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Coronavirus disease. Latest | 107 confirmed cases were evacuated from all rooms below the 12th floor of Xiaofeng Building, Fenghua Village

2021-01-18T10:49:45.122Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic has rebounded again. As of early this morning, 107 new confirmed cases in a single day, a new one-month high, accounted for 5 imported cases. However, 5 cases have not been contacted yet, that is, they have not been sent to hospital for treatment. And local


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Written by: Yuan Shu Golden Chess Lao Minyi Kong Fanxu Chen Shuxia Zheng Cuibi Zhu Haiqi Ouyang Dehao Huang Weilun McKay

2021-01-18 07:00

Last update date: 2021-01-18 18:46

The new crown pneumonia epidemic has rebounded again. As of early this morning, 107 new confirmed cases in a single day, a new one-month high, accounted for 5 imported cases.

However, 5 cases have not been contacted yet, that is, they have not been sent to hospital for treatment.

Among the local cases, 42 of the infections had an unknown source, and more than 50 cases were temporarily positive.

There is also a new death case in Hong Kong today, that is, a total of 163 people have died since the outbreak.

The Vaccine Advisory Expert Committee held a meeting today (18th) afternoon. The convener of the committee, Professor Liu Zexing, pointed out that after reviewing the safety, efficacy and quality of BioNtech, the committee unanimously approved that the preventive effect of vaccines in Hong Kong is greater than the risk, and will make recommendations later To the Secretary for Food and Health for consideration.

[18:30] Yuan Guoyong, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology, Hong Kong University, visited Xiaofeng Building, Fenghua Village.

Huang Jiaqing, the director of the Center for Health Protection who was also present, pointed out that there are three middle-level rooms in the building, and all residents are infected, so they are worried about the structure of the building.

Representatives of the Environmental Protection Department pointed out that they inspected two units today and found that the toilets had pipe changes. The special review team will check the conditions of the relevant units again.

Yuan Guoyong pointed out that the first symptom was in room 1213. Afterwards, residents in rooms 1113 and 913 were infected, and found that there was a “horizontal” infection on the 12th floor, that is, there were two other units on the same floor where residents were recruited. Environmental pollution.

He pointed out that residents of units on floors 1213 and below must be evacuated.

Yuan Guoyong pointed out that at this stage, it seems that there is spreading "from top to bottom", and the 1,215 units on the same floor are believed to be recruited through environmental pollution.

Yuan Guoyong pointed out that many units in the building have been sold, and the responsibility for maintenance rests with the owners, and the Housing Department will not be responsible. Therefore, it is expected that there are unsatisfactory pipes.

As for some of the units, the toilet air hoses were removed. As the hoses have "entered into the wall", the situation is unknown.

Yuan Guoyong also pointed out that 4 people in the 1213 unit were infected with the epidemic, and believed that the amount of the virus was high and there was a risk of vertical transmission.

[17:50] Liu Zexing pointed out that the biggest purpose of today's meeting is to discuss whether the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the disadvantages. Today, 12 members voted unanimously to approve that the benefits of the BioNTech vaccine outweigh the risks.

He also pointed out that Fosun will continue to request more data and information on adverse reactions, including deaths in Norway and facial paralysis in Israel.

Liu Zexing and another member Xu Shuchang also pointed out that the vaccine is expected to arrive in Hong Kong at the end of February and will definitely be vaccinated by then.

[17:40] Liu Zexing pointed out that today the committee has discussed whether the vaccine causes different adverse reactions, so more information is needed. I hope Fosun will submit it and will also try to obtain related adverse reaction reports from Norway.

New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine|Expert Committee supports the introduction of BioNTech vaccine to Hong Kong starting from the end of February

[17:30] The Vaccine Advisory Expert Committee held a meeting today (18th) afternoon. The convener of the committee, Professor Liu Zexing, met with the media after the meeting.

Liu Zexing pointed out that today's meeting will review the safety, efficacy and quality of BioNtech.

He pointed out that after review, the committee recognized that the preventive effects of vaccines in Hong Kong outweigh the risks. The recommendations will be submitted to the Secretary for Food and Health for consideration and will be made public. The documents will be uploaded to the website of the Food and Health Bureau.

He also pointed out that the committee is concerned about possible adverse reactions after vaccination and how to monitor them, and the Department of Health has established a new committee, the New Coronary Vaccine Clinical Event Evaluation Expert Committee. If adverse reactions or clinical safety assessments are received, it will be immediately Audit, and the members of the committee are mainly composed of specialists from the university’s medical school and the Hospital Authority, including infectious diseases, hematology, brain, immunology, etc., hoping to ensure the continued safety, effectiveness and quality of the vaccine.

Liu also revealed that Fosun, which will introduce vaccines, will continue to submit clinical data, reports, production quality certification documents, etc. If the committee later believes that the risks of vaccination outweigh the benefits, it will notify the Director of Food and Health Bureau to follow up or even stop. Vaccination is recommended.

[17:20] He Liming revealed that the United Christian Nethersole, as an NGO, will assist the case tracking center. For the time being, four people have been sent to help the seconded disciplined service personnel to contact patients and close contacts.

He also pointed out that these personnel will know the religious background of Nepalese people, and because they have more information, minorities will have a higher degree of trust in them.

Zhang Zhujun revealed that the five newly confirmed patients could not be contacted, "it seems that they are all from Yau Ma Tei."

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Zhang Zhujun revealed that there are currently more than 50 preliminary confirmed cases.

She also pointed out that it is difficult to explain why there has been a major outbreak in ethnic minority groups in recent days. "If a district has been virus-free, there may have been activities without a problem, but if there has been an outbreak, a bunch of people will gather. So easy to spread."

As for whether to strengthen measures, Zhang Zhujun said that he believes the government will take feasible measures.

[17:05] Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the community outbreak in Yau Ma Tei originated from the Blue Tunnel Group and the Central Kowloon Route Group. Most of them lived in a crowded environment and formed a compact small community. Living in a subdivided room, or gathering in the park downstairs, together with the possibility of having dinner together, smoking, and also like visiting other housing enterprises or even overnight, will form a chain of transmission.

He Liming added that NGOs and minority leaders have recently been contacted to help propaganda.

The government admits that the communication with the confirmed cases in Nepal was not smooth. The last lecture was conducted in Cantonese.

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Yu Huiling said that another patient died today, that is, 163 people have died from the epidemic so far.

The latest deceased was an 86-year-old female patient with a long-term illness (Case No. 9031). She was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment on January 3 due to fever. She was diagnosed with infection afterwards. Her condition has deteriorated and it was noon today. Die.

In addition, as of 9 am today, 28 patients have recovered and been discharged in the past 24 hours, and a total of 8,786 people have been discharged so far.

There are still 578 confirmed patients staying in 24 hospitals of the HA and AsiaWorld-Expo respectively. Among them, 41 are in critical condition, 27 are in serious condition, and 510 are in stable condition.

Yu Huiling pointed out that since many confirmed cases were found in Yau Tsim Mong District, the HA has entered a state of high alert, and admitted that the Kowloon area, such as the Eliza Hospital and Kwong Wah Hospital, is under great service demand pressure. It is recommended that citizens have no symptoms. If you want to be tested, you can go to community testing centers, general outpatient clinics, etc. to avoid going to the emergency department.

Yu Huiling said that a patient service assistant in the Support Services Department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital was infected with the disease. The employee felt sore throat and cough on January 16 and did not go to work that day. He went to the emergency department the next day for medical treatment. The test confirmed today. Initially positive, the situation is stable.

This employee is mainly responsible for the peripheral cleaning. During the period, he did not perform high-risk procedures. He also wears appropriate equipment at work. No patient is listed as a close contact.

Since there were 5 employees who had a meal together, they were close contacts, and they all had to be quarantined for 14 days.

An internist working in the intensive care department of the North District Hospital also made a preliminary diagnosis today. The doctor went to the Accident and Emergency Department for fever and stomach irritation yesterday. He has received isolation treatment and is in stable condition.

When the doctor works in the intensive care unit, he will take care of the confirmed patients. He will go to work on the last day of January 17 and wear suitable equipment on duty. The HA will arrange the intensive care unit, internal medicine ward, etc., for patients in need, Staff testing and continuous medical monitoring

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Checking the information, the doctor had intubated a confirmed patient as early as January 5, but was wearing appropriate equipment.

His family members also work in the hospital.

A total of 5 units and 8 people in Xiaofeng Building, Fenghua Village, Chaiwan, were diagnosed with Zhang Zhujun worrying about vertical transmission

[16:40] He Liming said that there have been various ways to publicize the epidemic information. At present, useful messages have been translated into 9 languages, including Nepali, Hindi, and Urdu in Pakistan.

He Liming pointed out that in response to the epidemic in Yau Tsim Mong District, as early as January 15th, all foreign consuls in Hong Kong, especially those of Nepal and India, had been contacted by telephone to explain the latest situation.

He pointed out that on January 15 with the assistance of the Home Affairs Department, a lecture was held at the Yau Tsim Mong Multicultural Center, and the Center for Health Protection and NGOs recently produced introduction videos in Nepali and Urdu. Different appeals and send messages through social media.

He also admitted that due to the rapid increase in cases recently, the Kai Tak Case Command and Tracking Center found that it was difficult to communicate with Nepalese people. It has now contacted an NGO for support, and pointed out that it has improved since the weekend.

[16:30] Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Yu Huiling, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, and He Liming, Director of Health Promotion of the Center for Health Protection, attended the press conference on the epidemic, explaining the latest Happening.

Zhang Zhujun said that as of midnight today, there were 107 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, numbered from 9559 to 9665.

Five of them are still in contact, 55 cases have been found by the temporary testing center, and the Yau Ma area has already accounted for 28 cases.

There were 5 imported cases, 55 of the 102 local cases were related, and the remaining 42 had no source of infection, 20 of which were in Yau Tsim Mong District.

In addition, in Yau Tsim Mong District, 7 new buildings were added to the mandatory inspection list today, including No. 184-186 Shanghai Street, Hengfu Building, No. 170-174 Shanghai Street, No. 18 Xinshidi Street, No. 163 Temple Street, and Battery No. 28-34 Street, Zhaoqing Building, No. 230-236 Temple Street, No. 542 Canton Road.

New crown pneumonia | 107 new cases hit a one-month high, 5 patients could not be contacted

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that after analyzing 661 local cases from January 4 to the present, it was found that 160 cases were living in Yau Ma Tei and 120 people were living in the designated testing area.

There are cases in Kowloon City, Yuen Long and Sham Shui Po.

She also admitted that about a quarter of the 661 cases were South Asians, mainly Nepalese and some Indians.

Zhang Zhujun also pointed out that the Xiaofeng Building in Fenghua Village, Chaiwan itself has been included in the compulsory testing building. Today, two additional units were confirmed to be confirmed, that is, a total of 5 units have been affected, and 3 units belong to "Unit 13" "Eight patients are involved. Because of concerns about vertical transmission, experts will be arranged for inspection later.

[15:49] The Department of Health said today that a staff member of the Dental Clinic of the Tsuen Wan Government Offices under the Department was initially diagnosed with COVID-19.

Based on public health considerations, the clinic has been closed immediately for thorough cleaning and disinfection.

Clinic staff will contact those who have made an appointment to make another service arrangement.

The staff of the Tsuen Wan Dental Clinic of the Department of Health closes immediately after the first diagnosis

KMB stated that cleaners have been arranged to conduct thorough cleaning and disinfection.

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[15:31] KMB stated that it received a notification from a bus captain today that its test result for the novel coronavirus was positive, and it has been arranged by the Department of Health for treatment. The condition is stable.

The captain took a leave on January 14 and has no driving duties so far.

In order to protect the health and safety of employees and passengers, KMB stated that the relevant bus and depot facilities have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.

The KMB checked the duty record of the bus captain before the diagnosis and the workplaces he had visited. He drove 3 routes 61M, 252 and 259E. The company has immediately arranged all related buses to be disinfected.

The captain has always worn a mask during his duty. In addition, he did not stay in the captain’s lounge and did not share meals with his colleagues. However, for the sake of prudence, KMB has arranged cleaning and disinfection of the relevant facilities and will assist in tracking down Defined as employees in close contact.

Related news: KMB driver confirmed that he had driven 61M, 252 and 259E since last Thursday

[15:02] According to the news, a physician in the North District Hospital made a preliminary diagnosis. During his work in the internal medicine ward, he had no contact with the confirmed patient, but he had contact with the confirmed patient of new coronary pneumonia when he was transferred to the intensive care department recently.

His wife is a nurse in the internal medicine ward and has no contact with confirmed patients at work.

New crown pneumonia | Nie Dequan: The airport has been diagnosed with 38 and other test results in half the time since the end of last year

[14:39] Civil Service Bureau Director Nie Dequan said that due to the government's tightening of the quarantine period until the 21st to ban British and South African visitors to Hong Kong, it is estimated that the number of visitors to Hong Kong will drop slightly in the short term, and the number of rooms required will be reduced to 10,000.

A new round of hotels has been prepared. There will be 36 hotels participating in this program. The contract period is also 60 days, from February 20 to April 20.

Among the 36 designated hotels, 32 are among the first designated hotels, and 4 are newly added.

Among the first batch of designated hotels, 4 hotels withdrew from the plan, so the number remains 36 hotels with 10,000 rooms.

In addition, in response to the different requirements of the market for hotels with different room rates, the government decided to increase hotels with lower room rates. The number of rooms was increased from 7 to 11 at RMB 500 or less, and the number of rooms doubled to more than 2,800, accounting for the total number of rooms provided in the second round. 27%, 1,000 more than the first round.

[13:50] According to the news, the Hong Kong government is currently cooperating with 36 designated quarantine hotels in Hong Kong to arrange quarantine for people returning to Hong Kong as a mandatory point of quarantine on the 21st. After more than a month of operation, the latest arrangements will be available. After the discussion, due to the decrease in the number of people coming to Hong Kong, the number of designated rooms will be reduced from the original 12,000 to 10,000. In addition, because of the low demand for high-priced rooms, the reduced number of rooms is about 2,000, most of which are medium to high Price rooms, and high-star hotels still have plans to reduce the number of rooms provided.

In addition, in response to the actual choices and needs of people coming to Hong Kong, quarantine hotels will also "hold seats." Among them, higher-star hotels with medium and high prices will have fewer rooms or withdraw. However, more civilian and more affordable hotels will join. intend.

At present, as the number of days for compulsory quarantine for arrivals in Hong Kong has increased to the 21st, the hotel occupancy rate has increased from 40% to 60% now. As the number of rooms required decreases, the occupancy rate will increase.

Related News: Designated Hotels|Only 10,000 rooms are provided in the second round, and the price of less than RMB 500 increases to 11 hotels

[13:17] News: More than 100 confirmed cases have been added in Hong Kong today.

[11:12] The new crown pneumonia is raging, and many public hospitals need to convert internal medicine and other specialized wards into isolation wards. Although only less than 800 people were admitted yesterday, many public hospitals were still "crashed". There are 13 public hospitals in Hong Kong. The occupancy rate of the internal medicine department in the hospital is more than 100%, of which 4 are even more than 120%. The "most popular" is the internal medicine department of the Tai Po Nethersole Hospital, which has an occupancy rate of 129%.

The situation of a ward in a public hospital.

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Related news: The occupancy rate of the internal medicine department of Tai Po Nethersole Hospital is as high as 129%, and 4 public hospitals exceed 120%

[11:07] The government intends to launch a new coronavirus vaccination program from next month, but nearly 30 elderly people in Norway died after being vaccinated with vaccines developed by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in the United States and BioNTech in Germany, which aroused public concern.

He Boliang, director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of the University of Hong Kong, said on the radio program that there is no evidence to show that the vaccine poses a safety hazard. He called on the outside world to look at the data calmly and not to scare oneself.

Related news: 29 deaths after vaccination in Norway He Boliang: There is no evidence that there is a safety hazard

[10:48] Cheng Yongshun, a member of the Kowloon West Legislative Council and the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, stated on a radio program today (18th) that the current "Temple Street Epidemic Area" currently undergoing compulsory testing actually only accounts for five to six of the total. In order to encourage the government to publicize the importance of testing and the consequences of illegality, the testing period should also be extended for three more days.



In addition, the Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor and the pro-democracy Chen Ka-long said that the authorities currently do not have the list of households, and most can only shoot and find people. However, neither the Department of Health nor the Civil Affairs Department will take the initiative to notify the District Council members of confirmed cases, even if they are more familiar When the district councillors are willing to help, there is also a lag.

Related news: Members: Only half of the residents have completed the mandatory testing, and the government calls for extension of the testing period

[10:36] The epidemic situation in Jordan’s “forced quarantine community” in Yau Ma Tei continues to be severe. The Director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of Hong Kong University, Ho Pak-liang, said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums" this morning that transmission in the district is still active and worried that the transmission chain will not be cut Many residents will continue to work across districts as usual. They will no longer be "communities" and will spread to multiple districts, from Yau Tsim Mong to Tai Kok Tsui, Sham Shui Po, etc.

He suggested that for high-risk industries such as the catering industry and construction sites, the government may consider implementing a foot ban.

Related news: Temple Street Epidemic Area | Ho Pak Leung worries about spreading Tai Kok Tsui and Sham Shui Po advocating forced inspection of high-risk industries

[09:49] From the end of December last year to yesterday, there were a total of nearly 100 confirmed cases in the "Compulsory Inspection Community" in Jordan, Yau Ma Tei.

The respiratory specialist Liang Zichao analyzed in the commercial program "Starting on a Sunny Day" that the outbreak in the district was caused by three high-risk factors, including the appearance of large construction site groups, many construction workers were ethnic minorities, and the district There are a lot of buildings and subdivided houses.

He believes that it is not practical to cut the transmission chain by a single test. It is recommended that residents of high-risk buildings with confirmed cases be tested every 3 to 5 days.

Related news: Liang Zichao pointed out that a single test cuts the transmission chain and does not actually recommend testing every 3 to 5 days

[09:10] The new crown pneumonia epidemic is raging. The Hong Kong government has listed buildings on Nathan Road, Gansu Street, Ferry Street and Jordan Road in Yau Ma Tei as "designated areas." When there is a case in a building, testing is mandatory.

Zeng Qiyin, the co-chair of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Medical Association, stated today (18th) that in addition to the residents of the confirmed building, the government should require all residents and businesses in the "Miao Street Epidemic Area" to undergo compulsory testing before it can grasp the entire area as soon as possible Happening.



He suggested that the government extend the period of the first test to five days, and also extend the service time of the daily test contractor to facilitate the test, and it should also provide residents with two to three tests within two weeks.



In addition, he believes that there are also many single-floor tenement buildings in Sham Shui Po, To Kwa Wan, and Kwun Tong. They are "three-no buildings" and may have pipe problems. The government should consider providing regular testing for residents in these areas. Lower the threshold for mandatory testing.

Related news: Temple Street Epidemic Area | Zeng Qiyin advocated the same inspection of merchants, all residents in Sham Shui Po and other areas should be inspected regularly

▼On January 17th, the faithful went to Yuen Yuen College in Tsuen Wan to "remain too old"▼

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[01:45] The Centre for Health Protection announced 55 new confirmed cases in a single day. Of the 51 local cases, 16 were of unknown origin, 7 in Kowloon, 5 in the New Territories, and 4 in Hong Kong Island.


Among them, Antai Building in Hung Hom and Lido Garden in Sham Tseng added one additional case, which was classified as a building requiring mandatory inspection.

In addition, Block A of the Gem Theater Building in Hung Hom and Xiao Fung Building, Fung Wah Village, Chai Wan, which were previously listed as buildings subject to compulsory testing, have not stopped the outbreak, and there has been an additional case without a source.

Confirmed building | Compulsory testing building continues to explode and 15 people have been recruited in two weeks

▼The list and whereabouts of the residential buildings of the confirmed cases reported on January 16▼

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[01:20] According to the latest list of confirmed cases released by the Center for Health Protection, 6 new restaurants have been added to the list, including Chaiwan Xinghua Plaza and McDonald’s, Longping Mall, Yuen Long.

There is also a person who has been diagnosed in the High Court, the pink memory of Shun Tak Centre in Sheung Wan, and Sheng Heung Yuen, a famous brand in Central.


In addition, among the newly confirmed cases, the FEHD contracted cleaners have cleaned public toilets in many Yau Tsim Mong districts, including Battery Street Public Toilets, Gascoigne Road Public Toilets, Jordan Road Public Toilets, Public Toilets in Market Street, Public toilets in Shanghai Street/Waterloo Road and public toilets in Yau Ma Tei Market.

Diagnosed restaurants | 6 more patients on the list have been to Shengxiangyuan, Long Ping McDonald's in Central

[00:40] St. Teresa’s Hospital (commonly known as the French Hospital) announced that a heart patient sought a private doctor for stomach pain. He was subsequently admitted to the hospital originally scheduled for Tuesday (19th), but Sunday (17th) ) Due to stomach pain and cardiothoracic discomfort, I went to St. Teresa Hospital's outpatient department to meet the attending doctor early, and was diagnosed with heart failure by a cardiologist, and arranged to be admitted to the isolation ward of the Intensive Care Department and undergo a test for the new coronary pneumonia virus, and The initial diagnosis was confirmed later.

The hospital immediately notified the Center for Health Protection and transferred to the Eastern Youde Hospital on the same day.

St. Teresa Hospital's heart disease patient is initially diagnosed and the attending doctor must be isolated and quarantined

▼On January 17th, 4 mandatory inspection buildings were added to the ``Miao Street Epidemic Area''▼

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▼The status of the residents in the Miaojie epidemic area being tested▼

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Overview of yesterday:

Temple Street Epidemic Area | District Councillors Approval of Disorders for Homeless Residents Infected on New Reclamation Street

All couriers in Hong Kong can receive a free test from Tuesday and accept online appointments today

Temple Street Epidemic Area|Buildings Department: Defective drainage system at No. 26 Reclamation Street has issued a repair order to the owner

The bar industry fears that 6,000 people will be unemployed in March, and they hope to force customers to resume business with peace of mind

Taxi dealers can get 15,000 bonus if no accidents happen and no accidents happen

Mandatory Testing Building | 8 Buildings in the Epidemic Area of ​​Temple Street Listed on the List of 2 Buildings including Lido Garden in Sham Tseng

A member of the Sham Shui Po Warm Nursing Home diagnosed with 80 residents and staff of the same level sent for quarantine

Today, 55 more confirmed cases were confirmed, and more than 80 cases were initially confirmed, many from Yau Tsim Mong District

"Temple Street Epidemic Area" New Reclamation No. 45A of Jinbao Building with funnel pipes and trees growing on the top floor

People in the Jinwei Building on Temple Street have been diagnosed in succession, saying that the patients’ family members have gone out to work without being submitted for inspection

Near the end of the Lunar New Year, more than 100 citizens from Yuanxuan College lined up to thank you for your health in the epidemic

Refers to the sharp increase in the price of Tianjiao, and the price of new year's vegetables doubles.

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