantine person, she did not have one, and only the reporter asked the Food and Health Bureau.

[16:32] The Department of Health announced today (15th) that as of early this morning, 46 new confirmed cases had been confirmed in a single day, of which 7 were imported, and 12 of the 39 local cases were of unknown origin.

Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Zhang Zhujun, pointed out that there were three new confirmed cases and a few cases of preliminary positives in the Kwai Chung Container Terminal Group. An investigation by the authorities found that a company in the container terminal, Hong Kee Port Operations Co., Ltd., had 8 people diagnosed and 5 people were initially diagnosed. Most of them stayed in the lounge and changed shirts. It was a high-risk place, with 120 people in the company. Need to stay in the quarantine center.

Another case in an elderly home was diagnosed (#4367), which was the end of the infected group, and had the same room with patient #3569.

The Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, Yu Huiling, pointed out that a patient, numbered #3785, died in Eastern Hospital in the past 24 hours. A total of 67 people have died since the epidemic.

Junyang Village postponed to return to prospective residents, saying that if he was sentenced to death, he was forced to go to the same village as the quarantine person

[15:10] Junyang Village in Fotan has been requisitioned as a quarantine center since February, and it was originally returned to the Housing Authority in the middle of this month. However, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said at a press conference a few days ago that as far as she understood, "it will not be returned for the time being."

Ms. Shen, who has been on the waiting list for public housing for seven years and was allocated the second block of Chunyang Village, bluntly said that she could not sleep all night after learning the news. Criticizing the government’s outrageous arrangements, and failing to clearly notify prospective tenants that “they will stay in Junyang Village for half a year.” The district councillor of Junyang Village, Mak Tsz Kin, pointed out that he had inquired with the Housing Department yesterday, but the other party stated that they would contact the Housing Department today. The Food and Health Bureau held a meeting to discuss, and it is expected that there will be no reply until next Monday.

New crown pneumonia|The Medical Workers General Union puts forward three demands to urge the Hospital Authority to conduct regular tests for employees

[14:10] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. The Hong Kong Medical Staff Federation today (15th) made recommendations to the Hospital Authority, hoping to relieve pressure on the front line and reduce the risk of medical care. The labor union requires the HA to provide periodic inspections for front-line employees, grant allowances, and expand remote medical video consultations to reduce invisible patient visits; the labor union criticizes the decline in the standards of medical equipment, and Mai Meijuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions, suggested that the government can Consider importing medical equipment to the mainland.

[13:23] According to news, about 40 confirmed cases have been added today, and the number of new cases with the prefix "4" has been added for two consecutive days.

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No dinning order for one month|Dinner is only allowed to be taken out at Tsuen Wan Tea Restaurant, the lunar eclipse is 30,000 to 50,000

[12:05] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The government has imposed a "All-Day No Dining Order" on July 29 since it ordered restaurants to stop eating in the evening "6 pm and 5 am" on July 15, and only maintained it Two days. The measures have taken effect for almost a month, but the confirmed cases in Hong Kong still remain in double digits. It seems that the opening of evening dining is nowhere in sight.
A tea restaurant owner revealed that it is the worst time since the outbreak of the epidemic, and that factors such as the owner's unwillingness to reduce rents and dismissal of employees have caused a monthly loss of 30,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan. There are also shopkeepers who maintain a balance of payments, believing that other shopkeepers cannot entirely blame the government, or they may go bankrupt due to poor management, excessive rents, and insufficient financial strength.

One-month ban on food in restaurants | Tsim Sha Tsui multi-snack store closed rice noodle shop: Someone pretended to be a takeaway to cheat food

[12:05] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The government has imposed a "All-Day No Dining Order" on July 29 since it ordered restaurants to stop eating in the evening "6 pm and 5 am" on July 15, and only maintained it Two days. Snack shops do not have seats and only provide take-out services. The measures should have little impact.
However, the reporter visited the snack shops in Tsim Sha Tsui earlier. Many shops on Hau Fook Street were closed and only three were open. Some shopkeepers pointed out that the sales of sandwiches have been halved since the implementation of the ban. They also pointed out that citizens are reluctant to take off their masks and eat in the street. Some take-away rice noodles shops opened at the beginning of the year. They said that employees of government departments were working at home and it took more than two months to obtain a license. The epidemic prevention fund has a time limit, so they could not apply for funding in time. Someone pretends to be a takeaway, cheating on rice rolls.

National Testing and Interview|BGI may send Shenzhen staff to assist Hu Dingxu saying it is not allowed to practice in Hong Kong

[09:10] The National Health Commission announced earlier that at the request of the Hong Kong government, a total of 60 "Mainland Nucleic Acid Testing Support Teams" will be sent to Hong Kong to assist in expanding testing in Hong Kong. Eight of them have arrived in Hong Kong due to members of the "National Team" There is no medical laboratory technologist license in Hong Kong. The government specifically gazetted them to exempt them from their licenses for a limited period of two months.
Former Chairman of the Hospital Authority and Chairman of Huasheng Diagnostics Center Hu Dingxu revealed that employees from BGI Shenzhen may be arranged to assist in testing, but he emphasized that this is not to set a precedent for the introduction of mainland medical care. I believe that members of the "national team" will not stay in Hong Kong for development After finishing this work, I will leave Hong Kong. "Someone is willing to help you, can I explain it?" I hope that everyone can be open, but they do not support mainland personnel coming to Hong Kong to practice. He emphasized that only laboratory personnel and cabin crew members are now coming to Hong Kong, and no mainland medical staff has come to Hong Kong.

Nationwide Testing and Interview|Hu Dingxu: The government has changed, but there are no details in favor of the provisional health code

[09:05] Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced on Friday (7th) that voluntary testing will be launched two weeks later, but the details have not been given yet. The Huasheng Diagnostic Center under the "National Team" Huada Gene is one of the responsible agencies. Chairman Hu Dingxu revealed in an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01" that the government was originally scheduled to finalize the plan yesterday (14), but temporary changes are still unknown. arrangement. He pointed out that the laboratory of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park Gymnasium needs to have hundreds of employees in shifts, and the inspection personnel sent from the mainland and the employees hired by Hua University in Shenzhen have the opportunity to work there.

Hu Dingxu believes that national testing can help identify invisible patients and prepare for Hong Kong’s reopening of the border. He also agrees with the establishment of political parties’ proposal to introduce a "health code" that allows citizens who test negative for national testing to take public transportation to Meals in the restaurant.

Diagnosed restaurants | 13 additional restaurants in Happy Valley Racecourse Hong Kong Kitchen on the list

[00:10] The third wave of new coronary pneumonia is severe. The Department of Health reported on Friday (14th) that 48 confirmed cases were recorded on Thursday (13th). The Centre for Health Protection updated the places visited by the confirmed patient on Friday night, adding 13 new restaurants, including a number of chain restaurants such as McDonald's in Cathay Building in Wan Chai, Big Happy in Leung King Shopping Centre in Tuen Mun and Café de Coral in T Town South in Yuen Long.

In addition, the second Hong Kong Kitchen in the member stand of Happy Valley Racecourse is also on the list. Earlier, the Jockey Club announced that a catering employee working at the Racing Club was diagnosed with the diagnosis. She worked at Hong Kong Kitchen at Happy Valley Racecourse. Work on August 1st and 3rd. The Jockey Club stated that it had closed the restaurant on that day and helped all its employees to conduct tests. It has also contacted customers who had visited to pay for the tests. According to information from the Center for Health Protection today, the visitor was a 10-year-old boy, but the Ma Club clarified that the information of the Department of Health was incorrect. The person who had been to Hong Kong Kitchen was actually the infected employee. These are 3937 and 3936.

Confirmed Buildings | More than one confirmed case of two infants infected in Youcheng Building in Mong Kok in a single day in Wuxia

[00:10] The third wave of new coronary pneumonia is still spreading locally, and the Health Protection Center updates the housing information of the confirmed patients at night. Several buildings have more than one confirmed case at the same time, including Block A, Long Ping Building, Kowloon City, Fung Ping House, Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long, Yau Shing Building, Mong Kok, Begonia House, So Uk Estate, Sham Shui Po, and Ching Hong House, Tsz Ching Estate, Tsz Wan Shan. Among the new patients in Youcheng Building, Mong Kok, Case #4350 is a one-year-old baby girl, and Case #4351 is a 2-year-old baby boy.

▼The third wave of measures such as the government's extension of the gathering restriction order and the ban on eating in the evening market ▼

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Focus yesterday

New crown pneumonia | 48 confirmed cases of foreign domestic helpers’ dormitories and Kwai Chung wharf groups increased in a single day

New crown pneumonia|The temporary sample collection center of the Department of Health moves to the airport passenger concourse from next Tuesday

New Coronary Pneumonia|Zhang Zhujun: Many cases of unknown origin have been accumulated and buried, but the restrictions have not been relaxed

New Coronary Pneumonia | Virus Notification App, citizens reacted to both ends Zhang Zhujun: not used to track contacts

New crown pneumonia | Zhang Zhujun: Junyang Village will not be restored for the time being and is expected to be suspended at the end of July.

New crown pneumonia | The orthopedic nurse of Kowloon Hospital initially diagnosed that the HA mislisted the 12-year-old boy in critical condition yesterday

Nationwide Testing and Interview|Hu Dingxu: The government has changed, but there are no details in favor of the provisional health code

National Testing and Interview|BGI may send Shenzhen staff to assist Hu Dingxu saying it is not allowed to practice in Hong Kong

One-month ban on food in restaurants | Tsuen Wan has a tea restaurant with 20,000 more lunar eclipses, and there are shopkeepers six strokes to ensure balance

One-month ban on food in restaurants | Tsim Sha Tsui multi-snack store closed rice noodle shop: Someone pretended to be a takeaway to cheat food

Diagnosed restaurants | 13 additional restaurants in Happy Valley Racecourse Hong Kong Kitchen on the list

Confirmed Buildings | More than one confirmed case of two infants infected in Youcheng Building in Mong Kok in a single day in Wuxia

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Source: hk1

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