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Coronavirus disease. 12.4|Add 112 new cases of the fourth wave and the third "breaking 100 days"

2020-12-05T22:08:41.889Z


The fourth wave of the epidemic continued to be severe. There were 112 new confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong today (4th). This is the third "100-day break" of this round of the epidemic. The total number has increased to 6,702; of which 36 cases are of unknown origin. Dancing group


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Written by: Hu Jiaxin, Leung Wanmin, Tsang Kaixin, Ma Weijie, Zhang Jiamin, McCain, Deng Yinglin, Chen Jiayi, Zhong Yan

2020-12-04 08:00

Last update date: 2020-12-05 00:51

The fourth wave of the epidemic continued to be severe. There were 112 new confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong today (4th). This is the third "100-day break" of this round of the epidemic. The total number has increased to 6,702; of which 36 cases are of unknown origin. "Dancing Group" increased by 17 people.

A 38-year-old male patient of Mary passed away last night (3rd). The deceased was a chronically ill patient. He was admitted to the hospital on November 28. He was diagnosed on the same day in a serious condition. The patient was also infected with influenza A at the same time. His condition continued to deteriorate until last night. When he passed away at 11 o'clock, a total of 112 people in Hong Kong had passed away, making him the youngest person to die from new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong.

In addition, the news stated that the Executive Council approved the increase of the fines for violations of the gathering restriction order and mask order from the current 2,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan, an increase of 1.5 times; and to fight the epidemic, the Tourism Board announced the "Hong Kong Colorful Winter Parade" in Central There will be no Christmas tree in the Statue Square; no float parade on the first day of the "New Year's Eve Countdown" and "Chinese New Year Celebration".

Diagnosed restaurants | 15 new prince "Fanghua Peerless" on the list. An old woman who went to Sogo Department Store

On December 5th [00:43] The fourth wave of new coronary pneumonia was severe. Hong Kong added 112 confirmed cases on Friday (4th), of which 36 were cases of unknown origin.

The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health has updated the whereabouts of the incubation period of the confirmed cases, adding 15 restaurants to the list, including Prince "Fang Hua Pee Dai" and Huangpu Jubao Square "Saran".

There are also fast-food restaurants on the list, including New Town Plaza "Café de Coral" and Wan Chai Wu Chung Building "Great Happy".

In addition, some patients have visited many places in Wan Chai, including the Central Library, Victoria Park Swimming Pool and Sogo Department Store.

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[23:27] The Food and Health Bureau announced that starting next Sunday (6th), the government will arrange for the contractor Huada Gene to set up a mobile sampling kiosk at the seven-a-side hard-court football field in Tung Chung North Park. The service time is every morning. 10:00 to 8:00 pm, tentatively scheduled to open until the 19th (Saturday) of this month.

In addition, the bureau stated that after reviewing the usage and the public’s demand for testing services, it has decided to extend the mobile sampling kiosk service at Kai Tak Community Hall in Kowloon City until next Wednesday (9th); and it will be located at 8 Chan Man Street, Sai Kung The mobile sampling kiosk in the car park of the Jockey Club City Hall will cease operation tomorrow (5th).

[23:00] The Food and Health Bureau announced the addition of five more community testing centers, located at Leighton Hill Community Hall in Wan Chai, Morse Park Sports Centre in Wong Tai Sin, Pak Tin Community Hall in Sham Shui Po, Tai Wo Sports Centre in Tai Po and Wai Tsuen Sports Centre in Tsuen Wan .

Five new community testing centers will be put into service next week.

The five new testing centers will operate for three months in the first phase, and can be extended for another three months depending on the situation. Self-paid testing services can be used for general community or private purposes, such as travel or work certification. The charge is capped at 240 yuan. Payment method arranged by the supplier.

The nine community testing centers currently in operation will continue to provide services.

The nine centers are located in Quarry Bay Community Hall in Eastern District, Henry Leong Yau Ma Tei Community Hall, Sha Tin Lek Yuen Community Hall, Yuen Long City East Community Hall, Lai King Community Hall, Fanling Wo Hing Community Hall, Tuen Mun Siu Lun Community Hall, Hang Hau Community Hall Hall, and Yau Tong Community Hall.

New crown pneumonia|Compulsory testing of hospital staff can also go to 5 mobile sampling booths for on-site sampling

[22:08] The fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. The government recently announced that it would require employees in nursing homes, homes for the disabled and nursing homes to undergo compulsory virus testing.

The Social Welfare Department said today that in addition to community testing centers or temporary testing centers set up for employees, they can also go to five mobile sampling booths for on-site testing.

New crown pneumonia | over 80 cashiers in the canteen of the customs headquarters were initially diagnosed today

[21:30] Customs announced that a female cashier working in the staff canteen of the North Point Customs Headquarters was initially diagnosed with COVID-19. She was last on duty from Tuesday (1st) to yesterday (3rd) due to her health. Unable to go to the hospital for medical treatment, and has been admitted to the hospital for treatment.

In response to the special work arrangement for employees implemented by the government from this Wednesday (2nd), the cafeteria has been closed on the same day.

New crown pneumonia | Skypark residents diagnosed on Thursday turn serious

[20:12] The fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic is severe. Today, another 112 confirmed cases have been added, and a 38-year-old male patient has passed away.

According to the updated information of the Hospital Authority, the condition of six more confirmed patients became serious today, including one of Wang Skypark residents who reported the diagnosis yesterday (3rd), a 77-year-old woman who was asymptomatic at the time.

In addition, there are 4 more critically ill patients today, including two patients who were in serious condition from yesterday, namely the dancing group patients and the residents of San Po Kong Paradise Nursing Home.

The fixed penalty for gathering restrictions, mask orders, and mandatory testing orders will increase to $5000 from the 11th of this month

[19:54] The government announced today that it will gazette the amendments to the subsidiary legislation under the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Chapter 599). For violations of the gathering restriction order, mask order or compulsory testing order, the fixed fine will be increased from $2,000 to 5,000 yuan, effective on the 11th of this month (next Friday).

New crown pneumonia | Ju Tung Chung mixed shorthair cat virus test positive, AFCD says no symptoms

[19:50] The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced that a cat received by the department tested positive for the virus and did not have any symptoms. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation will continue to conduct close monitoring and repeated testing for the cat.

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The case involved a mixed shorthair cat living in Tung Chung. As its owner was a close contact of the confirmed case, the cat was sent to the Fisheries and Conservation Department for quarantine on the 1st of this month.

New crown pneumonia | The bar industry is angry to "pay the bill" for the song and dance group

[19:35] The fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic broke out, and the government once again ordered bars to close.

The bar industry criticizes the government for using the bar industry to "stab" the bar industry every time an outbreak occurs. In particular, the fourth wave of outbreaks occurred in singing and dancing groups, but the bar industry was asked to help them "pay the bill." In the past December Christmas was the peak season for the bar industry. The turnover can be as high as 3 billion yuan, but with the closure of the bars, the loss of each bar is very serious. In addition, in the off-season in January, it is difficult to repair the loss even if the bar can reopen at that time. It is expected that as many as half of the bars will close next year. , At least 20,000 employees lost their jobs.

New crown pneumonia | Four visitors from Skypark infected with the epidemic: If you see the notice or immediately turn around and go ahead

[19:17] The Center for Health Protection updated the housing list of the confirmed cases last night (3rd). Among them, the Skypark in the downtown area of ​​Mong Kok added 4 confirmed cases. One of them went to the Red Hall to watch Zhang Jingxuan's concert during the incubation period.

Mr. Chen, who visited a friend at Skypark, said that he did not know that four people were diagnosed in the building. After learning about it, he thought that the notices posted in the building were not enough. He also said with a smile that if he sees related notices, "I might immediately turn around and go ahead."

Some residents also said that they would reduce their return to their residences, but they thought that they would "be yourself" if they were "worry or not".

Zhang Jingxuan Concert|LCSD arranges for affected employees to return to work only if they test negative

【19:10】Emperor Entertainment stated that over 200 people participated in the front and backstage work at the eight concerts of King King Cheung. Among them, a total of 33 people belonged to King King Entertainment and participated in the project at the Red Hall, including the protagonist King King Cheung. Of the 29 people who have been tested for the virus, as of 6 o'clock in the evening, all 19 reports have been negative, including Zhang Jingxuan. The remaining reports have yet to be tested.

Emperor Entertainment Group stated that it received a call from the Health Protection Center just this afternoon. The seats of the infected persons who have been there to enjoy the performance are as follows:

November 22 (Line 7 of Section 75 of Huangzha)

November 27 (Red Gate 17 lines, the audience forgot the number of segments)

November 28 (Huangzha Section 74, Line B)

November 29 (Huangzha Section 74, Line 12)

[18:37] The Hospital Authority announced that as of 9 am, a total of 42 patients with confirmed COVID-19 disease have been discharged in the past 24 hours. So far, a total of 5,465 confirmed or suspected patients have recovered and discharged.

At present, public hospitals have opened 670 negative pressure wards with a total of 1,216 negative pressure beds. At present, a total of 978 confirmed patients are admitted to 21 public hospitals and community treatment facilities. Among them, 23 are in critical condition, 21 are in serious condition, and the remaining 934 are The situation is stable.

Hins Cheung Red Hall concert 4 viewers diagnosed with Miriam Yang and 6 concerts cancelled

[17:43] The "AIA Presents MY GRATITUDE 25 Miriam Yeung Concert 2020" originally scheduled to be held in the Red Pavilion starting on the 23rd of this month, the organizer announced that all 6 performances will be cancelled. Audiences who have purchased tickets do not have to go on the 9th URBTIX collects tickets, and the relevant refund arrangements will be announced before the 23rd of this month to remind viewers to pay attention.

[17:00] After the death of a young male patient, is it the first case of H1N1 influenza and COVID-19? What is the treatment? Remdesivir?

Does this happen to other patients? Will there be environmental infections during the concert? Are there close contacts? How to identify? The three Hongguan patients’ residences at SKYPARK and Yao’an Village. Other people have also been diagnosed. Is it the building transmission chain? Or living together?

Liu Jiaxian pointed out that it is not confirmed whether it is the only or the first case. Previous studies have pointed out that the two viruses are infected at the same time, and the concurrent and recovery will have a big impact. The patient has deteriorated the day after admission. Supportive treatment, oxygen, antibiotics, interference Both vegetarian and Redecive, but did not respond well to the drug and continued to deteriorate until he passed away last night.

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that 4 of the 4 people who had been diagnosed at the concert, 3 were diagnosed with family members, 2 were diagnosed earlier, and one became ill on the same day. Generally, friends who go to the concert together will make an appointment for a meal, so they will be sent for quarantine. far.

Another person can't find the source for the time being, and sits on the 17th row of the red zone.

[16:55] Is the 37-year-old policewoman numbered 6675? Did she work two days after she became ill? Are there high-risk activities and how to get infected?

Is the current figure confirmed?

Why is there no screening for female patients in Buddhist hospitals, is there an environmental infection? How many doctors need to be tested?

There are currently more than 80 preliminary confirmed cases in Hong Kong.

Zhang Jun said that the female police case did not see any special factors, but because she had eaten together, her family would be sent for quarantine.

Liu Jiaxian pointed out that the female patient from the Buddhist Hospital was admitted to the Buddhist Hospital in March this year. The two tests were negative for the new crown in the middle, and they were performed in June and August. Now they need to follow up and investigate. (Exclude environmental pollution?) Just learned , Depending on the contact of different people and the route of infection, infection control experts are in a meeting.

New crown pneumonia | Zhang Jingxuan concert 4 viewers, the date of onset of the patient exposed, the source of the infection is unknown

[16:50] Is the actor sitting close to the confirmed person?

What are the major risks for other audiences?

Public toilet?

Family members will be infected from the concert?

Is the number of diagnoses continuously high out of control?

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the risk has not been determined, and it is not certain whether it is a group, so a general approach is being carried out to detect employees/performers. The number of confirmed cases is still rising, and the source is higher than yesterday, and no downward trend has been seen yet. .

New crown pneumonia | 38-year-old male patient also contracted influenza A, the youngest deceased since his death yesterday

A 38-year-old male patient with a chronic illness in Queen Mary Hospital was infected with both the new coronary pneumonia and influenza A and eventually passed away last night.

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[16:45] The 38-year-old male patient who died in Queen Mary Hospital had a long-term illness. Did he die from influenza virus? Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, pointed out that he was a nervous system problem, and some research pointed out Suffering from flu and new crown at the same time, the complications are worse than a single condition. Call for flu vaccination.



[16:40] Four people have been to a concert. The relevant case number is? Two family members of the patient who had been to the concert were also diagnosed. Is it the source of the illness? Will it be seen after the illness?

Do viewers need to worry? Do they need to be forced?

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the group is not currently counted, and the case number will not be disclosed. The patient’s family had a sore throat on November 30, and one of them was tested for asymptomatic disease; he became ill on December 1.

The family members of the two people took a few days earlier than them, and took two days to get the disease. For the time being, they do not think it is an outbreak or a group, but they will pay attention to the situation.



[16:35] A 38-year-old male patient from Mary passed away last night. The case number is 6272. He is a long-term patient. He was admitted to the hospital on November 28 and was diagnosed on the same day. One family member was also diagnosed and was classified as close contact. , The patient was also infected with influenza A, and his condition continued to deteriorate until his death at 11 o'clock last night.

A 53-year-old female patient was initially diagnosed in the Buddhist Hospital. She was diagnosed by a nurse in the medical ward before she was admitted to the medical ward, and is currently undergoing contact tracking; a 76-year-old male patient was admitted to an emergency due to a long-term patient in Boai Hospital. After screening, it was found to be a preliminary diagnosis. Immediately transfer to the isolation ward. There are five patients in the same case who have been listed as close contacts; a nurse only wears a surgical mask and requires quarantine and observation

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New crown pneumonia | 112 additional cases confirmed 36 cases of no source, two middle school students infected

[16:30] Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that as of midnight today, there were 112 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, 36 of which were no source, and all other cases were related. Among them, the Shau Kei Wan Tung Wah Third Hospital Fang Shuquan day activity center and dormitory added 9 employees and 1 employee's family member to be diagnosed. A total of 43 residents and 1 family member were diagnosed.



In addition, there were 17 more cases in the dancing group; 5 more employees and 2 family members were diagnosed in the Lohas Park Phase 9 site group, a total of 27 cases were diagnosed by staff and 5 family members; and the Pentecostal Yongguang College and West A total of two students from Wanhe Hong Kong Chinese Women's Association Middle School were diagnosed and the school has stopped teaching face-to-face classes.

▼Tighten epidemic prevention measures from December 2▼

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New crown pneumonia | News: The guild passed the order of illegal gathering of masks to increase the fine 1.5 times to 5,000

[15:58] According to the news, the Executive Council approved the increase of fines for violations of the gathering restriction order and mask order from the current 2,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan, an increase of 1.5 times.

It is understood that in order to strengthen deterrence, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said last week that the fine would be increased by "multiples". The guild "agreeed" to increase it to 10,000 yuan earlier, but it caused a backlash in the society and the guild was eventually reduced To 5,000 yuan.

[15:20] The Tourism Development Board announced that under the premise of fighting the epidemic, a number of large-scale events-"Hong Kong Colorful Winter Parade", "New Year's Eve Countdown" and "New Year's Eve Celebration" will have different arrangements, including the New Year's Eve fireworks countdown and the lunar calendar The float parade will be cancelled on the first day of the new year.

As for the "Hong Kong Colorful Winter Parade" from today (December 4) to January 3 next year, due to the need to maintain social distancing, there will be no Christmas tree erected at the Statue Square in Central, but a virtual version of the Christmas small will be launched. Towns, citizens and tourists can sit at home and learn different types of hand-made, such as making Christmas wreaths and candlesticks, and feel the festive atmosphere.

Related news: New crown pneumonia | New Year's Eve fireworks countdown, Chinese New Year float parade canceled Queen Statue Square without Christmas tree

[13:40] In response to the outbreak of the epidemic again, the government arranged mobile sampling kiosks in Wong Tai Sin Plaza to conduct free testing for citizens. The service hours are from 10 am to 8 pm.

Half an hour before the operation of the sampling booth, more than 30 people queued up.

Regarding the vaccines available in Macau this month, some citizens think that the Hong Kong government is "everything is slow" and that the vaccine should be supplied as soon as possible; for the "Travel with peace of mind" app, some citizens think that privacy is insufficient, "Go Check it all the way to the edge."

Related news: New crown pneumonia | Wong Tai Sin sampling kiosk is put into operation Citizens: Vaccine progress is slow

[13:37] The Hong Kong Athletics Association and Standard Chartered Bank announced today (4th) that the extension of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2021 announced earlier will be held on October 24 (Sunday) next year.

The conference stated that in view of the changes in the epidemic and the impact of government epidemic prevention measures on the event arrangements, it will continue to maintain close contact with relevant government departments and make corresponding preparations for the event.

As for the event details and registration arrangements, the conference will be announced later.

Related news: Zama postponed | The fourth wave of epidemic situation: Standard Chartered Marathon postponed to October 24 next year

[13:33] The new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Recently, some confirmed cases have watched a concert.

According to the announcement by the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, several confirmed cases reported that they had visited the Hong Kong Coliseum, which was the date when the local singer Cheung King Hsuan held a concert.

Zhang Jingxuan stated on his social platform today that he received a confirmed patient who had watched the performance during the incubation period late last night (3rd). He admitted that he was very worried and sad, and expressed his heartfelt condolences to the sick and wish them get well soon.

He also emphasized that during the concert, the Red Hall has strictly implemented social distancing measures. All audiences on site must wear masks, eating and drinking are strictly prohibited in the audience, and deep cleansing will be done immediately after each night.

New crown pneumonia | 4 confirmed cases have watched Zhang Jingxuan concert Zhang Jingxuan: very worried and sad

[12:24] The number of new pneumonia cases in Hong Kong continues to be high. It is reported that there were about 112 new confirmed cases today, returning to the level of over 100 cases in a single day.

[12:21] The Social Welfare Department announced today (4th) that it will set up two temporary testing centers for employees in homes for the elderly, homes for the disabled and nursing homes to facilitate their acceptance of the aggregation of COVID-19 Enzyme chain reaction nucleic acid detection.

The two temporary testing centers, namely Wong Chuk Hang Recreation Ground in Hong Kong and Hennessy Road Basketball Court in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, will be in service today and tomorrow (December 5) respectively.

Related news: New crown pneumonia│SWD will set up temporary testing centers for residential staff in Wong Chuk Hang and Wan Chai

[12:15] The fourth wave of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong is severe, and the virus has spread to hospitals.

Another 39 residents in the Fang Shuquan Day Activity Center and Dormitory of the Shau Kei Wan Tung Wah Group of Hospitals were diagnosed yesterday (3rd). There were also cases in the Kwai Shing East Care and Attention Home and San Po Kong Park Nursing Home.

Zeng Ji-nan, the organization officer of the General Union of Community and Residential Care Workers, expressed on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums" today (4th) that he was worried about the shortage of front-line staff due to mandatory testing. He also pointed out that multiple testing centers are full, and the authorities can refer to In the early voluntary testing practices, personnel were sent to take samples.

Related News: New Coronary Pneumonia|Compulsory testing of hospital staff

On November 28th, three confirmed cases reported that they had visited the Hong Kong Coliseum and held a concert for singer Zhang Jingxuan that day.

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[00:45] The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health has updated the whereabouts of the incubation period of the confirmed cases and added 17 restaurants, including Lan Kwai Fong "Dragon I", Cityplaza Phase II "Wang Jia Sha. In the Mood for Love", and Kwai Chung Plaza "Maru. "Handmade Tea" and so on.


In addition, three confirmed cases reported that they visited the Hong Kong Coliseum on November 28. If the date is correct, that day would be one of the days when local singer Zhang Jingxuan held a concert.

Diagnosed restaurants | 17 restaurants added to the list, 3 patients visited the Hong Kong Pavilion and hosted a concert by Zhang Jingxuan

[00:30] The Center for Health Protection has updated the list of houses for the confirmed cases. Except for Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, luxury houses continue to be on the list, including super-luxury estates in Lulun Street, Kowloon Tong, and Tai Po Ju Hao Tianxia, ​​including Kowloon Tong Law There has been a confirmed case in Lunjie earlier, namely Xie Lingling, the ex-wife of the wealthy businessman Lin Jianyue.


The epidemic also continued to spread to home ownership and public housing. In private housing estates, four new confirmed patients were added to Skypark in Mong Kok.

Confirmed Building | Another Resident on Lulun Street in the Super Luxury District Recruits 4 Patients in Mong Kok Skypark

Yesterday's overview: coronary pneumonia.

12.3|90 more confirmed cases, one more person left untreated, 111 people died in Hong Kong

New crown pneumonia | 5,000 yuan diagnosis allowance Luo Zhiguang: So far, 2 people have applied for one and have been approved

Luo Zhiguang: There is no plan to promote the third phase of employment protection, and would rather create job opportunities than send money

Gathering Restriction Order | The specified amount of fines increased to 10,000 yuan Expert: Harsh to the poor or contrary to original intention

New crown pneumonia | The fourth wave of epidemic is still severe

90 additional confirmed cases and 31 cases of unknown origin

A 82-year-old female patient in the internal medicine department of Princess Margaret was initially diagnosed with multiple patients before being discharged from the hospital, and the doctors and nurses must be quarantined

A record of 31 cases of unknown origin in a single day Zhang Zhujun: Dancing groups have penetrated into the corner of society

Vaccines | Singapore's new vaccine will be shipped in the first quarter of next year, Macau will be given priority for medical care at the end of the year

The Institute of Pharmacists: Hong Kong people have no confidence in inactivated vaccines from the Mainland

19 deep throat saliva test samples from CUHK Laboratory are suspected of being contaminated and need to be re-collected for testing

New crown pneumonia│37-year-old female police correspondent initially diagnosed that the police said they did not conduct public contact work

One more death, a total of 111 people died, 4 more people died in a single day, Xie Lingling's situation became serious

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