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Written by: Zheng Cuibi, Yuan Shu, Li Enci, and Chen Jiayi
2020-08-20 07:00
Last update date: 2020-08-20 17:09The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continued, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 4,605. The Department of Health announced today (20th) that as of midnight, 18 new cases were confirmed, with case numbers #4588 to #4605, and the numbers are the lowest in recent days. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the number of confirmed cases is relatively small, and some sample collection centers may be closed due to the windfall yesterday, and fewer people have submitted samples. There are more than 20 preliminary positive cases.
Among the new cases, many groups continue to have new cases. Among them, Kwai Chung Container Terminal has temporarily recovered more than 3,000 sample bottles. However, three more people at Hong Kee Port, the "severely affected area", have been diagnosed; another two printers have been infected, including One person stayed in a rental unit on the second floor of Cheung Hing Building, Mong Kok.
[16:55] Case number 564, a 33-year-old male patient engaged in IT work, was diagnosed at the end of March this year. After recovering and discharged from hospital in mid-April, he recently returned to Hong Kong via London and traveled to Spain. He tested positive for the virus again. Liu Jiaxian pointed out that the patient is currently staying in Yabo Community Hospital and is in stable condition. The University of Hong Kong is assisting in further sampling and testing. Experts collect all the test data and will discuss it in detail. At present, it is difficult to analyze the cause of the patient's "rejuvenation" from a single test result.
According to media quoted news, the guild has expanded the authorization of relevant government personnel to trace the source of the confirmed cases. I was asked which type of government personnel will be extended, and whether the relevant arrangements will be related to the implementation of national testing. Zhang Zhujun said that matters concerning the guild were "not convenient to talk about," and there was no relevant information on the national inspection.
As for one of the newly confirmed cases of Indian domestic helper (#4592), it was an Indian domestic helper who was staying in the quarantine center and lived in Changxing Building until the 15th of this month. After that, I went to live in another unit in Fa Yuen Street. Later, the agent learned that she had lived in a unit in Changxing Building, so she vacated the space for her to live in. She had to live in the unit in Fa Yuen Street.
There are 18 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, the number is a recent low. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that it may be related to the lack of samples. (Photo by Yu Junliang)
[16:47] Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standard) of the Hospital Authority said:
As of 9 am today, the HA system has reported 31 cases in the past 24 hours. One more patient passed away. The 92-year-old lady (#4281) involved died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital at 8:48 this morning, with a total of 73 People died. At the same time, 48 patients have recovered and been discharged. A total of 3,827 patients have been discharged so far. At present, there are still 660 patients in the 19 hospitals of the HA, the Lei Yue Mun Community Isolation Center and the Yabo Community Treatment Facility. 31 of them are in critical condition. 35 people are in serious condition and 594 people are in stable condition. As for the number of negative pressure hospital beds is 1,251, the utilization rate is 52%; the number of negative pressure hospital rooms is 690, the utilization rate is 65%
Liu Jiaxian continued that the 22 outpatient clinics of the Hospital Authority have assisted in distributing sample collection kits and deep throat samples since July 21. The authorities have decided to extend the relevant measures for three months since July 21. He pointed out that from July 27 to yesterday, the HA distributed about 30,000 sample bottles and tested 23,000 samples. A total of 56 positive cases were found, with a positive rate of 0.24%. He described "the rate is high." . He believes that individuals with mild symptoms may not necessarily seek medical attention. This test method can help identify patients early for early treatment. He urged that if citizens think they are at high risk, they should submit samples within 3 days after taking bottles.
[16:41] Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Disease Division of the Center for Health Protection, Department of Health, said:
As of 0:00 in the morning, 18 newly confirmed cases, with case numbers #4588 to #4605, are the lowest in recent days. Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the number of confirmed diagnoses today is relatively small, and some sample collection centers may be closed due to the windfall yesterday, and fewer people have submitted samples. There are more than 20 preliminary positive cases.
Among the new cases, only 1 was an imported case, 17 were local cases, 12 were related to other confirmed cases, and 5 had no source. Of the 12 related cases, 6 involved family groups or gatherings of friends.
Several groups continue to have new cases. Among them, the Kwai Chung Container Terminal temporarily recovered more than 3,000 sample bottles. However, three more people from Hong Kee Port, the "severely-hit area", were diagnosed; another two printers were infected with the disease, one of whom had stayed in Changxing, Mong Kok Rental units on the second floor of the building.
[12:56] Queen Elizabeth Hospital (20th) announced that a confirmed 92-year-old female patient (case number: 4281) passed away today. The patient involved has a long-term illness and was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment on August 11 due to fever. The patient's condition continued to deteriorate and he was separated from the world at 8:48 in the morning. Together with the above cases, a total of 73 confirmed patients have passed away in public hospitals so far. Looking through the information, the patient originally lived in Jianmin Building, Aimin Village, Kowloon City.
[11:54] According to the news, there were fewer than 20 confirmed cases in Hong Kong today, which may be related to the typhoon that struck Hong Kong yesterday and the closure of some clinics in the morning.
Junyang Village｜District Councillor: prospective residents worry about infection or buy protective clothing and decoration workers dare not enter the village to work
[10:58] The government recently announced that it would not be able to return Blocks 1 to 3 of Junyang Village as scheduled. They will still need to be used as a quarantine center before the end of this year. Prospective residents will not be able to move in until the second quarter of next year. Five prospective tenants will gradually move in at the end of this month. Shatin District Councillor Mak Tsz Kin said on a radio program today (20th) that the residents of Blocks 4 and 5 are in a dilemma. On the one hand, they are worried about the risks of living in the same village with quarantine persons. Some people are also worried about the need to wear a full set of protective equipment to the estate. After taking the key, some people said that the decoration workers were afraid to work in Junyang Village. The prospective residents of Blocks 1 to 3 are no longer able to pay rent. Mai appealed to the government to provide compassionate arrangements, such as subsidizing the residents of 6000 yuan a month until they move in.
National Testing｜Western Medical Union: The plan requires 8400 medical staff to participate but only 2000 people sign up
[09:19] The government plans to implement voluntary testing for all people, but the details have not been announced. Yang Chaofa, the president of the Western Medicine Union who was in a meeting with the government, said on a radio program today (20th) that if you want to sample 5 million citizens, you will need to 8,400 people participated in assisting the sampling, but the government currently claims that only more than 2,000 people signed up.
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[00:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The Department of Health updated the itinerary within 14 days of the confirmed case on Wednesday (19th) evening. A 19-year-old female patient (#4447) living in Guidi New Village, Sha Tin, last Saturday (15th) After the diagnosis, it was reported that he had visited 5 districts, including Yau Tsim Mong, Wong Tai Sin, Sai Kung, Kwun Tong and Yuen Long.
Another male patient had eaten in Tai Po and Yau Tsim Mong, a total of 4 restaurants were on the list; among them, the 101 minced pork rice specialty store on Sai Yeung Choi South Street and Telford Plaza Phase II Xiaowang Beef Noodles, because of the female patient Have patronized and made the list.
Confirmed Building｜A full list of patient addresses in the Star Global group, adding three more patients to the Royal Plaza Hotel
[00:00] The third wave of the epidemic is not over. The Center for Health Protection announced on Tuesday (18th) that there were 26 new confirmed cases yesterday, which is the first to see the prefix 2 in the past 35 days. The center will update the housing information of the confirmed patients at night.
According to the latest information, there are two hotels that have patients staying in. Among them, the Royal Plaza Hotel in Mong Kok has three new patients reported as their addresses. The patients are two women and one man, aged between 21 and 23, all involved in Star Global direct sales groups. Group related. A man who came to Hong Kong from India also reported that he lived in the Novotel Hotel Kowloon, Hong Kong, and was believed to be in quarantine. In addition, Tseung Kwan O On Ning Garden added two new cases on the same day, which are also located in Block 4.
Real-time effective reproduction rate of local cases. (Screenshot of Hong Kong University School of Medicine website)
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▼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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