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Written by: Wang Jien, Deng Yinglin, Huang Weilun, Ouyang Dehao, McKain, Zheng Cuibi, Golden Chess
2021-01-26 07:00
Last update date: 2021-01-26 16:09
The fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic rebounded uncontrollably, increasing to 10,159 cases. The Department of Health yesterday (25th) recorded an initial diagnosis of more than 60 cases.
Two female and one male nurses in Queen Elizabeth Hospital have recently become ill. They had eaten with colleagues during the incubation period, and as many as 10 nurses had to suspend work for quarantine; together with the medical wards that had employees confirmed earlier, a total of three medical wards will be temporarily closed and closed. For new cases, the hospital appealed to avoid going to the emergency department of the hospital for medical treatment.
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 news indicates that the government will continue for another seven days until next Wednesday (February 3, 22). , Li Chun), Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will have an explanation when she meets with reporters before the executive meeting this morning.
[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.
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.
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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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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
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