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Written by: Chen Jiayi, Wang Jieen, Zhong Yan, Huang Weilun, Zhu Haiqi, Li Enci, Leung Huanmin, Lao Minyi, Kong Fanxu, McKain, and Yuan Shu
2021-02-17 07:00
The last update date: 2021-02-17 16:34
The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong dropped significantly during the Lunar New Year. The Department of Health announced yesterday (16th) that there were 8 new confirmed cases, the lowest since the fourth wave of the epidemic.
However, after the holiday yesterday, the initial diagnosis rose to about 20 cases.
The government announced social distancing measures starting on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year (18th), including extending dine-in in restaurants to 10 pm, with a maximum of 4 people per table; and the reopening of some listed premises, including theaters, fitness centers and beauty salons.
The New Coronavirus Vaccine Advisory Committee announced that it unanimously recommended Kexing vaccine for emergency use.
[16:30] Xu Deyi, Deputy Director of the Food and Health Bureau, 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, explained the latest epidemic.
[16:29] The citizens are eagerly waiting. The two vaccines of Kexing and Fosun/BioNTech are expected to arrive in Hong Kong within this month. The government met with the contractor last night (16th) to discuss the operational arrangements of the vaccination center.
More than 20 vaccination centers will be put into service in batches from the end of February to the end of March.
The public must make an appointment online in advance, go to the designated public housing management office or post office, and choose the time for the two doses of vaccination.
Elderly persons aged 60 or above can be accompanied by a maximum of 2 carers, who can be vaccinated at the same place.
After being vaccinated, citizens can obtain a physical needle card, and the vaccination record will be automatically uploaded to the medical health system.
Leung Kwok Ling, the operating director of Town Health International Medical Group, who is in charge of the Tseung Kwan O Vaccination Center, revealed that originally all centers will vaccinate BioNTech vaccine, but some vaccinations centers may change to supply Kexing vaccines, arranged by the government.
New Crown Vaccine | More than 20 vaccination centers will be opened in batches from the end of this month or supplied to Kexing
[14:28] It is understood that if the Kexing vaccine is approved for emergency use by the government, it can be delivered to Hong Kong as soon as this Friday (February 19), and it can be vaccinated for Hong Kong residents as soon as the end of this month. The above elderly groups will have priority.
Kexing replied that it has prepared stocks for Hong Kong in advance to ensure that vaccines can be supplied to Hong Kong in time.
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[13:05] According to the news, there were more than 10 newly confirmed cases in Hong Kong today, which fell to the "single digits" for three consecutive days and then rebounded to the "double digits" after the long holiday.
[12:13] The new pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has a trend of easing during the Lunar New Year of the Ox. The government announced on the seventh (18th) of the first day of the year that restaurants and evening meals will be relaxed, and fitness centers, beauty salons, theme parks and cinemas will be reopened. One of the prerequisites is that the employees of the premises have to conduct inspections every two weeks, which has led to long queues at multiple inspection centers in recent days.
The Sha Tsui Road Mobile Sampling Center was crowded in the morning. Hundreds of people were waiting to be tested for "snake cakes" in the venue. Many people were unsuccessful in the test yesterday, so they queued up an hour or two earlier today.
Some workers in the catering industry pointed out that queuing in the sun is uncomfortable, and the queue time is too long. "You have to wait, you have to eat, you don’t have to eat."
The mobile inspection station on Sha Tsui Road in Tsuen Wan forced the public to explode after being exposed to the sun for two minutes, feeling helpless
On the sixth day of February 17th, there was a long queue at the mobile inspection station on Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan
[12:03] Ocean Park announced that the park will reopen tomorrow.
And start accepting admission appointments at 5 pm today.
[11:24] The New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Advisory Expert Committee stated yesterday (16th) that the benefit of the Kexing vaccine is higher than the risk, and it is recommended for the government to use it.
However, the overall effective rate of Kexing vaccine is only 50.66%. People question the effectiveness of Keqi. The convener of the committee, Liu Zexing, tried to explain on the radio program this morning (17th), saying that the 50.66% effective rate does not mean that after 7 million people were vaccinated, Only 3.5 million people are protected.
For example, he pointed out that one group of people was vaccinated, and the other group of people with similar backgrounds were vaccinated with a placebo. If in the end two groups were infected with a total of 3 people, only 1 of them was vaccinated, which means that the vaccine can protect every 3 people. To 2 people.
When asked why the effective rate was 50.66% in the above circumstances, Liu just repeated the example.
Only 50.66% effective Liu Zexing's interpretation: every 3 people can protect 2 people
[09:45] The new crown pneumonia epidemic has slowed down recently. The government decided to relax certain epidemic prevention measures tomorrow (18th), some places can be reopened, and the restaurant night market can resume.
Zeng Qiyin, the co-chairman of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Medical Association, said on a radio program this morning (18th) that there are only two days of new cases reaching a single number, and it is difficult to determine whether the epidemic has fallen. Moreover, the number of confirmed cases has just passed after the Lunar New Year holiday. There is a lag, and we should pay attention to whether there will be a rebound before the end of February.
He said that measures such as virus screening and mandatory building inspections must continue to be implemented.
There were about 20 preliminary confirmed cases yesterday. As to whether there is a need to tighten measures once the epidemic rebounds, Zeng Qiyin said that without a specific tightening standard, it is difficult to judge the single-day number, but if there is an unusual increase and the situation continues , The government must take measures accordingly.
Zeng Qiyin: It is difficult to conclude that the number of confirmed diagnoses is lagging, and it is necessary to watch for the rebound before the end of February
▼The epidemic slows down on the seventh day of the first day of the year (February 18) social distancing measures are conditionally relaxed▼
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Travel with peace of mind｜Rejection of registration system for restaurants must post a notice that there will be no dine-in in the evening market and limit to 2 people per table in the day market
[04:50] The government announced yesterday (16th) that starting from the seventh day of Thursday (18th) on Thursday, restaurants can conditionally resume the evening market to set up dine-in until 10 pm, and it can be extended to a maximum of 4 people per table. Arrange employees to perform virus testing every 14 days and diners must scan "Travel with ease" or register their name and phone number when entering.
The government announced a detailed announcement early this morning that restaurants that do not want to comply with the new regulations will prohibit dine-in in the evening market after 6 pm, and a notice must be posted at the entrance indicating that the dinning time is only until 5:59 pm, and the daily market is maintained One for up to 2 people.
The authorities will also strengthen the supervision of restaurants that have dine-in in the evening market. Once they fail to comply with the epidemic prevention requirements, they will be beaten back to their original state, that is, the evening market will not eat in-dining and respond to two people per table. The number of days is 3, 7 and 14 In the three-tier system, if you fail to take the temperature of the diners, you will be fined 3 days, but you do not need to suspend business.
Mandatory Testing Building｜Adding 4 buildings to Caiyiju Blocks A and B on the list, Hemingyuan and Changge Power Inspection
[00:04] The epidemic in Hong Kong has eased. On Tuesday (16th) there were 8 new confirmed cases, 6 of which were local cases, of which 3 were without source.
The government gazetted four buildings into mandatory inspections, including Wong Tai Sin Fung Diamond Court, Blocks A and B of Choi Yee House in Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon Austin Building and Tseung Kwan O Wo Ming Court and Cheong House.
Anyone who has stayed at the above locations for more than 2 hours from the 3rd to the 16th of this month will be tested by Thursday (18th) at the latest.
Confirmed building restaurant｜A full view of whereabouts The fire brigade has visited Yuen Long Happy Life and Chaolong Garden
[00:00] The fourth wave of the epidemic eased. The Department of Health announced today (16th) 8 new confirmed cases, 6 of which were local cases, of which 3 were unattainable, including a 53-year-old firefighter of the Kwai Chung Fire Station ( Number: 10793).
According to the updated information from the Health Protection Center in the evening, the fire brigade had already developed symptoms as early as the 4th of this month, and was initially diagnosed yesterday and was listed as today's confirmed case.
He had visited the Yuen Long restaurant Tai Hwa and Chao Lung Yuen during the infection period.
Yesterday's overview: new coronary pneumonia.
2.16 | 8 more confirmed cases in the fourth wave of least restaurants
20 additional cases of initial confirmed diagnosis on the seventh day of the day, relaxation measures Chen Zhaoshi: will monitor the situation after the long holiday
The lifting of the ban on dine-in dinner on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year can be extended to 10 p.m. Fitness, beauty salons, and theme parks will reopen
Evening market food will be relaxed on Thursday, 80% of restaurants, dinner reservations are full, as soon as there is a place next Monday
▼Citizens queued for testing on the fifth day of the year
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▼Workers at construction sites on the fifth day of the year must present a negative test certificate when returning to work▼
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Travel with peace of mind｜Restaurants do not want diners to talk to the program and need to offer two arrangements to increase business
Travel with peace of mind｜Glorious Ice Room says it has no right to check customer information. Privacy Department: It should be accurate
Travel with peace of mind｜The government claims that counterfeit apps have appeared, reiterating that "no big platform" will not collect whereabouts
Travel with peace of mind｜Restaurants plan to compulsorily scan codes or register citizens to have bipolar attitudes towards app installation
▼From the seventh day of the Lunar New Year on February 18th, you must travel with peace of mind when entering restaurants ▼
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▼Reopen most of the premises of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department▼
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Kexing Vaccine｜Expert consultants recommended that the government use the second dose 28 days apart, the effectiveness of 62.3%
Kexing Vaccine｜One article to see the protection rate, side effects and suitable for use by Yungang
News from the Hospital Authority's Seven New Crown Vaccination Center: More than 30 doctors inject one person in 4 minutes
New Crown Vaccine｜News: Vaccination centers in 18 districts can be vaccinated immediately for those over 60 years old with priority
▼Protection rate side effects of Kexing, BioNTECH Fosun, AstraZeneca ▼
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Travel with peace of mind｜Glorious Ice Room says it has no right to check customer information. Privacy Department: It should be accurate
Mandatory Testing Building｜Adding 4 buildings to Caiyiju Blocks A and B on the list, Hemingyuan and Changge Power Inspection
Kexing Vaccine｜One article to see the protection rate, side effects and suitable for use by Yungang
One additional firefighter from the Kwai Chung Fire Station initially diagnosed that he had participated in the closure of Bi Street on February 4
Confirmed building restaurant｜A full view of whereabouts The fire brigade has visited Yuen Long Happy Life and Chaolong Garden
Civil servants return to work｜The enquiry counter of the Evaluation Department will resume service from Thursday, and the Cultural Heritage Discovery Center will reopen on Friday
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