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Coronavirus disease. 1.26|64 more confirmed government "raid" blockade of Bijie Building for forced inspection

2021-01-26T18:40:59.542Z


The fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic rebounded uncontrollably. The Department of Health announced today (26th) that 64 confirmed cases were recorded, of which one-third and 21 cases were of unknown origin. Epidemic prevention measures such as an order for two people to gather together, a ban on eating in the evening market, and closing of places


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Written by: Wang Jien, Deng Yinglin, Huang Weilun, Ouyang Dehao, Zheng Cuibi, Golden Chess, Liang Huanmin, Yuan Shu, Lao Minyi, Zheng Qiuling, Chen Shuxia, Kong Fanxu

2021-01-26 07:00

Last update date: 2021-01-27 02:30

The fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic rebounded uncontrollably. The Department of Health announced today (26th) that 64 confirmed cases were recorded, of which one-third and 21 cases were of unknown origin.

Anti-epidemic measures such as the two-person gathering restriction, ban on food in the evening market, and closure of places will expire tomorrow night (27th). The government announced that it will continue for seven days until next Wednesday (February 3, 22, Lichun).

Confirmed Building | Home Overview

[02:25] The new crown pneumonia epidemic is still severe. The Department of Health announced 64 new confirmed cases on Tuesday (26th). The Health Protection Center updated the patient's residence and whereabouts at night.

Yau Tsim Mong and Sham Shui Po are still the areas with the most "affected buildings". The Industrial and Commercial Building, Block 13, Pak Tin Estate, Nan Cheong Centre, and No. 241 Apliu Street will each increase 3 cases in a single day. It is believed that there are four families each, three of them Is the first patient.

The 6 new patients in the Eastern District are too high. Except for the new cases of Ning On Court in Taikoo Shing and Block C of Dongfa Building, North Point, which have been included in mandatory testing, Block 3 of North Point Harbour City, Block 8 of Aldrich Bay and Yiu Wah Yiu Tung Estate Residents in the building were infected with the epidemic; after the epidemic reached Cheung Chau, Peng Chau also fell. The patient lived in Jinping Building, Jinping Village.

In Tin Shui Wai, three new cases were recorded in public housing. A 52-year-old male resident was recruited at Fourth Street, Section C, Fairview Garden, also in Yuen Long. The patient was epidemiologically related to the local case.

Confirmed restaurants | 10 more Hung Hom Sun Life Congee Shops and 5 patients visit Changsha Bay

[02:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The Department of Health announced 64 new confirmed cases on Tuesday (26th). According to the latest list of confirmed cases announced by the Center for Health Protection in the evening, 10 restaurants were added to the list, including one Male patients of unknown origin have visited 3 restaurants, including Tan Tsai Yunnan Rice Noodles in Taiyuan Street, Wan Chai, Kun Kee Rice Noodles in Sha Tin, and Restaurant No. 8 in Tai Po.


In addition, there are 2 Café de la Cafés on the list in a single day. If the data from Monday is combined, a total of 4 Café de Cafés will be on the list within 2 days.

It is worth noting that a total of 5 patients visited the Yongming Congee Shop on the ground floor of Liancheng Building, Kowloon City, of which 3 people lived in Block 13, Pak Tin Village, Shek Kip Mei, and they were estimated to be the same family.

Changshawan Cheng, the monitor of the team, was also on the list, and he had visited the patient in Phase 4 of Mei Foo New Village.

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Mandatory Testing Buildings | 39 buildings in Sham Shui Po accounted for over half of the buildings and 31 buildings tested positive for sewage

[00:15] The government will publish a compulsory testing notice and gazette it, requiring people who have been in 39 specified places during the designated period to undergo nucleic acid testing for COVID-19.

Anyone who has been in any of the listed places for more than two hours (including but not limited to residents, visitors and staff) between January 13 and January 26 must be tested on or before the 29th.

If the subject has been tested between the 24th and the 26th, it will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the mandatory testing announcement.

▼Click to view the list of mandatory inspection buildings▼

At about 1 am on January 27, the enclosure inspection was roughly completed, and the staff began to pick up the items.

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

Bijie Dong’an Street test results are expected to be available at 6 am

[00:10] Zhao Yantao, the founder of "Xiangda Biotechnology", the testing contractor responsible for Bi Street and Dong'an Street, accepted a telephone interview with "Hong Kong 01" at approximately 12 midnight, saying that hundreds of residents have been sampled so far and the sampling has been roughly completed The work is currently only taken by some people who return home late at night. They will be collected at about 12:30 in the morning, and the samples will be sent to the laboratory for overnight testing. It is expected to be completed by 6 in the morning.

Zhao Yantao pointed out that there were two residents with limited mobility and staff members came to take samples for them.

This time it is a "dual-track test," where both antigen and nucleic acid tests will be performed. Those who have a positive antigen test will have two more retests. The results will be available within 60 minutes at the earliest. However, it has not yet been disclosed whether anyone has tested positive.

He also said that the government notified the company at 12 o'clock yesterday that it planned to block Bi Street for mandatory testing. "We are in a hurry to open fire brigade." He hoped that this "flash-flash" approach this time could be as fast as possible. It doesn't hurt the people and money.

The company sent 30 people to participate in the operation this time, including 8 nurses in charge of sampling.

Zhao Yantao said that results will be available within 60 minutes at the earliest, but he has not yet been able to disclose whether anyone has tested positive.

(Photo/Photo by Luo Guohui)

January 27th [00:05] The government announced that taking into account the latest public health risk assessment, the government will maintain the current regulations and restrictions applicable to catering business premises and listed premises, as well as the requirements for group gathering and wearing masks, for a period of time For seven days, we will continue to closely monitor the development of the epidemic, review and adjust relevant measures that have been implemented from time to time, and announce the latest social distancing measures in due course.

A spokesperson for the Food and Health Bureau said that the epidemic in Hong Kong continues to be severe. The latest seven-day average number of local cases of unknown origin is close to 29. In some communities, there have been multiple confirmed cases within a short period of time, indicating that the community's invisible transmission chain is still active.

▼The patient's residence and whereabouts in the past 14 days▼

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The government fenced off the residents of Dong'an Street in Bijie and received the Great Wall brand luncheon meat and Baisuishan mineral water after testing.

[23:45] The fourth wave of new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong continues. Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in a meeting with the media this morning (26th) that after the "closed area" in Jordan the previous day, the next "raid attack" will be adopted.

At close to 7 o'clock this evening, a large number of police vehicles drove into the area of ​​Yau Ma Tei to "raid" and quickly blocked the entrances and exits of 9-27 Pitt Street and 3 Tung On Street in Yau Ma Tei. The government expects to complete the work at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning.


At the same time, transport workers also successively delivered supplies to the station, including Great Wall brand luncheon meat, Baisuishan mineral water, cup noodles, Vitasoy and other materials.

Some South Asian residents said that the announcements posted by the government included multiple languages, including Chinese, English, and Nepalese. They believed that they would understand the latest measures.

Mandatory Testing Building | Yau Ma Tei Prospect Building is complex, residents of churches and intermediary companies rush to test

[23:03] The local new crown pneumonia persists. The government today (26th) has set a "designated area" in Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, from Nathan Road in the east, Public Square Street in the south, Ferry Street in the west, and Dundas Street in the north. In the building, if a confirmed case is found, or the sewage sample is positive, residents must be subject to mandatory testing. Among them, Zhanwang Building is included in the mandatory testing list.


Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Zhu Ziluo pointed out that Zhanwang Building is mixed with commercial buildings, with churches and intermediary companies, and some units are still renovating subdivided houses. However, because they are private buildings, it is estimated that the government will not be able to grasp the list and worry that the effectiveness of the mandatory inspection will be affected.

[22:50] The police are responsible for enclosing Bi Street and Dong'an Street. Director of Police Deng Bingqiang appeared on the scene and said he was there to cheer up his colleagues.

Tang Pingqiang said that the police were mainly responsible for the perimeter blockade in this operation. He also said that after the previous Jordan lockdown, "this time the operation was relatively rapid." He also pointed out that the police and other disciplined forces will fully support the government's efforts. We are also grateful to the frontline medical and civil affairs departments for their joint efforts to fight the epidemic.

Mandatory Testing Building | Changle Building, Hung Hom, on the list

[22:20] The new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The Hong Kong government announced today (26th) the expansion of mandatory testing in the "designated area", including the addition of the Hung Hom district. The Changle Building on Bijia Street was located in a designated area today. Must be included in mandatory testing.


There are many "Changsheng Stores" on the ground floor of Changle Building, and mandatory testing also includes Changsheng Store staff.

Some staff members expressed their willingness to cooperate with compulsory testing, but were extremely worried about the government's "sudden closure of the area" and hurriedly moved the cremation documents and coffins away tonight, so as not to affect the client's futile work.

[22:02] Residents in the restricted areas of Bi Street and Dong'an Street began to walk down the street for testing.

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[21:20] A tent is being erected at the Bijie enclosure site, and the staff also brought a large batch of cup noodles, luncheon meat and bottled water, which are expected to be distributed to the affected residents.

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New crown pneumonia | The Xiyingpan machine shop transforms into the orchid store, the clerk worried that the orchid is sold out and unemployed again

[20:37] The fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Amusement centers, karaoke and other entertainment venues have been closed for more than 50 days since the beginning of December last year.

At the same time, the Lunar New Year is approaching. Earlier, the government cancelled the Lunar New Year Fair in response to the epidemic. Some Lunar New Year stall owners said at the time that they would move into street shops.

Today (26th) the organic shop on the main street of Xiying Pun suddenly turned into an orchid special store, with prices ranging from 300 to 1,000 yuan, attracting many neighbours to shop.

However, the clerk revealed that since the game console center was closed, he has lost income and worried that orchids will be unemployed again after the orchid is sold out. "No, I will get a job at this age, and future generations are not allowed to return."

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The government raided Dong'an Street, Fengbi Street, compulsory testing. Citizens who visited relatives fell off the building and left with a certificate

[20:33] Yau Tsim Mong District Council Vice Chairman Yu Tak Po said that there are about 500 to 600 people in the lockdown area, occupying three buildings. Since it is dinner time, it is unknown whether the government will arrange dinner or breakfast. I hope the government will not repeat the mistakes. Citizens affected by the lockdown have too much impact.

District Councillor Li Weifeng pointed out that the residents have no income tonight, and appealed to the affected residents that if their family members have not yet released work, they can buy food before returning home.

The postman from the Central Post Office Delivery Office was diagnosed with a letter delivered to the Prince's Building at Jardine House last week

[20:02] Hongkong Post announced that a postman attached to the delivery office of the Central Post Office was diagnosed.

The spokesman said that the delivery office of the Central Post Office is not open to the public and is separated from other working units in the building, including the post office.

The last time that the postman went to work was last Saturday (23rd). On the same day, he received a notification from the Center for Health Protection that a driver of an outsourced company who had work contact with him confirmed the diagnosis and was therefore classified as a close contact. He was sent to the quarantine center for quarantine this Sunday (24th), and was notified of the diagnosis during the quarantine today.

The postman was responsible for delivery from B/F to 6/F of Jardine House in Central and Prince's Building last week.

Hongkong Post today sent staff to the buildings he had visited to notify the relevant management offices, and posted notices in the buildings to inform the merchants of the relevant situation.

For enquiries, members of the public can also call the Mail Delivery Division hotline 2723 3454 during office hours.

[19:50] The police erected iron fences and enclosed tapes in the Bijie area. Trailers entered the blockade to tow away parked vehicles to make room for testing tents.

The government announced that 15-27 Bi Street and No. 3 Dong'an Street will be enclosed, and residents will be required to undergo mandatory testing.

(Photo from government news)

The government warns of a surprise attack on gold shopping malls and a notice to urge merchants not to stay overnight and take away their belongings

[19:33] Jordan’s "restricted area" has been unblocked a few days ago, but Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced today that the next time a "raid-style" lockdown will be implemented, the level of confidentiality will be higher, making many epidemic "severely hit areas" Residents worry about becoming a goal.

Sham Shui Po, one of the hardest-hit areas, has recently recorded many confirmed cases. The management office of the Golden Computer Shopping Center has posted a contingency notice today to remind merchants to prepare.

Some merchants pointed out that the closure of the area has made business worse, and the overall cost outweighs the benefits.

The management office of the Golden Computer Mall posted a contingency notice.

(Photo by Huang Yongyu)

No. 9-27 Bi Street and No. 3 Dong'an Street will be closed from 7 p.m. The inspection is expected to be completed by 6 a.m. tomorrow

[19:14] The government announced the use of the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulations" (Chapter 599J), and announced restrictions and tests, starting from 7 pm in Yau Ma Tei designated "restricted areas", That is, people in 9-27 Bi Street and 3 Dong An Street must stay at their premises and undergo mandatory testing according to government arrangements until all the identified individuals in the area have completed the testing, and the relevant testing results have been roughly determined Before leaving his premises.

The government's goal is to complete this operation at around 6 am tomorrow (27th), so as to achieve the goal of "to fight the epidemic together and "clear" the community".

A government spokesperson said that according to Chapter 599J, the government can make restrictions and test announcements according to the needs of epidemic prevention.

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The government stated that it had issued compulsory inspection notices on 15-27 Bi Street and 3 Dong'an Street.

However, the infection situation in the community continues to be severe. From January 11 to 25, more than 40 confirmed cases were recorded in the above locations, involving three buildings. The Health Protection Center has previously evacuated some residents of Bi Street from the restricted area. The situation at the quarantine center worries many nearby residents.

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Jordan Closed Area|Xu Shuchang believes that it is worth doing Liang Zichao to enforce strict inspections more effectively

[18:54] The government has delineated restricted areas in Jordan for the first time in the past Saturday and Sunday, requiring residents to stay on premises and undergo mandatory testing.

Compared with the closed area, Liang Zichao, a respiratory specialist, believes that compulsory testing is more effective.

He pointed out that even if a place is sealed off, the epidemic in other areas will continue. He suggested that the government strictly enforce mandatory testing, strengthen law enforcement and clean buildings. "If you don't do it, the Chinese New Year may break out again."



Xu Shuchang, Chair Professor of Respiratory Department of CUHK, pointed out that the mandatory test positive rate in Jordan’s closed area is 0.17%.

It is higher than the 0.004% of the national test. It is effective and worth doing, but measures can be improved.

New Crown Vaccine|BioNTech is manufactured by a German plant and can arrive in Hong Kong within 48 hours to set up a central storage warehouse

[18:53] BioNTech chief strategy officer Ryan Richardson said that the direct production of vaccines by Germany involves two German factories, located in Mainz and Marburg.

Luo Zijun, a representative of Fosun Pharma, said that according to government requirements, after the vaccine is delivered to Hong Kong, it will be thawed in a cold room at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius for 3 hours, and then transported to the vaccination site, where it can be stored in the vaccination center for 5 days.

[18:35] The Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Chen Zhaoshi, announced yesterday that the new crown pneumonia vaccine "Fubitai" developed by BioNTech and Fosun Pharma was approved for emergency use in Hong Kong.

The two sides held a press conference for the Hong Kong media for the first time this evening, and announced their intention to supply 10 million doses of vaccine to Hong Kong and Macau on August 27 last year.

Luo Zijun, Executive Chief Representative of Fosun Pharma in Hong Kong, said that the vaccine can be delivered from Germany to Hong Kong within 48 hours and delivered to the central storage warehouse at the airport within 1.5 hours.

▼1.26 Sham Shui Po epidemic intensified▼

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New Crown Pneumonia|Apliao Street Back Alley Existing in the Garbage Mountain Underground Pouring Water to the Elderly

[17:30] The fourth wave of the epidemic continued, and 18 new buildings in Sham Shui Po were added to the list of compulsory building tests. Among them, 16 buildings were "on the list" due to continuous samples of sewage samples, including Cheung Sha Wan Road and Apliu Street is the hardest hit area.



The reporter inspected the area of ​​the 16 buildings involved today (26th) and found that some buildings in the area used open "water buckets" to collect sewage to the drain.

Many of the back lanes in this area are in poor sanitation. One back lane on Alia Street has a tall "garbage hill", which has not been cleaned for many years, and sewage has accumulated on the ground.

Some citizens who visited Apliu Street deliberately made their own "anti-epidemic helmet" and planned to leave immediately after shopping.

Hong Kong and Taiwan canned food is difficult to open report provokes attacks on the Association: malicious accusations are by no means acceptable to a civilized society

[17:23] During the blockade of the "restricted area" in Jordan, many media were staying for interviews.

The report included the food package distributed by the government, which contained canned food, but the hotel did not provide canning knives, which prevented it from eating.

Afterwards, the establishment groups rallied, alleging that the canned food had a "pull ring", and directed the relevant reports of Radio Television Hong Kong, alleging it was "maliciously misleading."

However, the government's official social page "Tamar Terrace" published an article early in the morning, acknowledging that although about 80% of canned foods have a "pull ring" design, about 20% of cans must be opened with a canning knife and other tools.



The Hong Kong Journalists Association expressed concern about the incident, criticizing some people for using content disputes, attacking the media for irresponsible behavior and disregarding the facts, and calling on relevant people to stop smearing immediately.

The Journalist Association reiterated that "journalists loyally perform their fourth mandate, and any malicious accusation is definitely not acceptable to a civilized society."

[17:17] Regarding Chief Executive Carrie Lam said this morning that the central government has been requested to provide inactivated pneumonia produced by Sinopharm. Xu Deyi reiterated that he would approve emergency use in accordance with the law 599K, that is, it needs to meet the requirements, go through procedures, and be reviewed by experts.

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Dr. Zhang Zhujun said that more than 50 cases were initially diagnosed today.

She pointed out that 78 people in Room E, Block 5, Laguna City have been sent to the testing center, and there are no new cases.

As for the 21 cases of unknown origin, Zhang Chukjun said that there were 2 cases living in designated areas in Sham Shui Po, 2 in Jordan, 1 in Hung Hom, 1 in Yau Ma Tei, and other cases in Tin Shui Wai, Tin Hau, Aberdeen, Cheung Sha Wan , North Point, Sheung Shui, Tsuen Wan, Ngau Chi Wan, Lai Chi Kok, etc.

In the case of a family group, one of them is listed as the source not found, and the others are the source.

[17:10] Regarding the expansion and addition of designated areas, Xu Deyi explained that the number of cases in Jordan is increasing and the building is in poor condition, so it needs to be included in a larger area; taking into account the above factors, plus the fact that there are many cases and the building is very Old and concentrated, so these areas have been added, such as Mong Kok.

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[17:05] As for the residents of buildings with mandatory testing, Xu Deyi, deputy director of the Food and Health Bureau, said that the original intention of the legislation was to enable people who need to be tested to do so through a legal basis. He said that he has no numbers on hand.

He disclosed that he tried a mandatory inspection order issued by a private doctor, and it is known that someone has been fined for non-compliance.

The computer scan room of the Caritas Medical Center confirmed that the patient was only aware of the missing air purifier after using it

[16:55] Dr. Liu Jiaxian announced that the air extraction system of a computer room in the Radiology Department of Caritas Medical Center will be replaced on the 23rd of this month. Two air purifiers with high-efficiency air particulate filtering function have been arranged. 70 minutes have passed. It can filter 99.9% of airborne infectious agents in the room.

However, no installation was found on January 23. After 24 hours, a confirmed patient had a computer scan in the computer testing room and stayed for 5 minutes. After that, 71 people went to the past to be checked. The patients who used high-concentration oxygen at 1 a.m. The oxygen mask of the filter device, and the medical staff who assist the patient in checking and disinfecting the environment are all equipped with appropriate equipment.

Since the subsequent patients wear surgical masks and usually only stay for a few minutes, no staff or patients are listed as close contacts, only 1 staff member and 10 patients are listed as other contacts. Medical surveillance and virus testing are required.

As for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, three internal medicine wards stopped accepting new cases. Liu pointed out that the peak winter service period has increased the pressure.

At present, the emergency department maintains normal services. Fire Services Department ambulances will continue to send critically ill, critically ill, or trauma patients to the hospital’s emergency department. However, if the disease is milder, they may go to Caritas Medical, Kwong Wah Hospital or United Christian Hospital People who wait for the hospital and seek medical attention in the accident and emergency department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital will not be affected.

[16:41] The Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standard) of the Hospital Authority, Dr. Liu Jiaxian, announced that as of 9 am today, two more elderly patients have passed away, namely the 86-year-old female patient numbered 6850 and the 90-year-old female patient numbered 9542 A total of 168 patients died in public hospitals.

Together with patients who died at home and in private hospitals, 172 patients have died in Hong Kong so far.

[16:38] Dr. Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection, said that among the 64 confirmed cases, except for one imported case, the rest were local cases. The source of infection was unknown in 21 cases. The patients ranged from 1 to 72 years old, including Three nurses from Queen Elizabeth Hospital were initially diagnosed yesterday.

Mandatory Testing Building | 8 more epidemic buildings included in the list, Block R of Luyang New Village is on the list

New mandatory inspection building:

Buildings with 2 or more units in non-designated areas: 1. Block R, Luyang New Village, Tsuen Wan, 2. Xin Fu House, Tin Fu Court, Tin Shui Wai; Sham Shui Po designated areas: Cheung Sha Wan 254-258 Asia Building and No. 241 Alia Street; expanded The designated area of ​​post-Jordan: Wenhui Building and 115 Shanghai Street, Man Yuen Street; the designated area of ​​Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei: Nathan Road Prospect Building; and the designated area of ​​Hung Hom Bijia Street Changle Building.

Zhang Zhujun added that the list is being verified and the announcement tonight shall prevail.

Expansion of designated areas to include Hung Hom, Mong Kok, and Guolan Building now requires mandatory testing for a confirmed case

[16:35] Xu Deyi announced the expansion of the designated area of ​​Jordan (from Nathan Road in the east, Austin Road in the south, Canton Road in the west, Ferry Street, even "Bawen Tower", and Gansu Street in the north) and marked out The two newly designated areas are Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei (east to Nathan Road, south to Public Square Street, west to Ferry Street, north to Dundas Street) and Hung Hom (Northeast to Station Lane, southeast to Dock Street, Po Loi Street, Southwest to Winslow Street, Hung Hom South Road, and Northwest to Chatham Road North), and designated areas in Sham Shui Po are also reserved. If there is a confirmed case in a building in the area or the sewage test is positive, residents must be subject to mandatory testing.

A total of 64 confirmed cases, one third of the sourceless, and two more female patients, a total of 172 deaths

[16:30] The Department of Health’s Epidemiologists’ Meeting announced today that there were 64 new confirmed cases, increasing to 10,223 in total.

The Deputy Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Dr. Xu Deyi, announced that a series of social distancing measures that expired early this Thursday will be extended by one week to February 3 (Lichun, Year 22).

▼1.26 Explosion spread at "Bawenlou" in Jordan▼

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News: Residents will be compulsorily tested for positive sewage samples from Wenhui Building

[16:10] The fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic continued, and confirmed cases occurred in many buildings in Jordan, Yau Ma Tei.


It is understood that the Man Fai Building in the "Bah Wen Building" on Ferry Street, as the sewage sample tested positive for the virus, Navan was put on a mandatory test list.

Some residents said that the authorities have foreseen "further action", and it has been discovered recently that the sewers will emit peculiar smell, and they have used bleach water to pour them into the sewers from time to time, hoping to reduce the risk of infection.

Looking through the records, 9 confirmed cases have been recorded in the Bawenlou area in the past 14 days, and another confirmed patient showed that he visited the site.

The government resumed some public services on January 28, stipulating that entering government buildings must use "Travel with peace of mind"

[16:05] The government implemented special work arrangements for government employees on December 2 last year. The Civil Service Bureau announced today that, taking into account the needs of social and economic operations, from this Thursday (28th), government departments will continue to provide emergency In addition to necessary public services, some basic public services will also be restored. Relevant departments will separately announce the restored services and related arrangements and details.

The spokesperson urged citizens in need to use methods such as mailing, drop-in boxes or online services to obtain the required services; if they must go to government buildings or offices, they must always wear masks and follow the epidemic prevention measures implemented by relevant departments. Including body temperature testing, use of the "Travel with peace of mind" mobile application and crowd control arrangements.

Epidemic Prevention and Anti-epidemic Fund | 11 types of applications have not been "cleared", less than 30% of fitness centers are approved

[15:01] The new crown pneumonia epidemic has continued for more than a year, and the Hong Kong government has repeatedly taken aggressive measures to combat the epidemic, and many industries have been affected.

In the third round of the government's anti-epidemic fund, the government provided subsidies to various industries and citizens.

Chief Secretary for Administration Zhang Jianzong replied to the Legislative Council Finance Committee’s enquiry, announcing the status of the relief measures/subsidy schemes under the third round of the Epidemic Prevention and Anti-epidemic Fund. Among them, 14 types of funding have not been cleared, and many applications are still pending In the process, less than 30% of the applications for fitness centers were approved, and 2,160 of the subsidies for beauty salons, massage parlors and party rooms were still not approved, accounting for one fifth of the total.

[13:42] According to the news, the two-person gathering limit, the ban on evening meals in restaurants and other epidemic prevention measures have been extended by one week.

Jordan Closed Area|Reports that canned foods are difficult to open provoke institutional siege, pumping water port government permits 20% of cans without pull ring

[13:25] Jordan’s "restricted area" has been unblocked, but a number of media reported recently that during the blockade period, people in the area were given canned food and instant noodles, but the tenants and hotel guests lacked canning knives, etc. The tools are hard to eat. Afterwards, the establishment groups including the representative of the National People’s Congress of Hong Kong and the chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions Wu Qiubei attacked relevant reports and criticized Hong Kong and Taiwan for "malicious misleading". The police FB page also posted an insinuation last night. Call not to drink and drive.

RTHK issued a statement severely condemning the accusations of smearing.



The Hong Kong government’s official social page "Tamar Terrace" issued a response in the early morning, saying that about 80% of canned food has a "pull ring" design, which means that about 20% of cans need to be opened by a can opener, which means that the media has not "maliciously misled."

According to the published figures, about 1,600 cans sent by the government can only be opened with tools.

Mandatory Inspection Building | Sham Shui Po surges in 18 truck drivers worried about "closed area" hand stop

[13:00] The fourth wave of the epidemic continued, and 18 new buildings in Sham Shui Po were added to the list of compulsory building inspections. Among them, 16 buildings continued to test positive sewage samples, and suspected hidden carriers appeared, involving buildings All over Cheung Sha Wan Road, Alia Street, etc.

A truck driver living on Apliu Street said that he was worried about the worsening of the epidemic and would "stop by hand" once the area was closed; there were also residents of Cheung Sha Wan Road who reported that the building was listed for mandatory testing from the news, so they came with their family The inspection station said that he was not too worried.

▼1.26 Maple Street Playground Mobile Sampling Station Situation▼

New crown pneumonia | Iraqi hospital has a long queue of sampling stations: it is not surprising that more people in the hospital are infected

[12:37] The Hospital Authority announced yesterday (25th) that three nurses from Queen Elizabeth Hospital had a preliminary diagnosis.

The hospital today (26th) arranged a contractor to set up a sampling station on the tennis court in the hospital to provide testing for all employees.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, there was a long queue outside the sampling station. It is estimated that there were nearly 100 people lined up at the highest peak. At about 11 o'clock, there were still about 30 people waiting for sampling.

Some medical staff believe that due to cases in the community, infections are inevitable in the hospitals. I believe that "it is not surprising that there are more people infected in the hospital."

Some people also bluntly said that the current route of infection of the confirmed case may not be related to the contact of the patient, so there is no fear of an outbreak in the hospital.

▼1.26 Situation of mobile testing station in Queen Elizabeth Hospital▼

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It is said that the Yau Ma Tei fruit stall or the stall dealer in the closed area: Willing to force the inspection and hope that the area will not be closed without toilets and beds

[12:08] Zhang Zhixiang, chairman of the Kowloon Fruit and Vegetable Chamber of Commerce, said today (26th) that he has not received any government news about this matter. He reiterated that most areas of the fruit bar have no residential buildings, and as far as he knows , As of yesterday, the practitioners in the fruit bar were still diagnosed with zero.

He said that he understands that the food industry has the responsibility to protect the food safety of the public. If the government requires it, employees can do compulsory inspections, but he said frankly that it would be "reluctant" if the area is closed.

New crown pneumonia | 100 people suspected of failing to comply with the mandatory inspection order in 5 Laguna City

[11:36] There were multiple confirmed cases in Block 5 of Laguna City, Lantian.

Yuan Guoyong, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, visited the site yesterday and said that the building was suspected of vertical transmission and that the residents of Room E had to evacuate.

When district councillor Li Weilin attended a radio program today (26), he pointed out that since units D and E share the same patio location, if there are several confirmed cases in room D in the future, they might have a chance to evacuate.

Regarding reports that only 400 people in Block 5 of Laguna City undergo compulsory testing, but the number of households is estimated to be 600 to 700, Li Weilin said that according to his understanding, nearly 90% of residents have undergone testing. The above data may only include the testing center. digital.

▼All residents of Block E in Block E, Block 5, in Laguna City, must be evacuated ▼

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New crown pneumonia | Xu Shuchang believes that the Yau Ma Tei fruit bar area must be inspected if the participation rate is high

[11:26] The government recently sealed off the "restricted areas" in Jordan. Residents were required to be tested and banned. The seal was officially lifted in the early hours of yesterday (25th).

Xu Shuchang, an expert consultant to the Government’s Anti-epidemic Steering Committee, said earlier that if the number of confirmed cases in the fruit column increases, consideration should be given to expanding the "restricted area".



Xu Shuchang said in a radio program today that he believes that mandatory testing will be conducted in the fruit bar area, and that if the participation rate of residents is high, the government may not choose to close the area.

He pointed out that based on the previous experience, if the mandatory testing participation is high, but the epidemic continues to spread in the area and the sewage samples continue to be abnormal, I believe the government will consider closing the area.

▼1.26 Citizens go to the bank to exchange new banknotes in Paili City▼

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The year of the ox is coming | People who change new banknotes today say that the reduction of the epidemic situation and the concentration of resources will increase the color of the market

[10:40] The Lunar New Year is less than a month away. In the past, many people would go to the bank to exchange new banknotes to prepare for the market.

The three major note-issuing banks in Hong Kong, including Bank of China, Standard Chartered Bank, and HSBC, have arranged for new banknotes to be redeemed from today (26th). At the HSBC branch in Mong Kok, citizens have lined up at the scene at 7 am this morning, most of them are Elderly people.


A woman from Kwai Tsing District who came to exchange banknotes bluntly stated that their children were worried about the serious epidemic in Yau Tsim Mong and quietly went out this morning to exchange banknotes.

Some citizens who exchanged money said that family gatherings have been reduced during the epidemic, and they will only meet with their children. I believe there will be fewer opportunities for New Year greetings. Lee City plans to concentrate "resources". Every time Lee City has the opportunity to increase, everyone is happy. If you have to travel, you will be the closest friends, so there will be some price increases, 20 (mosquitoes) to 50 (mosquitoes), 100 is 100."

New Crown Vaccine | Chen Zhaoshi: The first batch of 1 million doses of BioNTech vaccine expected to arrive in Hong Kong in late February

[10:16] The new crown pneumonia epidemic has repeated, and the Hong Kong government has approved the emergency use of Fosun Pharma and the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech in Hong Kong.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, stated on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums" today (26) that the first batch of 1 million doses of BioNTech vaccine has been produced and passed the safety and quality test. It is expected to be shipped to Hong Kong from Germany in late February. , And the government is preparing to set up vaccination centers in the 18 districts. If the quality inspection procedures are completed, vaccination will begin.

Chen Zhaoshi said that the first batch of 1 million doses of BioNTech vaccine is expected to be delivered to Hong Kong from Germany in late February.

(Data Picture/Photo by Gao Zhongming)

Lin Zheng announced the re-closure of the zone: the next raid!

Enclose the area or "break it up and do it"

[09:59] Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that the government completed the enclosure of restricted areas in Jordan yesterday morning, involving more than 150 buildings.

She emphasized that the closure of the zone is a restriction and testing action, aiming to complete the mandatory testing as soon as possible. The entire process was smooth and effective, a total of 44 hours, which was shorter than the original 48 hours, and the lockdown time was reduced to 38 hours.

During the lockdown period, government officials conducted more than 3,600 home visits and found more than 200 residents who were required to undergo compulsory testing but did not undergo testing. The authorities will follow up the situation.

She pointed out that the operation also successfully found 13 hidden cases, which is expected to cut the chain of transmission.

She also said that in order to strengthen testing, more locations outside Jordan and Sham Shui Po have been identified as designated areas for compulsory testing. For buildings in related areas, as long as one sewage sample is positive, or one case is confirmed, the entire building Mandatory inspection will be required.

Enclosure of Jordan is questioned as invalid, Lam Cheng's rebuttal effect is higher than the national test

Jordan Closed Area | Lam Cheng: 13 recessive patients have successfully broken the transmission chain, over 200 people have not been tested

Lam Cheng summed up his experience in enclosing Jordan and said that there were three conclusions, including the belief that premature leaks were "somewhat unfortunate," but the operation involved more than 100 buildings, mobilizing more than 3,000 employees and 3 laboratories, making it difficult to keep confidential.

She pointed out that in the future, the enclosed area may be reduced, and only a few streets or a few buildings may be sealed up, which will "break up cases to do this," and will reduce the time for residents to go out.

New Crown Vaccine︱ Lin Zheng seeks the central government for supply of Sinopharm and emphasizes that it must be regulated by the legal framework

New crown vaccine | Kong Fanyi: 4 weeks after vaccination, the most important thing is to emphasize that vaccine safety is the most important

[09:54] The new crown pneumonia epidemic has repeated, and the Hong Kong government has approved Fosun Pharma and the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech for emergency use in Hong Kong.

The new crown vaccine clinical event evaluation expert committee jointly convened Kong Fanyi to reiterate that the safety of vaccination is the most important for the public. The committee has experts in the department of infection, immunology, neuroinfection, and pharmacy to pay attention to whether there are serious adverse reactions and whether there are adverse reactions and vaccines. Whether it is directly related.

At that time, the authorities will ask the vaccinators to record the situation in a diary, and provide a hotline, etc., for the vaccinators to seek medical treatment when they are severely unwell or have neurological problems. The relevant cases will be reviewed by two expert committees.

New crown pneumonia | AsiaWorld-Expo now offers free Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment with integrated Chinese and Western medicine to relieve patients

[09:18] In the community treatment facility of Asia Expo, ordinary and mild patients over 18 years of age can voluntarily participate in free special Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment services from today (26th).

The Chief Administrative Manager of the Hospital Authority, Huang Qiaoyun, said on a radio program this morning that Chinese medicine services mainly involve patients who have symptoms and do not need to take heavier western medicine to relieve their symptoms.

She also pointed out that the Hospital Authority is not trying to replace Western medicine with Chinese medicine, but to adopt a combination of Chinese and Western medicine. Both Chinese and Western medicine will assess patients and consider it appropriate.

New crown pneumonia | Three doctors from the Iraqi hospital said that the emergency department will only accept critically injured people from this morning

[01:50] The epidemic is raging, and some medical staff are unfortunately infected.

Three medical staff from Queen Elizabeth Hospital had a preliminary diagnosis yesterday (25th).

The hospital pointed out that after the hospital infection control team and the Health Protection Center reviewed relevant information, there was not enough evidence to determine the epidemiological connection between the three people.

After the infection control team conducted a contact follow-up investigation, a total of 10 medical staff were classified as close contacts and required isolation and quarantine. They have been tested for virulence diseases, and 7 of them have returned negative results. The remaining results are pending.

It is understood that the staff of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be tested voluntarily from today; it is reported that the emergency department of the Iraqi hospital will only accept critically ill patients from this morning, while other general patients must be transferred to other hospitals.

Confirmed restaurants | 10 more restaurants McDonald’s, MOS Burger, and two Café de Coral are on the list

[01:30] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The Department of Health announced 73 new confirmed cases on Monday (25th). According to the latest list of confirmed cases announced by the Center for Health Protection in the evening, 10 restaurants were added to the list. Sha Tin District accounted for the largest number of three each, and almost all of the patients visited were cases of unknown origin.

The restaurants on the list include McDonald's, Phase 2 of Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, MOS Burger, Fu Tung Plaza, Café de Coral at 75-83 King's Road, and Café de Coral at Yat Tung Shopping Centre.

Mandatory testing of buildings | 21 additional buildings in Sham Shui Po and 16 buildings tested positive for sewage

[01:04] The Food and Health Bureau announced a mandatory inspection order. In addition to the three buildings announced at the press conference on Monday afternoon, the government has earlier designated a "designated area in Sham Shui Po". For example, there was one case in one unit in the past 14 days. Residents are forced to test for confirmed cases or above, or even if there are no confirmed cases but their sewage samples continue to test positive.

According to this criterion, 18 buildings in the "Designated Area of ​​Sham Shui Po" must be included in the mandatory test announcement on January 25, and sewage samples of 16 buildings continued to test positive.

In addition, due to the detection of multiple cases in the compulsory testing of 15-27A Pitt Street, the incubation period of the virus may be longer, and the sewage samples of the Southern Building, 141-145 Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po continue to test positive, so the person concerned must carry out The second test.

The authorities stated that anyone who has been in the relevant building for more than two hours between January 12 and 25 (including but not limited to residents, visitors and staff) must be tested on or before the 28th.

Yesterday's overview: New crown pneumonia·1.25 | 73 new confirmed cases of sewage samples from 16 buildings in Sham Shui Po tested positive

Jordan Closed Area|Leung Cheuk Wai commented that there is room for improvement after passing the action: the news is chaotic and the residents do not understand how to respond

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Jordan Closed Area|Accepted 30 merchants asking for help, some restaurants lost more than 60,000 Debao urges each household to pay 20,000 yuan

Confirmed building | Three buildings in North Point are on the list for half a century

[01:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continued, and 73 new cases were added on Monday (25th), of which 69 were local cases.

According to the information updated by the Health Protection Center in the evening, there are confirmed cases in many districts. Among them, North Point District, which is lined with old buildings, has 3 cases. Among them, the Crown Building, which is more than 50 years old, reportedly had many subdivided houses. At that time, the police launched an anti-vice operation in the building.

There was also a confirmed case in Hang Ying Building, opposite the Crown Building and on the other side of King’s Road.


In addition, in addition to the continuing outbreaks of Taikoo Shing and Laguna City in the central production area; Junze Court, Ya Ning Court in Cheung Chau, also saw new cases.

As for the Yau Tsim Mong District, the "severe disaster area", there were 20 more cases, which continued to be the highest in the 18 districts. Among them, the Yau Ma Tei fruit bar area, which is rumored to be "closed", has 5 new cases, 3 of which are from Shun On Building.

[00:36] There was an outbreak in 5 Laguna City, and many residents in Room E were diagnosed. The Department of Health personnel were still arranging to evacuate the residents in Room E for quarantine until early morning.

▼The residents of Room E, Tower 5, Laguna City evacuated for quarantine▼

Residents of Unit E in Block 5 of Laguna City must be evacuated Yuan Guoyong: Or 40% of residents have no mandatory inspection

Room E of Block 5 in Laguna City must be evacuated. Residents say they are not worried about the infection but their family will temporarily move

73 additional cases were diagnosed with more than half of the sourceless source of Chinese medicine in Tianyue Plaza, Shaukeiwan

3 nurses of Iraqi hospital initially diagnosed that three internal medicine wards are closed and all medical staff are required to be tested

[00:40] Three medical staff from Queen Elizabeth Hospital initially confirmed the diagnosis, and the hospital added at night that after the hospital infection control team and the Health Protection Center reviewed relevant information, there was not enough evidence to determine the epidemiological connection between the three .

After the infection control team conducted a contact follow-up investigation, a total of 10 medical staff were listed as close contacts and required to be isolated and quarantined. They have been tested for virulence diseases, and seven of them have returned negative results. The remaining results are pending.

The hospital stated that since the three nurses have been wearing suitable personal protective equipment during their work, no patients have been listed as close contacts. However, for the sake of prudence, the hospital is successively arranging relevant ward staff and patients to undergo virus tests. There are 157 temporarily. 107 employees and 107 patients have completed the tests and the results were negative.

The hospital stated that it has arranged thorough cleaning and disinfection of the wards, staff pantry and changing rooms.

For the sake of prudence, together with the internal medicine wards that had employees confirmed earlier, the three internal medicine wards of the hospital will be temporarily closed and stop accepting new cases. This measure will aggravate the tight supply of hospital beds and increase the waiting time for admission.

▼「Sham Shui Po Designated Area」Ap Liu Street▼

Mandatory Testing Building|Zeng 3 Building on the list, two buildings in Yu Chau Street, Sham Shui Po belong to a designated area

Confirmed patients can receive free TCM diagnosis and treatment at the AsiaWorld-Expo. They can also choose TCM rehabilitation services after being discharged from the hospital

New crown pneumonia|Crews need to be quarantined next month. Cathay Pacific proposes to employees the "Straight on 21st" plan

New crown pneumonia | Hong Kong must hold a valid nucleic acid test negative certificate within 7 days to enter Beijing from Wednesday

Tan Wenhao's tea restaurant "three meals a day" immediately closed due to a visit by a confirmed case

▼Protection rate side effects of Kexing, BioNTECH Fosun, AstraZeneca ▼

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New Crown Vaccine | Food and Health Bureau approves the use of Fosun/BioNTech vaccine, the first batch will arrive in Hong Kong at the end of February

New Crown Vaccine|Fosun/BioNTech vaccine approved to use vaccine named Fubitai in Chinese

The 3rd report of Kexing Vaccine has not been released

The Education Bureau installs automatic sensor faucets to replace manual faucets in all aided schools in Hong Kong

Mandatory testing of buildings | 21 additional buildings in Sham Shui Po and 16 buildings tested positive for sewage

Doctors of Changsha Bay Tourism Health Center confirmed that the two funeral offices on the same floor were closed for 3 days on the 14th

New Crown Vaccine|Fosun/BioNTech vaccine approved to use vaccine named Fubitai in Chinese

Jordan Closed Area | RTHK Sternly Condemns the Discrimination of Food Bag Reports: Respect Facts

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