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Written by: Leung Huanmin, Zheng Cuibi, Li Enci
2020-11-14 08:00
Last update date: 2020-11-14 12:46
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has a trend of worsening. As of yesterday (13th), the total number of cases has increased to 5,437. There have been many cases of unknown origin for several consecutive days.
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong said that the Octopus travel record has responded to the situation before the epidemic so far this year. The immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases has returned to above 1 and the fourth wave of the epidemic may have broken out.
[12:43] According to the news, there are about 11 new confirmed cases today, and the government will set up a news conference on the epidemic this afternoon.
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong stated that the immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases has returned to above 1.
[11:32] It is understood that the government has studied tightening measures for restaurants and bars. The maximum number of people per restaurant will be reduced from the current 6 to 4 people. It is expected to be implemented as soon as next Monday (16th); At present, 4 people have been reduced to 2 people, and the closing time has been advanced from 2 am to 12 midnight.
The Executive Council also passed the authorization to authorize the Secretary for Food and Health to implement compulsory virus testing for specific groups, and the launch time and target are determined by the Secretary.
New crown pneumonia | Xue Yongheng: Study to restrict the wearing of masks for wedding banquet diners to wear mandatory testing soon
[10:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. There have been 5 cases of unknown origin in a single day in the past week, making the outside world worry that the epidemic will turn worse.
When attending the radio program "Political and Economic Saturday", the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Xue Yongheng, said that in the past week, a confirmed person who worked for a broadband company attended a banquet for nearly 300 people. Everyone needs to be quarantined. The Hong Kong government is studying It is necessary to wear a mask when going to other places during the wedding banquet to reduce the risk of transmission, but it is more important to emphasize that citizens can exercise self-discipline.
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[09:30] Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System of the Chinese University School of Medicine, said when attending the radio program "Political and Economic Saturday" that the possibility of Hong Kong entering the fourth wave of the new coronavirus outbreak is absolutely there. In the last 3 days, there have been 11 local confirmed cases of unknown origin. They involve a relatively wide geographical distribution. In addition, taxi drivers are involved and there is no epidemiological connection between them. It is even more difficult to add close contacts. Worried about causing another outbreak.
The Nepalese Consulate questioned the staff in the false-positive test
[00:53] The 30-year-old female patient (the 5405th case) who arrived in Hong Kong from Nepal a few days ago was a staff member of the Nepalese Consulate in Hong Kong and was exempt from quarantine.
The consulate announced on its Facebook page on Friday (13th) morning that the patient's test result was originally negative, and he has been discharged from hospital and resumed work. His colleagues believe that the Hong Kong government's test result was wrong.
The United Hospital responded to the incident on Friday night saying that the patient's test result was positive when she was admitted, but the virus load was low, and there were antibodies in her body, which meant she was not infectious.
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The cross-border car company under Guanzhong has announced that the cross-border car industry will cease to be paid and stay in the job: no more switches will perish
[00:38] Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, cross-border traffic has been suspended for more than a month. Trade Travel (Hong Kong) Limited, a cross-border car company under Guanzhong Bus, has been circulating online, requiring employees to be suspended from pay on December 1 until Separate notice; if the arrangement is not accepted, severance will be submitted to the company and formally leave on December 1.
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" called Huang Liangbai, chairman of Guanzhong Bus, about the incident in the evening. The other party said it was inconvenient to respond.
Zhang Jianping, secretary-general of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Express Bus Association, stated that the cross-border vehicle industry "has no income at all" under the epidemic, and bluntly said "if you don't switch it, you will die."
He said that except for a very small number of companies that also run local transportation businesses, all drivers are not required to leave their jobs without pay. It is estimated that about 2,000 cross-border drivers in the bank are on unpaid leave, describing the industry as "desperate."
Confirmed building restaurant | Patient whereabouts exposed, Xie'en trainee teacher once visited Imperial Palace Genki Sushi
[00:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded. The Department of Health announced today (13th) 6 new confirmed cases, of which the source of infection of 2 local cases is unknown.
The patient's whereabouts during the infection once again spread throughout Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, with a total of 10 restaurants.
A male patient once went to Tai Po Plaza to compete for fresh conveyor belt sushi; a female HKBU physical education student who was an intern teacher at Hip En Middle School, once visited the Royal Fort Genki Sushi in Causeway Bay.
In addition, some retired patients went to Hong Cheong Tea Restaurant and Choi Tsui Hin Restaurant in Tai Kok Tsui.
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