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2020-12-24T08:41:02.763Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic is severe. The Department of Health announced today (24th) 71 new confirmed cases, increasing to 8,425 in total. The number of confirmed cases rebounded from yesterday. Among the new cases, 10 were imported cases and 3 were from the United Kingdom.


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Written by: Yuan Shu, Zheng Cuibi, Zhu Haiqi, Lin Yingxian, Ouyang Dehao, Kong Fanxu, Zhong Yan, Liang Huanmin, Tsang Kaixin, Chen Jiayi, Huang Yongyu, Wang Jieen, and Kwong Xiaobin

2020-12-24 08:00

Last update date: 2020-12-24 16:35

The new crown pneumonia epidemic is severe. The Department of Health announced today (24th) 71 new confirmed cases, increasing to 8,425 in total.

The number of confirmed cases rebounded from yesterday. Among the new cases, 10 were imported cases and 3 were imported from the UK.

Although the numbers are on a downward trend, a 70% highly infectious variant of the new coronavirus has been introduced into Hong Kong from the UK. The virus samples of two young students who were diagnosed after returning to Hong Kong were similar to the British variant. One of them has recovered and discharged It is too late for the government to require British returnees to be isolated in hotels for 27 days.

New crown pneumonia | Zeng Haohui pointed out that the injection center needs two conditions to talk about wishes: looking to travel to Japan

[16:08] The new crown vaccine will arrive in Hong Kong early next year. Zeng Haohui, former director of the Center for Health Protection and expert member of the Vaccination Program Task Force, pointed out in an online program today (24th) that the location of the community injection center must meet Two conditions of area and location.

He also pointed out that he would take the lead in receiving the vaccine.

In addition, due to the large number of vaccinated people, their professional conscience does not allow them to jump to conclusions, "If we have something to say, we will not be able to watch the vaccine. We will look at the data."

[14:54] A 92-year-old male patient (case number: 6849) with a long-term illness in Princess Margaret Hospital suffered from fever and cough on the 4th of this month. The patient's condition continued to deteriorate, and his death was postponed to yesterday (23rd) night.

In addition, an 86-year-old female patient (case number: 6533) with a long-term illness was sent to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital on the 2nd of this month due to the diagnosis of new coronary pneumonia. The patient’s condition continued to deteriorate and she passed away early this morning. .

So far, 135 people in Hong Kong have died of new coronary pneumonia.

[12:02] According to the news, there are more than 70 confirmed cases today.

New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine | He Boliang: The virus has mutated, you must pay attention to vaccine immunity and neutralizing antibodies

[11:28] The Hong Kong government has ordered three vaccines, and the first batch will arrive in Hong Kong as soon as early next year.

He Boliang, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said today (24th) that some pharmaceutical companies developed vaccines with virus strains at the beginning of the year, but now that the virus has mutated, it is necessary to pay attention to the immunity and neutralizing antibodies of the vaccine.

Regarding the government's criticism of publishing test results too late, He thinks that it must report to testers and doctors within 24 hours. The government can open some functions of the Hong Kong version of the health code and upload the results to the cloud for public review.

Variant Virus|He Boliang advocates restricting South Africa and Britain on par and calling on those returning from Britain not to hold Christmas parties

He Boliang also said that the South African variant virus and the British variant virus have something in common. Although the two are not related to each other, the Hong Kong government should consider both South Africa and the UK and implement the same restrictive measures.

He also estimated that the British variant virus may have entered the community, calling on British visitors to Hong Kong in the past two months to be tested again.

▼The severe social distancing measures of the epidemic continue until January 6▼

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New crown pneumonia | The government's anti-epidemic has been repeatedly criticized Chen Zhaoshi explained: the virus will go all out

[10:52] In recent days, people from all walks of life have pointed the finger at the government's policy mistakes. They questioned the fatigue of officials in fighting the epidemic and suggested replacing them.

As one of the leaders of the anti-epidemic group, Chen Zhaoshi, Director of the Bureau of Food and Health, said today (24th) that the virus is very new, and many anti-epidemic efforts have been launched for the first time. The government has always aimed to "clear" and understand the external measures to the government. There are opinions that the outbreak of the epidemic will be tense, and it is reiterated that the government will increase manpower to handle it.

Chen Zhaoshi said today (24th) that many anti-epidemic work has been launched for the first time. He understands that there are opinions from the outside world and the government will increase manpower to handle it.

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New crown pneumonia vaccine | Chen Zhaoshi expects Kexing to have the third phase of data in one or two days to set up community vaccination centers

[10:43] The government has already ordered the new coronary pneumonia vaccine.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said that the three vaccines will arrive in Hong Kong from early next year to the middle of the year. The initial idea is to use community center vaccination centers so that citizens can go to different locations to get different vaccines. A task force will also be set up to design the overall process. In the future, private doctors will also be considered.

There has been no third phase clinical report for the first batch of Coxing vaccines arriving in Hong Kong so far. Chen expects the data to be released in one or two days.

New crown pneumonia | Xu Shuchang: Kexing's delayed release of clinical data may not be delivered to Hong Kong as scheduled in January

Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System at CUHK, said that he has just learned that Kexing has delayed the release of the third phase clinical trial data. It is expected that the delivery to Hong Kong will not be possible in January next year. Vaccines developed in collaboration with BioNTech will have a greater chance of arriving in Hong Kong at the earliest.

He also pointed out that herd immunity can only occur after seventy adults are vaccinated. If only a few people are vaccinated, there will still be occasional outbreaks in the community. Therefore, the public is absolutely urged to receive vaccination.

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Interaction︱Analyze the big data of FB area groups to discover which area of ​​the netizens are the most beautiful Lin Zheng

[08:15] The new crown pneumonia broke out at the beginning of this year. Hong Kong people have spent 2020 under the haze of the epidemic. They have worn masks for a whole year and have not taken off their masks. The prohibition of eating and gathering has greatly changed the daily life of the citizens.

How is the new normal in real life reflected in the online space?

"Hong Kong 01" counts 378 local Facebook groups, posts and interactions during the year, and analyzes the sentiment of the text to try to understand the people's situation under the epidemic: how online discussions reflect the urgent needs of citizens, how citizens use cyberspace to help others help themselves, and online Whether the discussion is to "stop" or "create" panic, whether to encourage "Fact check" or accelerate the spread of "fake information"?

The interactive page is divided into five sections to review the public opinion of the 18 districts this year, presenting trends in each district with interactive maps and data charts, and provides an interactive data analysis library for readers to choose and see the sentiments of the districts.

Mr. Cheng used to be responsible for the Christmas decoration circuit connection of large shopping malls from time to time.

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New crown pneumonia | In December, there were 27 cases of imported 2 people infected with the variant virus in the UK, and about 30% of hotels were diagnosed

[08:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. Due to the emergence of a variant of the virus in the UK, the Hong Kong government has also amended the regulations to extend the quarantine period for people arriving from the UK in hotels from 14 days, except for all the gates that have stayed in the UK 14 days before coming to Hong Kong. To 21 days.

Variant viruses are waiting for the opportunity. Among the six new imported cases yesterday (23rd), one person returned to Hong Kong from the United Kingdom. Prior to this, the genetic sequence of two British students returning to Hong Kong was consistent with the variant viruses found in the United Kingdom.


According to data from the Centre for Health Protection, from December 1 to yesterday, there were 27 imported cases from the UK. Most of them did not report their residential address, and they arrived at the airport for testing and confirmed; however, there were also 8 cases, or about one-third of them were admitted. The infection was discovered after the hotel.

In the past week, the virus genetic material imported from the UK is still being processed, and it is unknown whether someone will be found to be infected with the variant virus.

Christmas lights have been reduced to 30 years, electricians lament that shopping malls and streets have become unrecognizable under the epidemic: no atmosphere

[08:00] Every Christmas, Christmas lights can be seen everywhere.

However, even if it is Christmas Eve today, due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, some shopping malls choose to increase revenue and reduce expenditure and do not install Christmas lights.

Mr. Zheng, who has been an electrician for more than 30 years, used to be responsible for the Christmas lighting of large shopping malls, the circuit connection of Christmas decorations outside banks and streets.


However, due to the epidemic, the company’s original Christmas project was also cut, and his income was greatly reduced. Park Lane Avenue, which was once in charge, did not install lighting this year and became "unrecognizable." I sighed that this Christmas might not be festive.

[01:00] The Food and Health Bureau announced that according to the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulations" (Chapter 599J), it continues to empower registered doctors to force any suspected of being infected with the 2019 coronavirus based on their clinical judgment The sick person will be tested within 14 days from the 26th of this month to the 8th of January next year.

Confirmed restaurants | 19 new restaurants with patients visiting Taikoo Place COVA and the Tri-Service Club on the list

[00:38] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues, with 53 new confirmed cases as of Wednesday (23rd).

The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health updated the list of places visited by the confirmed patients at night, adding 19 restaurants that had been visited by patients.

One of the patients had visited the Tri-Service Club, which was a private club with various entertainment facilities, and the ordinary membership fee was 200,000 yuan.


In addition, the famous dessert shop COVA is located in the branch of Dehong Building, Taikoo Place, and there are also confirmed cases.

A patient on the campus of the University of Hong Kong visited after the illness.

Yesterday's overview: ​New Coronary Pneumonia.

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Confirmed Buildings | Overview of new addresses

[00:21] The fourth wave of the epidemic continues to be severe, with epidemic outbreaks in multiple areas of Hong Kong.

On Wednesday (23rd), another 53 confirmed cases were added. The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health updated the list of confirmed residential buildings. There were 5 buildings with more than 2 cases.

In addition, there have been new confirmed cases in the 5th block of Beverly Mansion in Kowloon City and Tseung Kwan O Centre; and Fu Yung House in Ma Tau Wai Village, Wen Sum House, King Tin Court in Tai Wai, and Sheng Jia House in Kwai Shing East Estate have a total of 3 cases in the past 3 days.


Two men and a woman who returned to Hong Kong from New Delhi, India, were diagnosed on December 9. They had previously stayed at the Delta Hotel in Chungking Mansion, Tsim Sha Tsui.

New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine | The first batch of 9 experts who will be available for injection in January next year will answer the new coronary pneumonia one by one | 53 new cases and two foreign students virus samples are consistent with the British variant virus | A total of 8 people in 5 units of Pingcheng Building, Hirata Village Residents who are diagnosed must be tested for new coronary pneumonia | 2 outsourced employees of the Housing Department have confirmed that 3 taxi drivers have been tested for new coronary pneumonia | The quarantine woman is unwell and was sent to the North Lantau Hospital to go back to Penny's Bay. Are you in the middle of a house business?" Three major complaints from the family of the patient

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[00:00] The government announced the vaccination schedule yesterday (23rd), and an expert group explained vaccination, side effects, etc.

The government will provide 3 types of vaccines. The public can decide whether to vaccinate according to the time and place provided.

Can the public get all three?

Who has priority vaccination, what about pregnant women and children?

This article summarizes 9 questions, which are answered by government experts one by one.

▼Return to Hong Kong from a country outside of China starting on December 22▼

New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine | The first batch of 9 major questions that will be available for injection in Hong Kong in January next year will be answered

New crown pneumonia|Restore the three major complaints from the family of patients in the incident

New crown pneumonia | 2 outsourced staff of the Housing Department diagnosed with 3 taxi drivers compulsory testing revealed

New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine|The protection fund supports the victims to cover legal expenses and the details of financial support are not determined

New crown pneumonia | Hong Kong Disneyland’s Christmas closure launches online broadcast of Christmas lighting ceremony for the holiday season

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