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Written by: Wang Jien, Huang Weilun, Chen Jiayi, Huang Yongyu, Zheng Cuibi, Li Enci Golden Chess, McKay, Ouyang Dehao, Yuan Shu, and Huang Yingjin
2021-02-16 07:00
The last update date: 2021-02-16 14:04
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong eased during the New Year. The Department of Health announced yesterday (15th) that only 9 confirmed cases had been added, which was the lowest single-day since the fourth wave of outbreaks. There were also fewer than 10 initial confirmed cases yesterday.
A confirmed case had visited New Year's Eve during the New Year, and the same family and friends Xin Zhengtou had to live in for quarantine. It is unknown whether the New Year greeting group will explode. In the past few days, many citizens have visited outlying islands or scenic spots, and some restaurants did not comply with the two-person per table limit.
The long Lunar New Year holiday ends today (16th). On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, employees will resume work. The Department of Health yesterday called on citizens to maintain social distance with their colleagues.
The government plans to conditionally relax some of the epidemic prevention measures on the seventh (18th) of the first day of the year, including lifting the ban on eating in the evening market and allowing some establishments to resume business. After the government has reviewed the recent epidemic, it is expected to announce it as soon as possible today.
[14:02] The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that as of 0:00 on February 16, the center is investigating 8 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19. So far, the total number of cases in Hong Kong is 10 797 (including 10 796 confirmed cases) And a suspected case).
Of the new cases, 2 were imported cases, 3 were local cases of unknown origin, and the remaining 3 were epidemiologically related to local cases.
The first case of unknown origin involved a 39-year-old female patient (case number: 10791) who was a housewife.
The second case of unknown origin involved a 53-year-old male patient (case number: 10793).
The patient is the head of the fire brigade and works at the Kwai Chung Fire Station. The last date for work is February 10.
The third case of unknown origin involved an 8-year-old female patient (case number: 10794). She had no symptoms and went to the community testing center for testing on February 14.
The patient is a student.
[13:51] People familiar with the matter told "Hong Kong 01" that the start date of the community vaccine center has not yet been determined, and citizens can start vaccination as early as the end of February and early March at the latest.
Vaccine centers will be spread across 18 districts in Hong Kong, and each vaccine center will only provide one vaccine.
In addition, the first batch of vaccines will be given priority to elders over 60 years of age, who can be accompanied by others, and the accompany can also be vaccinated at the same time.
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[12:07] According to the news, there are fewer than 10 new confirmed cases today.
Yesterday, Ou Jiarong, chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, mentioned that there were 3 preliminary confirmed cases of unknown origin, and they are expected to be confirmed today.
[11:48] The fourth wave of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong continues, and multiple large-scale sites frequently explode.
The construction industry will start a trial plan today (16th). Site workers and staff must have a negative test certificate before they can enter the construction site. It will be fully implemented on the 22nd of this month.
In the Kai Tak area where there are many construction sites, today there are long queues outside the construction site. More than 500 construction workers and staff are waiting to produce negative test results to enter the construction site. During this period, some people were agitated.
Some queuing staff deliberately went to work half an hour earlier, and believed that it would be safer to show a negative test result before entering the site.
Some workers also said frankly that people on the construction site were worried about being infected, but bluntly said that "there is nothing to worry about, and the government will not close the customs."
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Compulsory testing | Sites must present negative certificates today in Kai Tak, with over 500 workers in queue
[11:39] According to the news, the Department of Health will not hold an epidemic press conference today, which is the first time since the fourth wave.
The last time there was no press conference was on November 18 last year.
[10:26] The Centre for Health Protection revealed yesterday that a fire brigade of the Kwai Chung Fire Station was infected with the disease. After becoming ill on February 3, the victim only took medicine and drank cold tea on his own. He also went to the Tsing Yi South Fire Station where the epidemic broke out in the past year.
A spokesman for the Fire Services Department said that another firefighter from the Kwai Chung Fire Station who was on the same team as the victim was also diagnosed and is now receiving treatment and isolation at Kwong Wah Hospital.
In addition, more than 70 fire department personnel who had worked at Kwai Chung Fire Station from February 1 to 14 were all classified as close contacts and required quarantine.
Appropriate manpower deployment has been made to maintain emergency services in Kwai Chung District.
New Coronary Pneumonia | Liang Zichao: The decline in cases is only a short-term phenomenon, and some patients have not been tested
[10:16] The government plans to relax some social distancing measures on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year (18th).
Respiratory system specialist Liang Zichao said on a radio program this morning (16th) that although the number of confirmed cases has fallen recently, it is considered to be a short-lived phenomenon. Even though multiple testing centers have been full recently, most of the participants did the testing due to workplace requirements. The test itself has no symptoms.
He worried that the long-term fullness of the testing centers would cause the infected people during the New Year to not be tested in time. After the government restarted some sites, the epidemic would rebound.
On the last day of the Lunar New Year long holiday on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Cheung Chau crowds
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Yesterday's overview: new coronary pneumonia.
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On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, a large number of citizens rushed to the testing center to accept sampling
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New crown pneumonia | Illegal workers arrested last year plummeted by 75%, and illegal cleaners "epidemic" the city doubled
[00:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues, and many border crossings in Hong Kong are still closed. The number of illegal workers arrested by the Immigration Department last year dropped by 75% compared with the previous year. It was recorded at 1,380, a record low in the past five years; The Immigration Department’s action research team found after analysis that the number of illegal workers in footbath shops, massage shops and restaurants under the epidemic has declined due to business restrictions. On the contrary, due to the rising demand for cleaners, there are also some arrested cleaners. The multiplied.
Confirmed building restaurant | Xinghua Xincheng Tang Ji Baodian on the list. Patients in Tsuen Wan have been to No Boundary
[00:00] The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia dropped to a record low after the outbreak during the Lunar New Year. The Department of Health recorded only 9 confirmed cases today (15th), and only 4 were local cases, of which the source of the infection was unknown.
The Center for Health Protection updated the address of the confirmed patient and visited the restaurant at night. After the onset of illness, the 65-year-old woman in Xinghua Village visited her relatives and friends for the New Year. The contagious footprint was mainly in Xinghua New Town in the housing estate. ) Tang Ji Baodian who once visited the mall.
The female patient of the linked case living in Long Wah Building, Chuan Lung Street, Tsuen Wan, visited No Boundary, a multinational hamburger restaurant in Daba Street, on the night of New Year's Eve.
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Confirmed building restaurant | Xinghua Xincheng Tang Ji Baodian on the list. Patients in Tsuen Wan have been to No Boundary
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