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2021-01-14 07:00
Last update date: 2021-01-14 17:23
In the fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Department of Health announced 42 new confirmed cases yesterday (13th). There are more than 20 preliminary confirmed cases, all of which are significantly lower than the 60 cases recorded on Tuesday.
As of yesterday, the total number had increased to 9,384, and 161 patients died.
The epidemic in the "Temple Street Epidemic Area" in Jordan has intensified. In addition to the newly reclaimed streets and new buildings in the area, it has also spread to nearby buildings on Nathan Road. The first patient appeared, belonging to the Lam Tin Tunnel patient group in Tseung Kwan O. The government announced that it will provide free testing for construction workers.
However, some Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor urged the government to send residents of the tenements in the newly reclaimed street to quarantine and then investigate whether there is environmental poisoning.
[17:13] Regarding Kexing Vaccine, Xu Deyi said that the government has announced the pre-procurement process from three companies, has done the preliminary work, and is busy preparing for the vaccine to Hong Kong. At the same time, he will pay attention to vaccines and documents in various places to understand its efficiency and safety. Sex and see if it is adopted elsewhere.
He pointed out that whether to buy a national medicine vaccine is not the most urgent issue, but he will pay attention to it.
As for Kexing vaccine, is there any deadline for submitting the application?
Xu said that the Department of Health has always been in close communication with Kexing and BioNTech. There are different scientific researches and the third phase of research in different places. Many experts will recommend the government if they need information.
Xu did not directly respond to whether the shopping malls were required to close early. He said that the government has always tightened or relaxed in response to the epidemic, and will balance it according to the public's acceptance and economic conditions.
[17:07] Yau Ma Tei’s "Temple Street Epidemic Area", has the government evacuated residents too late?
Zhang Zhujun responded that mandatory testing has been requested, but there are still potential opportunities for transmission, such as sub-divided houses.
She pointed out that the sub-divided room was a potential risk, so she would ask them whether they were from the sub-divided room and whether they had an independent toilet kitchen.
[16:56] There are two units in Renshi Building, Shiyin Village, which have been subject to mandatory testing.
At present, there is a third unit. Although there are a certain number of floors apart, it is all 09 units. It is different from other units that are scattered in different buildings. Therefore, the pipes must be investigated.
[16:47] Zhang Zhujun said that there were 3 imported cases.
Among them, #9389 returned to Hong Kong by CX881 from the United States and returned to Hong Kong on January 12; #9401 Filipino domestic helpers returned to Hong Kong, took PR300, and arrived in Hong Kong on December 24.
She completed the quarantine on January 7 and the 14-day quarantine policy was still adopted. She started to have a cough after returning to her employer's house. She developed a fever a few days later and went to the accident and emergency department for treatment. The employer did not allow her to leave home.
[16:37] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that 29 new confirmed cases have been added, increasing to 9,415 in total.
Ten cases were found by the temporary testing center, and 13 cases were of unknown origin. Other related cases included the Central Kowloon site and the Blue Tunnel Group, which increased to more than 40 and 22 cases respectively.
More than 30 cases were initially diagnosed.
Adding three buildings to compulsory testing: Renshi Building
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Zhang refers to No. 20 to 26 Xin Reclamation Street, one more case.
It is a tenement house on house number 24, and there is another Chuyang case that lives in house number 24, which is the first case of this house.
She pointed out that due to the increasing number of infected units, various factors were considered. For example, people in the district felt unsatisfactory and the public was worried, so there was a more thorough way to cut off community transmission, so all residents of the building were arranged to live in quarantine centers.
Last night and this morning, 57 more households have been sent for quarantine. They come from 22 units. She said that because the door was shot last night, some of the doors did not answer. It is unknown whether no one lives or is not at home, so the police will take another shot. To see if any residents still stay at home.
Zhang said that in Yau Tsim Mong the past two weeks, excluding today, there were 81 local cases, of which 27 were residents of Reclamation Street, and Canton Road, Temple Street, Shanghai Street, Wusong Street, etc., mainly at the beginning Workers on the construction sites of the two tunnels live in a lot. They live in the area, most of them are South Asians. Many of their family members may spread the disease at home or live nearby relatives and friends.
[16:30] Deputy Director of the Food and Health Bureau Xu Deyi said that from January 7 to 13, there were 311 cases in Hong Kong, of which 292 were local and local-related cases, of which 29% were unidentified cases and asymptomatic cases 30%.
He pointed out that there were dozens of confirmed cases a day in recent days and there was no significant decline, and he called for more social distancing.
He specifically mentioned that there have been a number of confirmed cases of construction site personnel recently. To increase testing in the industry, the government will provide a free testing center for all site personnel in Hong Kong from tomorrow, but an online appointment is required to receive free testing. He encourages company management The level is actively involved.
The outbreak of an even-numbered tenement house at No. 20 to 26 Reclamation Street in Yau Ma Tei has resulted in a total of 27 confirmed cases involving 13 units.
(Photo by Huang Shuhui)
Tensions on Reclamation Street are evacuated due to outbreak of epidemic
[16:20] An even-numbered tenement house at No. 20 to 26 Reclamation Street in Yau Ma Tei exploded. A total of 27 confirmed cases involving 13 units were reported.
The Department of Health suddenly decided today (14th) to expand the scope of compulsory quarantine, issuing quarantine orders to all residents who are asymptomatic on all floors and arranging them to stay in quarantine centers.
However, there are still many residents who have not been sent for quarantine. Some students said they did not know about the compulsory quarantine arrangement, and the test result was negative, so they went to school as usual.
Another Nepalese resident called the hotline for assistance, but the other party only asked to leave a contact number and suggested to wait for arrangements near the building, so they were greatly troubled.
A person wearing full protective equipment picked up a resident from the building in the afternoon. The man once attempted to crash into a reporter.
News: Renshi Building, Shiyin Village, was diagnosed with multiple people from the unit in the same seat, Yuan Guoyong visited the site
[16:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. According to the news, residents of at least 3 units in Renshilou, Shek Yin Village, Kwai Chung have been diagnosed with new crown pneumonia, and at least 2 units are in the same direction.
Government expert consultant Yuan Guoyong, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, and staff from the Centre for Health Protection visited the environment in the afternoon.
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New crown pneumonia | A total of 27 people have been diagnosed in Reclamation Street
[15:10] The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated today (14th) that due to the recent 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at No. 20, 22 and 26 Reclamation Street, Jordan, involving 13 units, the center decided Take more prudent infection control measures to stop the potential risk of further spread of the virus.
According to the center, as of 9 am, together with close contacts who lived on the same floor as the confirmed case earlier, 79 residents of the building have been arranged to go to the Quarantine Center of Dorsett Kwun Tong under the Hong Kong government for quarantine.
[15:06] According to news, more than 20 confirmed cases have been added today, and the increase in cases has slowed down.
[13:53] According to the news, residents of at least 3 units in Renshi Building, Shek Yin Village, Kwai Chung have been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia. Government expert consultant and Professor Yuan Guoyong of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong came to inspect the environment in the afternoon.
It is reported that at least two units are co-located.
[12:52] A male resident who also lives alone and does not speak Cantonese said that he called the hotline after receiving the notice, but at first he only heard Cantonese, so he didn’t make further enquiries and felt troubled. Now he went to a nearby restaurant to use it. meal.
(Photo by Huang Shuhui)
[12:35] Nearly 12 o'clock, a 12-year-old male student who claimed to be studying at Tang Naiqin Junior High School in Po Leung Kuk, Mobil stepped out of the tenement building and claimed to return to school for a test.
He said that there are mother and younger brother in the family who have been tested and tested negative last week. His family members stated that there is no need for compulsory quarantine and did not hear any notice this morning.
(Photo by Lao Minyi)
A Nepalese female resident, Subba, who lives in Unit C on the 2nd floor of the No. 20 Tenement Building, said that when he went out today, he found a notice stating that a medical staff had visited her address at 4 am but failed to notify the resident.
She said that she had heard a knock on the door, but did not open the door. She did not know where she was going and went out to buy cigarettes this afternoon.
Later, a reporter assisted in calling the hotline of the Center for Health Protection to find out whereabouts. The other party was not clear about the mandatory quarantine of the residents of the Fourth Building at No. 20-26 Xin Reclamation Street. He only left the other party's contact number and suggested that they wait near the building for arrangements.
(Photo by Lao Minyi)
[11:43] The building involved in the forced evacuation is not enclosed and can be freely entered and exited.
[11:10] District Councillor Ho Fu-wing said that he was informed that the authorities had launched a mandatory evacuation operation in the early morning, but the residents were not notified in advance. As many of them were elderly and night workers, some of them were South Asian residents, and most of the residents did not. Mental preparation also caused confusion. He criticized the hastily evacuation arrangements and also received requests from residents and businesses for help.
He also pointed out that with the exception of social organizations, most of the buildings in the building are subdivided housing units, and the total number of households cannot be estimated. He said that for the time being, he knows that most of the residents have been placed in the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center and Dorsett Kwun Tong for isolation.
Outside of the building involved, he said that there are many three-no buildings in the area with many subdivided housing units, and he is worried that there will also be problems with pipes indiscriminately, which may cause an explosion risk.
[10:43] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues, but the shopping malls are crowded from time to time. The Director of the Food and Health Bureau Chen Zhaoshi said yesterday (13th) that he is studying the early closure of the shopping malls.
Respiratory system specialist Liang Zichao said in a program on Hong Kong and Taiwan this morning (14th) that requiring shopping malls to close early and close to the city will seriously affect the economy. Moreover, after the shopping malls are closed early, the flow of people during business hours may increase suddenly. In response to the disproportionate increase in risks, the authorities are more important to consider how to disperse the flow of people.
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[10:41] Earlier announced the details of the vaccine order, including the research and development of Sinovac, but according to the clinical data of a research institute in Brazil, the overall effective rate is only 50.38%.
Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao said on a TV program in Hong Kong and Taiwan this morning (14) that the relevant figures contained minor symptoms and did not require medical treatment, so they were dragged down.
He said that if only mild symptoms appear, it has actually helped to reduce the medical burden. In this regard, the three vaccines are actually not much different.
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New crown pneumonia｜Reclamation Street residents suddenly turned to compulsory quarantine district councillors: residents panicked [08:45] Double house numbers 20 to 26, Reclamation Street, Jordan, accumulatively more than 20 cases, the government earlier included it in mandatory testing List.
Yau Tsim Mong (Jordan North) District Councillor, Ho Fu-wing, said on the RTHK program that in the early morning, the authorities changed the compulsory test to compulsory quarantine, and residents of the relevant address were sent to the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center or isolation hotel.
He continued, the news was very sudden, and the residents were very puzzled and panicked.
Mandatory testing announcement:
Anyone who has been in Junwei House, Tin Ma Court, Wong Tai Sin for more than two hours from December 31, 2020 to January 13, 2021 (including but not limited to residents, visitors and staff), must be on January 16 Be tested on or before.
If the subject has been tested between January 11 and January 13, it will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the mandatory testing announcement.
The government today started to add mobile sampling stations to the badminton and basketball courts next to Chun Shing House (Block A) in Tianma Court.
Yesterday's overview: new coronary pneumonia.
1.13｜An additional 42 confirmed cases of a patient who went to the Yau Ma Tei Maternal and Child Health Centre for mandatory testing｜An additional 42 confirmed cases of 11 cases of non-morning origin of new crown pneumonia in Junwei Court Power Inspection Building, Ma Yuan｜New Reclamation Street Explosive District Councillors worry about Tsz Wan Shan Piracy urges the evacuation of residents’ quarantine building | More than 20 close contacts on Xin Reclamation Street need to be quarantined
Confirmed Building | "Miao Street Epidemic Area" Shanghai Street Building lost to epidemic building expanded to Nathan Road
[00:00] The new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues, and the Department of Health announced 42 new cases on Wednesday (13th).
The Center for Health Protection updated the list of the building addresses of the confirmed cases in the evening. There were more households on the number 20 to 26 of Xin Reclamation Street, and 6 new patients were added on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 27.
Many tenement buildings continue to be recruited in the area. On Wednesday, one more confirmed case was added at No. 168 Shanghai Street, who was a worker at the Tseung Kwan O/Lam Tin Tunnel site. The "affected area" was also extended to Nathan Road and 315 Nathan Road. There were also confirmed cases in the households on the 2nd, and 13 new confirmed cases were added in the Jordan area in a single day.
In this 0.1 square kilometer "Miao Street Epidemic Area" surrounding Temple Street, the epidemic is still getting worse.
In addition, Shu Mei House, Yau Mei Court, a dormitory for the disciplined services, was also "recruited." A 50-year-old man was diagnosed with an unknown source. The patient is expected to be a 50-year-old male police officer stationed on the Island Line patrol team of the railway police district.
Diagnosed restaurant | Zeng 3 restaurant newly reclaimed street epidemic building patients have visited Yoho Dian Western Restaurant and San Ge
[00:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Today (13th) 42 new cases have been confirmed. The Center for Health Protection announced the latest whereabouts of the confirmed cases in the evening, and 3 new restaurants have patient footprints.
The female patient living in the tenement house at No. 20 to 26 Xin Reclamation Street, Yuen Long, had been to Brotzeit German Beer at YOHO Meng I in Yuen Long, and Tan Tsai San Ge in YOHO Meng II in Yuen Long; other confirmed residents had been to Central respectively. Plaza, Exchange Square, etc.
Another female patient reported to have been to KFC at the West Kowloon Center.
New crown pneumonia | Yau Ma Tei Maternal and Child Health Centre once visited by patients, closed for disinfection today
[00:00] The Department of Health said on Wednesday that the Yau Ma Tei Maternal and Child Health Centre learned of a visit by a confirmed patient. The health centre will be closed today for thorough cleaning and disinfection. The clinic staff will contact those who have made an appointment for additional services. arrangement.
The patient visited Yau Ma Tei Maternal and Child Health Centre on January 11 (Monday) and was diagnosed today.
The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health has launched an epidemiological investigation of the case and related close contact tracking work.
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