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Written by: Deng Yinglin, Zheng Cuibi, Yang Jialang, golden chess, Li Enci, McKay
2020-08-22 08:00
Last update date: 2020-08-22 16:31The third wave of new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong continues. The Department of Health announced 27 new cases yesterday (21st), bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4,632. About 20 cases were initially diagnosed in the half-day yesterday, maintaining a low level.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said yesterday that the next week is a critical time, and if the epidemic continues to decline, it is expected that restaurants will be allowed to reopen for dine-in dinners, and limited cinemas and beauty salons will be allowed to operate.
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[15:01] A spokesperson for the Prince of Wales Hospital announced today (22nd) that an 82-year-old confirmed female patient (case number: 4367), a member of the Salvation Army Longhang Elderly Home, passed away this afternoon. Together with the above cases, a total of 76 patients have passed away in public hospitals so far.
The female patient was admitted to the hospital with fever on August 11, and was subsequently diagnosed with new pneumonia. Her condition was stable at the time. The patient's condition continued to deteriorate and he was separated from the world at 1:30 pm today.
[13:39] The government expects to build a two-story temporary hospital on the land adjacent to Asia Expo within 4 months. According to government projections, most of the temporary hospitals are isolation wards for six people, and patients and staff will pass through the compartments when entering and leaving.
Temporary Hospital | The internal design drawing of the negative pressure ward of the second phase of Yabo Expo reveals that 6 patients need to share a toilet
[11:55] According to the news, there are more than 20 new confirmed cases today.
New crown pneumonia | Kwai Chung Fengsheng Nursing Home 81-year-old Weng diagnosed with 80 inmates and employees of the same hospital evacuated late at night
[10:00] The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, was asked many times on the radio program today (22) about the estimated number of participants and their effectiveness, but did not respond positively, saying that it is "difficult to set a goal" because the public's response is unknown how is it. She admitted that when the epidemic subsides, citizens' willingness to participate in testing will decrease, and that some citizens do not trust the government and worry about personal data being sent out of Hong Kong, which will also affect the number of participants.
Nationwide Testing｜Chen Zhaoshi admits that citizens do not believe that the government’s epidemic has fallen or affected the number of participants
Mask pneumonia｜KMB will donate 200,000 monthly to four types of disadvantaged groups to study future expansion of beneficiaries
[08:00] The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continued. KMB announced in March this year that it had set up its own dust-free workshop to make its own masks and started operations at the end of April. At present, the daily output of masks is tens of thousands, and the maximum daily output can reach 100,000. In view of the increasingly stable supply of masks in the market, the parent company of KMB, Zaitong, decided to donate 200,000 masks per month to 4 types of disadvantaged groups, including subdivided households, the homeless, the handicapped and the mentally handicapped, through relevant social welfare organizations. , Until the epidemic eases.
KMB also pointed out that in the future, it will study the distribution of masks to more people in need in society, hoping to relieve the life pressure of the grassroots; in the future, it will study distribution to more people in need, and work with Hong Kong people to fight the epidemic through action.
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Overview of the two major epidemic news yesterday
New Coronary Pneumonia·8.21 | 27 new confirmed cases, 18 local cases, 7 of which have no source
Nationwide Testing | It is impractical to launch local health codes for purchased vaccines into restaurants on September 1
Nationwide Testing｜The detection rate of nasal and throat swabs from health materials can reach 70%. Government needs to increase credibility
[07:00] The government will start to implement "National Voluntary Testing" on September 1, collecting samples of nasal and throat swabs from citizens. Some doctors pointed out that if the sample is taken in the nasal cavity, the detection rate is only 40%. If it is tested together with a throat swab, the rate can increase to 60 to 70%, which is slightly lower than the 70 to 80% of a nasopharyngeal swab.
The private medical group "Tang Jian" was invited to participate in the sampling plan. Dr. Leung Kwok Ling, the operating director of Town Health International Medical Group, revealed that the government has also invited local laboratories to participate in the testing work of the national test, but it is unknown how many will participate in the final.
Liang Guoling bluntly stated that the government’s low credibility may deter people from participating in testing. He urged the government and relevant testing agencies to provide more information, "the more open, the less imagination", and the addition of local laboratories may make the public. Increased confidence.
Confirmed restaurant｜Fanling Xiongtai and other 8 restaurants are on the list. A 35-year-old female patient went to two shopping malls in the North District after she became ill
[00:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. The Department of Health updated the itinerary of the confirmed cases within 14 days this Friday (21st) evening. There are 8 more restaurants on the list, including 5 in the New Territories and 3 in Kowloon. A 35-year-old female patient (#4494) had been to Fanling Xiongtai before the onset of illness; in addition, there were patients at the Huahui Restaurant at Po Lin House in Tai Po, Lu Yi Ju Restaurant at Hua Lok House, McDonald’s and KFC in Sha Tin Patronize during the incubation period.
The restaurants on the list in Kowloon are Tang Kee Baodian at Sau Mau Ping Shopping Centre, Ka Fung Tea Restaurant at Wannian Theatre Building in Wong Tai Sin and Nam Kee Noodles at Mong Fu Court in Yau Tsim.
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Confirmed Building｜A full view of the patient's residence in Xiumoping, 7 cases of SkyCity Marriott Hotel listed in the past 14 days
[00:00] The third wave of new coronavirus pneumonia in Hong Kong has dropped slightly. The Centre for Health Protection announced on Friday (21st) 27 new confirmed cases and updated the residence information of the confirmed cases in the evening.
Among the new cases on Friday, two cases were also living in Sau Moping Village, a 79-year-old man (# 4608) and an 8-year-old girl (# 4626). Taking these two cases into account, there have been seven confirmed cases in Sau Moping in 14 days, including six in Sau Moping Village and one in Sau Moping South Village. In addition, the Parcville in Yuen Long also had a new confirmed case on Friday, with five confirmed cases in the past 14 days. There were also nine new imported cases on Friday. Among them, a 44-year-old man (#4610), a crew member who arrived in Hong Kong from Russia, reported that he was staying at the Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel at the airport.
▼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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National Testing｜One article to see how to participate in the plan, starting from September 1st, next week online appointment registration
National Testing｜Voluntary universal community testing launched on September 1. Carrie Lam: Willing to do all the testing
National Testing | Lam Cheng: Research reopens restaurants for evening dine-in, limited opening of cinema and beauty salons
National Testing｜Health Code has been researched and promoted to Mainland China in July Lam Cheng: It is not practical for political parties to advocate local use
New crown pneumonia | Hong Kong participates in the WHO mechanism to ensure that 20% of citizens' vaccines have been purchased from the international and mainland
Nationwide Testing・A film｜The reporter's actual throat swab sampling The throat is not damaged, but the throat is cough and tears
National Testing｜Yu Changhai, Chairman of the Inspection Bureau: Citizens should learn to sample mirrors and sample themselves nearly 100% successfully
New crown pneumonia | Huang Jiahe hopes to resume dinner in the evening market next Wednesday as soon as possible to increase business by 30%
New crown pneumonia|Government epidemic prevention materials report: Logistics Department spent 1.15 billion yuan to purchase 320 million masks
New crown pneumonia | Hong Kong participates in the WHO mechanism to ensure that 20% of citizens' vaccines have been purchased from the international and mainland
New crown pneumonia|The government provides virus tests before the transfer of foreign domestic helpers to the new employer's home to begin next week
New crown pneumonia｜The Hong Kong government authorizes non-health department personnel to do tracking
New crown pneumonia | About 30 employees in general outpatient clinics report that they have distributed less than half of them recently
New Coronary Pneumonia Hospital Administration Health Protection Center Health Protection Center National Testing My Home 01 Video