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Coronavirus disease. 9.5|Nearly 850,000 people completed national testing and sampling 48% still awaiting test results

2020-09-05T15:51:12.601Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has eased recently. The Department of Health announced today (5th) 7 new cases. Two of these cases were found through the "Universal Community Testing Program", which increased to six in total. The Correctional Services Department announced that a 54-year-old man in custody who was sent to the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre yesterday was initially diagnosed with the new coronavirus; another pregnant woman from Pakistan who had returned to Hong Kong was initially diagnosed during a maternity check. The initial diagnosis rebounded to more than 10 cases today. Nie Dequan, Director of the Civil Service Bureau, said that as of nearly 8 o'clock in the afternoon, a total of 1,058,000 people have made appointments for the National Testing Program, and 80% of them have completed sampling.


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Written by: Zheng Cuibi, Li Enci, Mackayin, Zheng Qiuling, Chen Jingqi, and Hu Jiaxin Golden Chess

2020-09-05 08:00

Last update date: 2020-09-05 23:42

The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has eased recently. The Department of Health announced today (5th) 7 new cases.

Two of these cases were found through the "Universal Community Testing Program", which increased to six in total.

The Correctional Services Department announced that a 54-year-old man in custody who was sent to the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre yesterday was initially diagnosed with the new coronavirus; another pregnant woman from Pakistan who had returned to Hong Kong was initially diagnosed during a maternity check.

The initial diagnosis rebounded to more than 10 cases today.

Nie Dequan, Director of the Civil Service Bureau, said that as of nearly 8 o'clock in the afternoon, a total of 1,058,000 people have made appointments for the National Testing Program, and 80% of them have completed sampling.

Confirmed building restaurant | Footprints of 3 patients with unknown source of infection exposed, three pictures and 13 locations

[23:20] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has eased recently, and the Department of Health today announced 7 new cases.

The trips of the people in the three cases with no source are very close. There are already 13 shopping malls, restaurants or places visited by the three of them alone, and a total of 23 have been added today along with other cases.

Among the 3 confirmed cases with unknown origin, #4855 is an air-conditioning hydropower engineering technician who reported that he had been to 6 locations in Kowloon City and Wong Tai Sin District, including Choi Tsui Hin Restaurant in Andong Village, Tung Tau (2) Village, Cheong Kee Xincheng Tea Restaurant at No. 28 Yaqian Long Road; Case #4853’s garage mechanic went to Baiweijia Fast Food Restaurant at No. 3 Hok Ling Street, etc.; Case #4858’s Filipino maid went to two restaurants in Yuen Long District And so on, have also been to Tongyi Market.

The residents of #4852 Metropark Hotel Mongkok have visited restaurants near the hotel and visited Hongling Building at least twice.

The residence of the confirmed cluster of new coronary pneumonia.

(Hong Kong 01 drawing)

National Testing | 847,000 people have come to the testing center for sampling. Cumulatively 1 out of 8.8 people have completed testing

[21:30] The government updates national testing data.

From 8 am to 8 pm today, a total of about 191,000 citizens registered for sampling at various community testing centers in Hong Kong through the Universal Community Testing Program.

Since the launch on the 1st of this month, a total of approximately 847,000 people have registered for testing at the testing center.



As of 8 o'clock this evening, the popularization program has completed a total of about 439,000 samples of COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, the rate is 52%, and the remaining 48% are still awaiting test results.

Samples that are initially positive will be reviewed by the Public Health Laboratory Service of the Department of Health to confirm the results, and confirmed cases will be followed up by the Centre for Health Protection and announced.



Since the online appointment began on August 29, as of 8 o'clock this evening, a total of about 1,058,000 citizens have successfully made appointments for testing.



The authorities have so far received 180 cases of personal data being used by others for registration appointments. After understanding, 98 of these cases were suspected to involve misappropriation of other people's personal data and were transferred to the police for processing.

New crown pneumonia | Cheung Chau Tau Chung, Fanling residents swim outside the East Bay Shark Prevention Net: Go home first

[19:20] The third wave of new coronavirus pneumonia in Hong Kong has recently dropped, and many citizens have also traveled to outlying islands and suburbs to relax.

Today, Cheung Chau has seen a significant increase in the flow of people since the afternoon. The roads outside the pier are crowded with people. Many people outside of the snack stalls take off their masks to feast on.

Although the beaches managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department are still closed, changing rooms and washing facilities are also closed, but there are also a large number of people outside the shark prevention nets of Tung Wan Beach in Cheung Chau for playing and sunbathing. Some people from Fanling to Cheung Chau who fell into the water said, Don't mind if you fail to rush, you will wait until you get home to clean it.

In addition, although the flow of people in Cheung Chau has increased, there are holiday houses that mean "Wang Ding is not prosperous."

The person in charge of the holiday house said that due to the restrictions on gatherings, citizens were unable to play with a large group of friends, so they would not rent holiday houses. The business dropped by 80% to 90% compared with the same period last year.

↓↓Resumption Guidelines↓↓ 


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The long-term online education of the epidemic hinders the learning allowance for poor students, the Secondary School Council urges the Bureau of Education to provide constant subsidies

[19:05] Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong switched to online teaching.

Pan Shuxian, chairman of the Hong Kong Subsidized Secondary Schools Council, said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Hong Kong Family Letters" that many students are affected by the "Internet disparity between the rich and the poor".

She urged the Education Bureau to set up a permanent plan to subsidize needy students to purchase mobile device computers and wireless data Internet services to implement e-learning.

[18:55] A government spokesperson said that as of 5:45 this afternoon, a total of 1.043 million people have registered for national testing, and 650,000 have been sampled.

According to the announcement by the Center for Health Protection, a total of 6 patients have been found through the testing program, and another 4 are non-infectious recovered patients.

[17:55] The Hospital Authority announced that as of 9 am today, 37 patients with confirmed COVID-19 disease have been discharged from the hospital in the past 24 hours. So far, 4,493 confirmed or suspected patients have recovered and discharged.

A total of 236 confirmed patients are in 20 public hospitals and community treatment facilities. Among them, 23 are in critical condition, 14 are in serious condition, and the remaining 199 are in stable condition.

Resumption of classes | Shue Yan University will resume face-to-face lectures on October 5, calling on teachers and students to follow epidemic prevention measures

[17:20] With the gradual stabilization of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, all primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong will resume face-to-face instruction in phases from the 23rd of this month.

As for universities, after the University of Hong Kong announced earlier that students can choose to return to school on September 22, Shue Yan University announced today that it will resume face-to-face instruction on October 5, and it also called on teachers and students to strictly observe epidemic prevention measures.

▼The epidemic slows down and citizens go to Cheung Chau for a food tour▼

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New crown pneumonia|3 rooms and 4 guests on the same floor of Metropark Hotel have been infected with the virus and 3 guests have not been found

[17:07] Zhang Zhujun said that the patient at Metropark Hotel Mongkok involved 3 rooms, which were located close to each other and belonged to the opposite and adjacent rooms.

Will track down whether they have met in the corridor, the ventilation system of the hotel room is independent, the toilet will take air to the rooftop.

[17:00] Several residents of Metropark Hotel in Mongkok were diagnosed, 12 people on the same floor were required to be quarantined, 7 people were sent to the quarantine center, 1 person was asymptomatic and 1 person fell relatives and was admitted to the hospital. Two people tested negative for the virus, and 3 returned Home, will be sent to the quarantine center.



36 staff on the same floor, including one who lives there, were sent to the quarantine center.

Send 120 sample bottles to hotel staff and guests to send 250 bottles. The authorities will collect sample bottles in the two days.

[16:54] Zhang Zhujun said that the initially diagnosed person in custody lives in Shek Kip Mei, and may be infected in the community and then brought to the treatment center.

New crown pneumonia | 54-year-old inmate in Lai Chi Kok Reception Center infected with the disease, about 750 people need to be tested

[16:43] Zhang Zhujun: A 54-year-old person in custody at the Lai Chi Kok Reception Center was initially diagnosed with at least one close contact.

He once went to the Siu Lam Psychiatric Treatment Center, where 150 staff were required to be tested, and all 200 to 300 persons and staff in custody in Lai Chi Kok were required to be tested.

New crown pneumonia | National testing uncovered two more patients, including symptomatic Filipino domestic helpers at weekend gatherings with fellow villagers

Zhang Zhujun revealed that among the two patients found in the national test, the foreign domestic helper who was diagnosed had played with other friends on weekends. "They live in another place together and spend a long time together. They may not wear masks all the time."

In addition, the Pakistani pregnant women who were initially positive returned to Hong Kong by plane from Doha.

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Zhang Zhujun

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director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health

, said that there are 7 more cases today, all of which are local infections, including 4 people related to previous cases, including a resident of the Metropark Hotel in Mong Kok. Security of the besieged traffic city confirmed the diagnosis.

Among the 3 cases with no source, #4853 62-year-old male, working in a car shop in To Kwa Wan, living in Fengde Village, Diamond Hill, eating at a restaurant in To Kwa Wan, no special exposure history, and the other two patients were tested by the public Find out, including a foreign domestic helper (#

4858

), living in Yuen Long, on August 29th and 30th, went to Shuibianwei Village, Yuen Long to meet with fellow villagers; #4855 60-year-old male patient, living in Chi Lan Yuan, Argyle Street, Do air-conditioning hydropower projects.

New crown pneumonia | 25-year-old Pakistani pregnant woman was initially diagnosed with no symptoms at Tuen Mun Hospital after quarantine

The Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, Yu Huiling, said that the

negative pressure ward of Tuen Mun Hospital had malfunctioned, and there were three confirmed patients in this case.

Specially ill doctors have protective equipment.

A 25-year-old pregnant woman who was 36 weeks pregnant went to Tuen Mun Hospital for prenatal check-up yesterday and was asymptomatic.

She tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Looking through the records, she has recent entry records and has just completed quarantine.

National Testing | Cheung Chau Testing Center Approximately 100 participants every hour on the first day

[15:00] The government announced earlier that the "Universal Community Testing Program" for universal testing was extended to rural areas on outlying islands. Today is the first day the testing center in Cheung Chau will open.

The testing center was opened at 9 in the morning. In the morning, the flow of people was not too much, and there were no crowds. It is estimated that less than 100 citizens were present to participate in the test in one hour.

Some citizens who have completed the test stated that they "completely do not wait," and the whole process of the test does not take 10 minutes.

In addition, the government earlier promoted that 10 surgical masks would be obtained after the test was completed.

However, at the Cheung Chau Testing Center today, the citizens were only given alcohol handrub after the test, and many people were disappointed.

Some elderly people pointed out that because of the high amount of masks used, "Remember that there are masks to carry by the way, but they have to use handrub. They are useless, so I'm disappointed!"

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New crown pneumonia|The first case of a person in custody contracting the disease in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre with fever and sent to hospital for initial diagnosis

[13:12] A 54-year-old male person in custody at the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre of the Correctional Services Department was initially diagnosed with the new coronavirus today (5th).

The court ruled that on August 21, the 54-year-old man was remanded to the Xiaolan Psychiatric Center to obtain a psychiatric report. The hospital management quarantined him in accordance with the established mechanism. During this period, he was separated from another newly admitted person in custody. In the cell, the two did not come into contact with other persons in custody, and had been conducting temperature detections, and their body temperature was normal.



The person in custody was sent to West Kowloon Court to appear for trial and was later transferred to Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre.

After arriving at the institution, the management of the institution found that he was unwell and had a fever. He was then sent to a public hospital for treatment. He was notified of a preliminary diagnosis this morning.

The person in custody wore a surgical mask when he entered and discharged from the hospital.

[12:28] According to the news, there are less than 10 new confirmed cases today, and it is reported that there are about 7 more confirmed cases.

[11:42] Nie Dequan, director of the Civil Service Bureau, announced on social networking sites that as of 11:30 a.m., more than 1 million people have registered for the National Testing Program.

National Testing|Nie Dequan: As of 11:30 in the morning, more than 1 million people made an appointment and registered online

Nie Dequan announced that at 11:30 on September 5, more than 1 million people have made appointments for national testing.

(Screenshot of social networking site)

▼List of 141 community testing centers in 18 districts▼

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Ten pictures reviewing the third wave of the epidemic in two months, eating meals, conquering nursing homes, and postponing elections

[11:00] The third wave of new pneumonia in Hong Kong began on July 5, and it has been two months since it was the worst wave in Hong Kong since January.

"Hong Kong 01" uses ten sets of figures and images to review the two months: the tea restaurant group considered the starting point of the third wave of epidemics has a total of 46 confirmed cases; in two months there were 20 large-scale cases with at least ten cases The group; the virus hit nursing homes and wards, and the death toll increased by more than 80, leaving more than 80 broken families; more than 3,500 people were diagnosed in two months; more than 100 confirmed patients were recorded in July, 7 As many as 149 people were diagnosed in a single day on the 30th.

Affected by the epidemic, for the first time in the history of Hong Kong's election, the Legislative Council election has been postponed for one year.

The sourceless cases accounted for more than 40%, and the government launched a voluntary national test in early September.

Chen Zizhong (left), deputy dean of the Hong Kong Academy of Nursing, and Tsang Meiyu, a fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Nursing, talked about participating in the sampling work of the testing center.

(Photo by Yu Junliang)

Nationwide Testing|The head of the center dispatched a small magic weapon to help children take samples and said that the work was hard but meaningful

Nationwide Testing|Nearly 2,000 people in Tuen Mun tested unexpectedly

[10:00] The government implements the "Universal Community Testing Program" for nationwide testing, recruiting 6,000 medical staff, related personnel, and students to assist citizens in sampling.

Over a hundred nurses of the Hong Kong Academy of Nursing voluntarily invited Ying to participate in the work. Among them was Tsang Meiyu, a member of the Hong Kong Academy of Accident and Emergency Nursing. She served as the team leader of the testing center. She described the work as harder than the daily work in the emergency department of public hospitals because of the need to pay close attention to the scene. According to the situation, mobilizing staff and answering questions from the public, "The protective clothing is waterproof and irritated, and I am soaked." But she is willing to participate in the work and thinks it is very meaningful.

Chen Zizhong, deputy dean of the Nursing College, said that she had encountered a little girl who was afraid of being sampled and ran away temporarily and left the testing center.

He later patiently coaxed her. In the end, the little girl was tested, and he persuaded her father to participate, "Daddy, don’t be surprised, I’ll do it!" In addition, the doctor noticed the problem that children tend to mess up the sample bottle. Send out the "little magic weapon" and tie the same colored elastic to the sample bottle and the child's wrist to avoid mistakes.

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[9:30] Xue Yongheng, director of the Bureau of Innovation and Technology, said that as of 8 am today, 978,000 people have registered for the National Testing Program.

As of 8 o'clock last night, 650,000 samples were completed.

↓↓19 testing centers will not operate in the second phase↓↓

There are traces of sewage leakage on the exterior wall of the bathroom of Chunyang Village. The inspector said that it is rare: so outrageous

[09:00] The government has requisitioned Junyang Village, Fotan, for quarantine purposes since February, and recently returned the fourth and fifth blocks. Residents have gradually moved in since the end of last month.

Mr. Fung's family of three had been waiting for public housing for 7 years. After more than half a year of ups and downs, he finally got the keys to move in on Wednesday (3rd).

Different from the excitement of ordinary public housing tenants going upstairs, he described it as "relaxing the mind."

The three to four-person units allocated by Mr. Feng were rated as unqualified by the building inspector Lai Daming. The worst-hit areas were the kitchen and bathroom. Among them, traces of sewage leakage were found on the outer wall of the bathroom, and there were many unit.

He said the situation is rare in the new building, "It's so outrageous and unacceptable."

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Confirmed building restaurant|National testing confirmed that the girl lived in Zhaokangyuan and went to MegaBox IKEA restaurant

[00:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has eased recently. The Department of Health announced today that there were 12 new confirmed cases yesterday (3rd), of which 7 were local cases. The addresses of patients are located in Yau Tsim Mong, Tuen Mun, Fanling, etc.

Four people were found to be infected after participating in the "Universal Community Testing Program" for universal testing. Among them, a 22-year-old girl living in Siu Hong Court, Tuen Mun, had visited Shun Lee Disciplined Services Dormitory, and she had also visited the MegaBox IKEA restaurant and Western 101 minced pork and rice specialty store on Cainan Street.

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Yesterday’s overview: New crown pneumonia·9.4|A total of 950,000 people registered and complaints about national testing increased to 166

National Testing | 122 Testing Center will be extended for 4 days and 19 reservations can be made from Saturday to close next Monday

Nationwide Testing|Extended Plan for 4 Days to September 11 Nie Dequan: Preview of the Winter Explosion

Nationwide testing | temporarily uncovered 6 people whose diagnosis rate is lower than expected?

Chen Zhaoshi: It’s so important to find one

▼From September 4th, some premises are still closed to relax the measures▼

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New crown pneumonia | The massage parlor reopens today, firefighters and regular customers will patronize: It’s so hard to turn off

New crown pneumonia | dine-in order extended to 10 o'clock on the first night of the slate-yaki shop said it could increase a round of business

Restrictions on gatherings | 80% of fitness centers resume business, people in the industry claim heavy losses during the summer golden period

Class Resumption|Education Bureau updated guidelines for teachers or students if confirmed to be diagnosed 

▼The five steps to make an appointment for national testing are as follows▼

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New coronary pneumonia | 12 new cases of rebound, national testing identified 4 invisible patients

New crown pneumonia | Metropark Hotel, Mong Kok, old man died of illness with his roommate and friends infected with the disease, all residents sent to isolation camp

New crown pneumonia | More than 30 people sent to quarantine tonight at Metropark Hotel Mong Kok, some guests have checked out early

New crown pneumonia | A security technician in Dawei Jiaotong City who was diagnosed with the diagnosis once took off the mask and talked with him

▼01 Go straight to Fire Eye Lab▼

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▼01 Actually measured throat swab sampling▼

▼Publicity leaflets and frequently asked questions about national testing▼

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▼Citizens and officials' participation in the National Testing Program ▼

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▼Yuan Guoyong demonstrates and compares the advantages and disadvantages of the four detection sampling methods▼

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New crown pneumonia | dine-in order extended to 10 o'clock on the first night of the slate-yaki shop said it could increase a round of business

New crown pneumonia | More than 30 people sent to quarantine tonight at Metropark Hotel Mong Kok, some guests have checked out early

New crown pneumonia | The government announced that it will participate in the COVAX mechanism to obtain vaccines and then purchase vaccines from pharmaceutical companies

New crown pneumonia|The man who returned to Hong Kong by plane falsified the quarantine location and wanted to leave the country and jailed for two weeks

New crown pneumonia|Hong Kong residents stranded in Guangdong Province can reapply for and renew home visit permits at designated locations

New crown pneumonia | Dawei traffic city security confirmed and talked with the technicians in the same building before the diagnosis for more than 10 minutes

New coronary pneumonia | 12 new cases of rebound, national testing identified 4 invisible patients

New crown pneumonia | Metropark Hotel, Mong Kok, old man died of illness with his roommate and friends infected with the disease, all residents sent to isolation camp

New crown pneumonia | The massage parlor reopens today, firefighters and regular customers will patronize: It’s so hard to turn off

New crown pneumonia | Family amusement center closed for nearly a hundred days, looking forward to reopening, the industry points to a lunar eclipse of 60 million

New crown pneumonia | General Macau Clinic continues to collect samples in cartons

[New Crown Pneumonia] The Federation of Insurance Industry Launches Virtual Sales Platform Intermediaries Sell Life Insurance Through Video Conference

[New Coronary Pneumonia・Pictures] Reopening of the fitness room massage shop, various methods to restore the confidence of customers

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Source: hk1

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