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Written by: Zhu Haiqi Kong Fanxu Chen Jiayi Zhang Jiamin Zheng Qiuling Huang Weilun Zhong Yan Yuan Shu Lin Yingxian
2021-01-20 07:00
Last update date: 2021-01-20 16:57
The epidemic continues to repeat. As of early yesterday morning, there were 56 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong. There were more than 60 initially confirmed cases, more than half of which came from the Yau Ma Tei Testing Center.
As of today (20th), a total of 166 people have died in Hong Kong.
The government announced the introduction of a number of enhanced testing measures, including the addition of a "core area" in the designated area of the existing Temple Street epidemic area, and the establishment of a "national compulsory testing" for related buildings; as for Sham Shui Po, a second designated quarantine in Hong Kong Area, as long as there is a confirmed case of a building in a designated area, all residents of the building must be tested compulsorily.
The authorities also announced that the Lunar New Year Fair, which was originally scheduled to be cancelled, will be allowed to reopen, but the number of stalls will be halved, and crowd monitoring equipment will be installed to control the number of visitors.
[16:50] Yu Huiling said that the nurses who were initially diagnosed in the North District Hospital today wear suitable personal protective equipment because they have been working in high-risk areas.
She admitted that the nurse also had contact with a doctor who had been diagnosed earlier, and had dealt with a confirmed patient on January 5, and had done
[16:45] A 42-year-old Nepalese person complained yesterday that both private doctors and the community’s testing center had “leaked their eyes” and tested negative several times. He was not diagnosed until he was admitted to the hospital for testing.
Zhang Zhujun responded that he respects the doctor’s clinical judgment, but he has never been involved in the disease, and occasionally some patients feel uncomfortable only two days after the test, and the doctor’s test is found to be positive. It depends on the sampling time, the stage, etc., because early infected people sometimes will not find the virus in the sampling place, so the sample after sampling can also be negative.
[16:36] Yu Huiling pointed out that as of 9 am today, 37 more patients have recovered and been discharged in the past 24 hours, and a total of 8,864 patients have been discharged so far.
There are still 659 confirmed patients in hospital, of which 39 are in critical condition, 30 are in serious condition, and 590 are in stable condition.
Yu Huiling pointed out that an internal medicine nurse in the North District Hospital made a preliminary diagnosis today. She felt slightly unwell on January 18. She was tested at the community testing center yesterday. The sample today was initially positive and is waiting for admission. The nurse has been working in the isolation ward for the past 3 months. She needs to take care of the confirmed patients in clinical work. She wears appropriate personal protective equipment during work. January 14 is the last to work. After a contact follow-up investigation by the Hospital Authority, it was discovered that 4 internal medicine nurses had a party with this nurse over the past weekend, and one internal medicine nurse had a meal outside the hospital. A total of 5 people were required to be quarantined. Since the nurses are wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, no patients are classified as close contacts
Relevant staff in the internal medicine ward will receive medical monitoring and stop receiving new cases. Yu Huiling reminds her colleagues again to avoid eating or gathering together. If colleagues feel that they are at high risk, they can contact the hospital for testing.
[16:30] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Disease Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, and Yu Huiling, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, attended the news conference on the epidemic together to explain the latest situation.
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that as of this morning, there were 77 newly confirmed cases in Hong Kong in the past 24 hours, all of which were local cases, numbered from 9722 to 9798. Thirty cases came from the Yau Ma Tei Testing Center, 37 cases did not find the source, 23 cases lived in Yau Ma Tei, and 10 cases lived in designated areas. In addition, 40 cases were related cases, and one case was a group of blue tunnels.
Zhang Zhujun mentioned that at least 18 cases were of Nepalese origin and 6 cases were of Indian origin. In addition, a number of buildings are included in the mandatory inspection list, namely, Chang Hong House, Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Man Yiu House, No. 25-47 Man Wui Street, Tai Kok Tsui, No. 7 Waterloo Road, and Block N of Kornhill.
Within the designated area of strong thorn detection in Yau Ma Tei, three more buildings are subject to compulsory testing, namely 571-573 Canton Road, 27-31 Ningbo Street, and 511 Canton Road.
Zhang also revealed that the preliminary confirmed cases in Xiaofeng Building, Fenghua Village yesterday have been confirmed. Among them, 11 environmental samples were collected from 2 units. Among them, 3 environmental samples were positive and the virus load was not high. The floor went to the water level and the toilet was found on the surface of the fecal drain. Last night, the residents in room 1313 and all 13 rooms were evacuated, about 40 people.
▼2 confirmed cases in Chungking Mansion in Tsim Sha Tsui▼
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Two Nepalese on the 12th floor of Chungking Mansion D are diagnosed with ethnic minorities and call for refugees to be included in the testing program
[15:20] There are 56 new confirmed cases of new pneumonia in Hong Kong. More than half of them live in Yau Tsim Mong District, 15 of which are in designated areas.
According to the list of confirmed buildings released by the Center for Health Protection yesterday, Chungking Mansion has 2 confirmed cases. The building posted a notice stating that both of them were Nepalese.
[14:47] According to the news, the number of new confirmed cases increased by more than 70 today, more than 10 more than the 56 reported yesterday. It is expected that more than half of the positive cases from the testing center in Yau Ma Tei.
New crown pneumonia | temporarily recorded 510 foreign domestic helpers diagnosed and more than 25,000 foreign domestic helpers completed government testing
[13:37] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Earlier, foreign domestic helpers stayed in non-licensed intermediary dormitories and the epidemic broke out. The situation is cause for concern.
According to the Labour and Welfare Bureau, as of January 17, there were 265 confirmed cases involving new arrivals and 245 foreign domestic helpers already in Hong Kong, a total of 510 cases.
From the 18th of last month to the 31st of this month, the government provided a free test for all foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong. By the 10th of this month, more than 25,000 foreign domestic helpers had been tested by the community testing center, and 7 positive samples were found.
New crown pneumonia｜Nurse in the isolation ward of the North District Hospital is infected with the epidemic, saying that there is no contact with the doctor confirmed in the ICU
[13:22] "Hong Kong 01" was confirmed by two sources that a nurse in the isolation ward of the North District Hospital tested positive for the new coronavirus and the isolation ward immediately stopped receiving patients.
It is understood that the female nurse recently went to work on January 14. She did not have any contact with the doctor in the Intensive Care Department of North District Hospital who was diagnosed earlier, but she felt unwell after knowing that the doctor was diagnosed. January 18 (Monday) Go to the community testing center to test and test positive for the new coronavirus.
According to sources, she recently had dinner with her colleagues.
New crown pneumonia | A total of 166 female residents died in the Kowloon Bay Nethersole Nursing Home
[13:10] An 88-year-old female patient (case number: 8741) with a long-term illness was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital on December 29 last year due to fever and was diagnosed with the new crown virus.
The patient's condition deteriorated later and was postponed to his separation at 10:03 last night.
A total of 166 people have died so far.
A brief break up with dismissed colleagues to approve the country: the tourism industry has to wait for a vaccine and calls on the Hong Kong government to prevent the epidemic
[13:03] The new crown pneumonia epidemic has lasted for a year, and the tourism industry is close to shutting down. Dongying Tour announced yesterday (19th) the demobilization of 120 Japanese and long-term tour guides, involving 20 million severance payments.
The executive director of Dongying Tour, Yun Guoquan, described the decision as “sad but very positive” and “extraordinary arrangements”. He hoped that employees would have money to spend the Lunar New Year. He described his colleagues that he understood that the company would spend 20 million yuan to compensate employees during this difficult period. He was very supportive The company's decision.
Bao Guoquan emphasized that there is no further layoff plan for the time being. The company is very confident about the prospects of the tourism industry. It is believed that after the epidemic eases, the public will travel in "retaliatory style" and urge the authorities to arrange for citizens to be vaccinated as soon as possible. The confidence of tourists.
Dongying Tour Severance｜Tour guides live off part-time work with a basic salary of 3,500 yuan: Severance Zhonghao has at least severance pay
[12:40] The new crown pneumonia epidemic has lasted for a year and the tourism industry is close to shutting down. Dongying Tour announced yesterday (19th) the demobilization of 120 Japanese and long-term tour guides, involving 20 million severance payments.
A dismissed tour guide said that colleagues had stayed without pay for a long time and had waited for the company’s severance news for a long time. He described the company’s calculation of severance pay based on the salary of last January as "one of the surprises", but lamented that it is difficult to find permanent jobs at the moment. After the tourism industry recovers, it can return to its old business.
Feng Guoquan, executive director of Dongying Tour, said that the decision to lay off employees was sad, but described it as a "very positive and very tactical" arrangement. The company specifically announced its decision before the Lunar New Year in the hope that colleagues can get cash for the New Year. Last January It is also a period when business is "normal and preferential". Colleagues can get more compensation, and they promise to hire these experienced colleagues in order after the business recovers.
New crown pneumonia｜Easy to Hong Kong used by more than 32,000 people use an average of 560 people a day, the government has no intention to expand
[12:26] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. The Easy-to-Return Program to exempt Hong Kong residents from returning to Hong Kong from Guangdong Province or Macau for quarantine will be implemented on November 23 last year. The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau said that until Monday (18th) ), a total of 32,025 people returned to Hong Kong through the program, which means an average of about 560 people per day.
The SAR government believes that it is not the right time to expand the scope of the plan.
New Year's Eve Renewal｜The government ordered the flower farmers to reprimand the chaos: I fell from heaven and couldn’t stand
[11:26] The government suddenly announced yesterday that it will hold the New Year’s Fair as scheduled. Each venue stall will be halved, and the flow of people will be controlled. Stalls will be allocated by lottery.
Flower farmer Li Yongqiang, who originally bought 14 flower stalls at the Lunar New Year Fair, was criticized this morning during the commercial TV show "Starting on a Sunny Day". The government dealt with the chaos and "dropped me from heaven. I can’t reach my feet. Fall off.” He said that after announcing the cancellation of the Lunar New Year's Eve earlier, he had already spent money on renting shops in various districts, with rents ranging from 40,000 to 170,000 per shop.
Under the latest arrangement of the authorities, he was drawn to 3 Lunar New Year stalls "I can't ask for it." He was worried about how to sell the flowers. "I hope to use work to kill the unhappy and difficult problems."
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Sham Shui Po is listed in a designated area Mandatory testing will be set up on January 20th
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The test station at Maple Street Stadium in Sham Shui Po was opened today. Zhao Yantao, the founder and CEO of the contractor Xiangda Biotechnology, said that the test station uses rapid antigen testing. As of 10:45, there have been preliminary positive samples.
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The Maple Street Testing Station in Sham Shui Po has been operating for about 45 minutes. Antigen-positive cases have been reported to the Department of Health for follow-up
[11:05] The test station at the Maple Street Stadium in Sham Shui Po was opened today. Zhao Yantao, the founder and CEO of the contractor Xiangda Biotechnology, said that the test station uses a rapid antigen test and the preliminary results can be tested in about 20 minutes. At 45 o'clock, there were preliminary positive samples, reflecting the existence of invisible transmission in Sham Shui Po. The situation is worrying.
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Mandatory testing of buildings in designated areas:
[11:04] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. The government announced earlier that it would cancel the Lunar New Year Fair. Yesterday (19th) it "kneeled down" and announced that it would resume selling new year flowers in 15 Lunar New Year fairs.
Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Liu Liqun, reiterated today (20th) that florists have been reminded of the risk of cancelling the New Year’s Eve before the filing, but in order to meet the demands of the public and stall owners, only the "point of sale" is now reset and the scale is reduced. Half of them have also taken measures to control the flow of people and other anti-epidemic measures, describing them as "reasonable balance", emphasizing that everything should be anti-epidemic first, and calling for "buy and sell quickly" by then to reduce crowd gathering.
Government expert consultant Xu Shuchang pointed out that the resumption of the Lunar New Year’s Eve and the current epidemic prevention measures have "some conflicts", frankly saying that crowd gathering will increase the risk of virus transmission, but the authorities have tried to minimize the risk, describing it as responding to the demands of the industry and the public. "Compromise method."
Related news: Liu Liqun refused to recognize the re-organization of the New Year's Fair Flower Market: Only set up a new year flower sales point Xu Shuchang: Conflict with epidemic prevention
[12:30] The government announced yesterday that it will resume the Lunar New Year Fair next month. He Boliang, director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of the University of Hong Kong, described the government’s practices as "pop-ups" when accepting the commercial TV program "Starting on a Sunny Day" this morning. "It is recommended that when the government decides to resume, it must implement crowd control, such as implementing one-way crowd control measures and arranging law enforcement officers to be stationed for a long time to ensure that citizens in the venue wear masks, increase the number of temporary toilets, strengthen cleanliness, and reduce the risk of virus transmission. .
He Boliang said that it is estimated that 1 million to 2 million people will go to 15 Lunar New Year Fairs in Hong Kong by then, urging the public to avoid entering the fair during peak hours to avoid crowds and crowds.
New Year's Eve Renewal | He Boliang advocates adding toilets to the flower market and avoiding one-way traffic during peak periods
[12:28] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. The Easy-to-Return Program to exempt Hong Kong people from returning to Hong Kong from Guangdong or Macau for quarantine will be implemented on November 23 last year. The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau said that until Monday (18th) ), a total of 32,025 people returned to Hong Kong through the program, that is, an average of about 560 people per day.
The SAR government believes that it is not the right time to expand the scope of the plan.
New crown pneumonia｜Easy to Hong Kong used by more than 32,000 people use an average of 560 people a day, the government has no intention to expand
[10:10] The government announced yesterday that it will expand the scope of mandatory testing. In the designated testing areas of Yau Ma Tei and Jordan, "core areas" are delineated and residents in the core areas are required to conduct mandatory testing.
Xu Shuchang, chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System at the Chinese University, accepted the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" this morning (20) that there are many subdivided houses in Hong Kong, the air is not ventilated, and the pipe connections are substandard. Therefore, the government has tried to reduce the threshold for testing. It is hoped that the confirmed cases can be found as soon as possible during the mandatory testing of the old building.
Xu Shuchang pointed out that the government's mandatory testing did not cooperate with the ban order because the old buildings in Yau Ma Tei had a bad environment and many units were polluted. If residents continue to stay, it may not be safe.
He agreed that the effect will be "discounted", and residents who are subject to compulsory testing will still go to work and restaurants. Therefore, he hopes that local residents will be tested as soon as possible. The current test response is good.
Related news: Temple Street Epidemic Area | Compulsory testing building is difficult to cooperate with the ban, Xu Shuchang expects that the epidemic will be difficult to come
[01:00] According to the latest list of confirmed cases published by the Health Protection Center, 11 new restaurants were added to the list, with 7 restaurants in Kowloon, 5 of which are located in Yau Tsim Mong District, and 2 restaurants in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
The batch of restaurants include: CITIC Tower Arima Japanese Restaurant, Da'an Tea Bing Restaurant, No. 830 Canton Road, Jiarong Building Haocai Seafood Restaurant, Chengxing Building New Forest Baked Specialty Store, Meide Industrial Building Meide Tea Restaurant, Zhenwan Plaza Kashiwa Bear House , Kangcuitai Shopping Mall Shangpin Restaurant, No. 47-49 Parkes Street, Australian Dairy Company, Baicheng Building Café de Coral, Xin Cui Shopping Mall Xinhuayuan Restaurant, Fuhua Center's only noodle shop.
Confirmed restaurants | 11 more restaurants added to the list. Patients from two epidemic areas visited Pak Shing Building Café de Coral within 10 days
▼List of restaurants, shopping malls and buildings visited by the patient during the incubation period in the past 14 days▼
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[00:10] According to the list of affected buildings issued by the Center for Health Protection in the evening, there were 32 additional cases in Yau Tsim Mong District, 15 of which were in the designated area, involving 9 buildings, of which 2 were located in the core area.
In addition, in Chungking Mansions where many South Asians gather, there have also been 2 confirmed cases. A district councillor stated that both of them were Nepalese.
In addition to the Yau Tsim Mong District, the authorities also designated a designated area in Sham Shui Po today. According to the list, there are 3 cases in Sham Shui Po today, of which 10-10D Wong Chuk Street falls within the area.
Confirmed Buildings | 32 more confirmed cases in Yau Tsim Mong District, 15 confirmed cases listed on Chungking Mansions in designated areas
Overview of yesterday:
New Year’s Eve Renewal｜The stall owner needs to draw lots again to worry about unfamiliar customers: I don’t want you to be rent-free.
Chen Zhaoshi refuses to apologize to flower farmers, saying that the policy has no "turn": it is a process
Lunar New Year Fair "Fansheng" stalls are halved, and infrared ray measurement cannot enter
New Crown Vaccine｜The Food and Health Bureau said that "you see" the vaccination date of other pharmaceutical companies will be finalized later
New Coronary Pneumonia | 56 more cases, 23 cases with no source evacuated from Room 13, 12th floor and above, Xiaofeng Building, Fenghua Village
Epidemic area detection | Sham Shui Po Qin Chow Street and Maple Street demarcated compulsory detection area for 2 people to stay together for 7 days
Temple Street Epidemic Area | There are 70 "three-nos" buildings in the area, and people cannot verify the case after entering the household
Detection of Epidemic Area | Dozens of buildings in Jordan will accept mandatory inspection in Sham Shui Po as the second epidemic area in Hong Kong
Dongying Tour demobilizes 120 tour guides for compensation of 20 million Yuan Guoquan: It is unhappy but positive
New Crown Vaccine | He Boliang advocates to follow the example of the UK's public vaccine approval information to ensure the quality of pharmaceutical companies
New crown pneumonia | Civil servants working from home postponed to January 27, high-risk employees plan to be tested regularly
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