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Written by: Li Enci Huang Weilun Chen Jiahui Lao Minyi Zhu Haiqi Kong Fanxu Zheng Qiuling Zhang Jiamin Liang Huanmin
2021-03-31 07:00
Last update date: 2021-04-01 00:12
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has eased. Today (31st) there are 6 new confirmed cases, including 5 imported cases and one case of unknown local origin. He works in property management and clerical positions. The total number of cases in Hong Kong has increased to 11,468.
In addition, there were more than 10 newly confirmed cases today, 2 of which were of unknown origin and involved renovation workers and restaurant floors.
Confirmed building restaurant | Male clerk has visited six places in Kowloon City Little Bangkok and Westwood City Salia on the list
[23:35] There were six new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong today (31st). A 25-year-old male patient (#11468) with an unknown source of infection lives in Kwan Yick Building, Sai Ying Pun and works at 46 to 52 Portland Street.
He had been to two restaurants during the infection, including the Saalia Italian restaurant in Westwood and the Thai food in Little Bangkok in Kowloon City.
Little Bangkok said that all shops in Kowloon City were closed for disinfection for one day today. All colleagues were also vaccinated and tested again. No colleagues were infected.
Kexing Vaccine | 3 people were unwell and sent to hospital after vaccination yesterday, 53-year-old woman with chest pain needs to stay in hospital for observation
[22:41] The government announced that about 5,100 citizens received the first dose of Kexing vaccine in the past 24 hours as of 8 pm today. Of these, about 3,300 were vaccinated at eight community vaccination centers, and about 1,800 were participating in the program. Vaccinated by private doctors and clinics; about 9,600 citizens received the second dose of Kexing vaccine, of which about 3,900 were vaccinated at community vaccination centers, and about 5,700 were vaccinated at private doctors and clinics.
The overall coverage rate of Kexing vaccine in the eight community vaccination centers is about 94%.
Since the launch of the vaccination plan, about 461,000 citizens have received the first dose of vaccine, including about 309,700 people who have been vaccinated with Kexing vaccine and about 151,300 people who have been vaccinated with Fubitai.
About 44,000 citizens have received the second dose of Kexing vaccine.
Yesterday, there were 3 cases sent to hospital, one of which was discharged, one was left for observation, and one did not follow the doctor’s advice and was discharged by himself.
All three were women. After receiving the first dose of Kexing vaccine, they experienced chest pain, throat discomfort, dizziness, itching, rash and allergies.
The authorities announced that for citizens who have had serious adverse reactions after the first dose of vaccine and need to be admitted to the hospital, for the sake of caution and for the sake of their health, the government will first cancel them at community vaccination centers or general outpatient clinics of the Hospital Authority. Appointment for the second dose of vaccine.
They need to register for the second dose of vaccine through the online appointment system after consulting the attending doctor or family doctor.
A number of coaches arrived outside Kwan Yick Building Phase 3 in the evening, ready to pick up the residents of Room 10, Block B for quarantine.
(Photo by Chen Jiahui)
No. 10 unit of Kwan Yick Building, “Publicity Building” in Sai Ying Pun, multi-family unpredictable, only about 50 people evacuated tonight
[20:54] Sources on the scene stated that when the authorities first patted the door at 8 pm, many rooms in 10 were not answered. It is expected that only 50 to 60 people will be evacuated tonight.
The Treasurer of the Owners' Corporation of Kwan Yick Building Phase 3 stated that the building has been disinfected three times in the past, and each disinfection cost thousands to tens of thousands of yuan. The cost is very heavy and the government is looking forward to funding it.
He called on residents to cooperate with the authorities as much as possible to control the epidemic.
Mr. Li, the Treasurer of the Owners’ Corporation of Kwan Yick Building Phase 3, said that each disinfection cost a lot and he hoped that the government would provide subsidies.
(Photo by Chen Jiahui)
[20:54] The Department of Health stated that it has decided to adopt prudent infection control measures. Except for the two units with patients, the 10-room units on all floors of Block B of Kwan Yick Building Phase 3 (ie 2 to 23 floors) will be asymptomatic. Of residents issued quarantine orders and arranged for them to stay in a quarantine center.
If residents develop symptoms, they will be sent to the hospital for treatment.
The government will also use mandatory testing regulations to issue a mandatory testing announcement to Kwan Yick Building Phase 3, Block B, reminding relevant parties to comply with the mandatory testing announcement and accept nucleic acid testing for the 2019-nCoV disease.
The explosion in Block B of Kwan Yi Building Phase 3 spread vertically, and the residents of Unit 10 above the second floor have to be evacuated from quarantine.
(Photo by Li Zetong)
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West Ring Junyi Building Phase III Explosion Vertical Transmission Removed Residents from Quarantine
[19:28] The confirmed residents of Block B of Kwan Yi Building Phase III lived on the 4th floor, and a family of three and a half months ago was infected by the unit downstairs in the same block.
After the inspection, Yuan Guoyong said that he was diagnosed with vertical transmission.
He pointed out that the common point is that there is a shared patio. It is believed that there will be a chimney effect. Residents of Unit 10 above the 2nd floor must be evacuated from quarantine, and the building will be subject to mandatory testing again. He especially urges residents of Unit 9 to be tested as soon as possible.
Yuan Guoyong said that the building has 1,200 residents, with at least 900 residents.
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[18:50] An unclear diagnosis of the source of infection reoccurred in Block B, Phase 3, Kwan Yick Building, Western District, about two weeks later. Professor Yuan Guoyong of the Department of Microbiology, Hong Kong University, and Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection, etc., arrived in the evening Investigation of Block B of Yi Building.
Mandatory inspection building | Portland Street property management clerk confirmed that 5 buildings and 1 workplace must be inspected
[18:50] The new crown pneumonia epidemic has gradually eased. Today (31st) there are 6 new cases, of which one is a local case of no source infection. The patient is a 25-year-old who works in property management and clerical work at 46 to 52 Portland Street A man, a number of buildings inspected during work, plus the Kwan Yick Building where he lives, a total of 6 buildings have been included in the mandatory inspection list.
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[18:49] Disneyland announced that during Easter, from March 31st to April 7th, it will be open for 8 consecutive days, and today’s admission reservations are full, and on-site ticket purchase arrangements have been suspended. The park recommends Guests visit the park on other days during the holiday and make reservations online as soon as possible.
The first confirmed staff member of Wan Chai Jinyu Seafood Restaurant floor is a reporter: It's dangerous, you leave!
[18:30] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The Department of Health announced today (31st) 6 new confirmed cases and more than 10 preliminary confirmed cases, of which two cases are of unknown origin, one of which is Wan Chai Golden Royal Seafood Restaurant floor.
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" visited the Golden Royal Seafood Restaurant in the afternoon and found that the restaurant was evacuating the staff to prepare for disinfection. Some of the staff were very nervous after seeing the reporter and asked the reporter to leave as soon as possible. "It's dangerous. There is a confirmed case, you leave soon first!"
▼From April 1st, arrangements for epidemic prevention measures and discussions on travel bubbles ▼
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New crown pneumonia | Restaurants must change air 6 times per hour. Team expects more than 14,000 rooms to be improved
[17:07] The government gazetted on the 17th of this month, requiring food and beverage premises to increase the fresh air delivery between seats in restaurants to 6 air changes per hour before April 30.
The chairman of the working group who is responsible for making recommendations to the government, Yuan Bailiang, said after the meeting today (31st) that more than 10% of the 18,000 restaurants in Hong Kong are side pits or barbecues, and the number of air changes has reached 15 and no improvement is required. The remaining about 80% (14,000 rooms) will be improved.
However, representatives of the undertaking business community admitted that it would take 30 days for the 120 member companies to start projects for the above-mentioned restaurants.
Yuan Bailiang disagrees that it is difficult for others. He emphasized that there had been a voluntary plan in October last year. He hoped that restaurants could take more steps to fight the epidemic before opening. He also believed that restaurants can apply to the government for an extension if they have difficulties.
Yuan Bailiang (second from left) denies that it is difficult for the restaurant to force him, and believes that the epidemic waits for no one, so it is necessary to complete the improvement of ventilation as soon as possible.
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A 25-year-old property management clerk in Kwan Yick Building, Juxi District, was diagnosed without source and had visited many buildings in Kowloon City and required mandatory inspection
[16:39] Zhang Zhujun: Today there is one case of unknown local origin. He worked as a civilian property manager at 46-52 Portland Street, Mong Kok. He had been to No. 88 and No. 96 Yaqianwei Road, No. 33, Qu Street, Kowloon City, etc. 2L Saigon Street.
The patient, Kwan Yick Building, Sai Ying Pun, had a confirmed case earlier in the building. There was a confirmed case in the same block upstairs and downstairs. The authorities sent personnel to inspect.
There are more than 10 initial confirmed cases, and the source of two is unknown.
One of them is a 56-year-old woman who works on the floor of the Golden Royal Seafood Restaurant in the Jie Li Center, 18 Fen Yu Street, Wan Chai, Wan Chai, responsible for making tea, and lives in Wuzhou Building, North Point.
The other is a 23-year-old ceiling decoration worker who works at 1131-1133 Canton Road, Mong Kok, and lives in Yau Lai Village, Yau Tong Road.
▼Wan Chai Golden Royal Seafood Restaurant initially diagnosed the restaurant environment▼
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New crown pneumonia | 31 local cases with E484K variant or reduced vaccine effectiveness have not yet flowed into the community
When asked about the E484K variant virus patient being isolated with other patients, Yu Huiling responded that the HA initially screened the N501Y variant virus and found that the patient was negative, and was placed in a large ward along with other patients according to the procedure, March 29 The patient was notified later that he was positive for the E484K variant virus strain. "There are not many cases of this kind. This is the first time this has been encountered in the Hospital Authority. For the sake of stability, the patient is placed in an independent case for treatment. The patient is currently in a stable condition. , The other three patients with the same room have a low viral load and cannot do genetic sequencing. As for the isolation arrangement of the new crown patient, they will be independently isolated until the N501Y virus strain is tested negative. Later, if the bed is tight, the patient will be placed in the same room, and explained how much E484K is It was only detected in Japan, "I hope to shorten the time, the Health Protection Center can test faster, and then we will discuss whether it can be isolated independently."
▼In the evening of March 17th, the third phase of the closed area inspection of the Junyi Building ▼
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The Department of Health issued guidelines for vaccinations for recovered patients 90 days after being discharged from the hospital, or 6 months after being discharged
[16:30] Lin Wenjian, Director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, and Yu Huiling, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, explained the latest epidemic situation.
Lin Wenjian: There are 6 newly confirmed cases today, numbered #11463-#11468, 5 of which are imported cases, of which 4 are related to the variant virus N501Y; 1 is a local case with unknown source.
Since the genetic screening, a total of 145 cases of N501Y have been reported, of which 71 cases are from the United Kingdom, 20 cases are from South Africa, 5 cases are from Brazil, 37 cases are to be classified, and 12 cases are unclassified for sample problems.
In the past week, 57 cases were confirmed, 41 cases were imported, accounting for 72%, and 16 cases were local, accounting for 28%.
The long Easter holiday is approaching, and people are expected to go out to eat for dinner. Recently, groups broke out, hoping to urge the people to maintain proper social distancing.
[16:24] Nie Dequan, Director of the Civil Service Bureau, said that the government has been in close contact with Fosun, an agent of Fubitai vaccine, to follow up the delivery arrangements for the new batch of vaccines. If everything goes well, it is expected to resume early next week.
[15:36] It is understood that a new batch of BioNTech/Fosun's Forbitech vaccine will be delivered to Hong Kong. It is expected that it will depart from the local area tomorrow, German time, and arrive in Hong Kong on Friday (2nd) if everything goes well.
Fubitel Vaccine | News: The new batch of German transport will resume vaccination early next week as soon as tomorrow
[13:50] According to news, BioNTech/Fosun's Fubitai vaccination will resume as soon as early next week.
[13:07] News: There are less than 10 new confirmed cases today. The press conference on the outbreak will explain this in the afternoon.
K11 Musea Famous Tide Food Hall called grievances: During the inspection by experts, some ventilation was not turned on, emphasizing no mistakes
[12:29] Earlier, the restaurant "Mingchao Restaurant" in K11 Musea, Tsim Sha Tsui had an outbreak. A total of 54 people were infected, including 10 employees. Government expert consultant Yuan Guoyong pointed out after inspecting the scene that the restaurant’s fresh food The air volume was lower than the license standard, and the K11 Group immediately terminated the relevant tenant contract.
Mingchao Restaurant held a reminder today (31st) to refute Yuan’s statement, emphasizing that at the time of the inspection, the ventilation in some locations of the restaurant and the kitchen was not turned on. Afterwards, it also confirmed the incident with the Hong Kong University team, emphasizing that the upper level of the store had an air exchange rate of 12 per hour. To 18 times, the number of air changes per hour on the lower floor reached 2.9 to 5 times, and the per capita fresh air volume exceeded the license requirement of 17 square meters, "nothing is wrong."
35 public swimming pools will be reopened on Friday. Maximum three adults. Showers must be separated by 1.5 meters.
[12:03] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has slowed down, and recreational and cultural venues will be reopened one after another, including outdoor children's amusement facilities will reopen tomorrow (1st).
35 public swimming pools will be reopened from this Friday (2nd). There will be special measures, including the number of visitors not exceeding 30% of the capacity, and the shower heads that are not located in separate showers will be separated by 1.5 meters to warm up The movement must also be at least 1.5 meters away from the people, and the 15 gazetted beaches under its jurisdiction will re-provide lifeguard services on the same day.
[12:01] The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (31st) that in order to achieve the purpose of "all inspections and inspections", it will continue to provide specific groups, including high-contact groups of frontline employees of the catering business and market stalls. Practitioners and resident workers, licensed hawkers and cold store workers, etc., arrange free COVID-19 testing services to protect public health.
The deadline for online registration of the plan has been extended to April 30, and high-touch groups that have registered and have been tested can also register again.
[10:51] The government announced today (31st) that the arrangements for people arriving in Hong Kong from various parts of China (including the Mainland, Macau and Taiwan) to undergo nucleic acid testing for COVID-19 will be adjusted on April 1 to unify them. Related testing requirements.
At present, people arriving in Hong Kong from various parts of China have different inspection arrangements when they arrive in Hong Kong at different ports.
As far as Hong Kong International Airport is concerned, all people who arrive in Hong Kong from the airport are required to undergo the "test pending" arrangement upon arrival; and those who arrive in Hong Kong from various parts of China will be sent test sample collection bottles to collect their arrival in Hong Kong. The saliva samples from the deep throat on the 12th day were tested again.
For land ports, arrivals exempted from compulsory quarantine and Hong Kong residents returning to Hong Kong under the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program must undergo nucleic acid tests and obtain negative results within three days before arrival in Hong Kong.
In some individual cases, such as those who have stayed in certain areas of the Mainland, they will also be sent test sample collection bottles to collect deep throat saliva samples for testing on the second and 12th day of their arrival in Hong Kong.
▼2020.10.15 Hong Kong Express (HK Express) Flycation maiden flight▼
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Tourism bubble│I hope to see the autumn leaves in Japan?
Tourism industry: In recent months, local hostels actively contacted
[08:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic has lasted for more than a year, and the fourth wave of the four-month-long epidemic has finally been brought under control, and vaccination has continued.
The tourism industry is optimistic about the resumption of overseas travel. It is expected that in addition to co-organizing a tourism bubble with Singapore, it is expected that it will be possible to travel to the Mainland and Macau during the summer vacation.
Yuan Zhenning, executive director of Freedom Travel, revealed that in recent months, the Japanese local agency has been actively liaising with local travel agencies. If the epidemic continues to stabilize, citizens are expected to go to Japan this fall to "return to the countryside" to enjoy the beautiful red leaves.
Xuan Guo, Executive Director of Dongying Tour, pointed out that Japan, with the exception of Tokyo and Osaka, where the epidemic situation is relatively poor, other counties and cities are quite satisfactory, and it is most likely that the southern Kyushu area will be opened first.
Travel Bubbles|The leader of Dongying Travel's vertical and horizontal travel takes the lead in vaccinating: In the future, you can take a plane if you have a needle card
[08:00] The new crown pneumonia epidemic has lasted for more than a year, countries have closed customs or the epidemic is serious, and citizens will travel indefinitely. They will not be able to enjoy this year’s Easter and Qingming Festival’s super five-day holiday.
Xuan Guo, Executive Director of Dongying Travel, and Yuan Zhenning, Executive Director of Freedom Travel, have taken the lead in vaccinating the new crown vaccine, and hope to lead by example to promote the response of their subordinates.
They unanimously pointed out that a vaccine passport is imperative. Whether or not there is a tourist bubble, if you want to fly in the future, vaccination is a necessary condition. They also believe that the darkest time in the tourism industry has passed and the citizens are expected to travel.
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Department of Health: If a death case has a clear medical cause, it is not necessary to report an abnormal vaccination event
[02:26] The Department of Health issued a statement late at night, responding to media enquiries about a death case that did not meet the reporting criteria for abnormal vaccination events.
The Department of Health emphasizes that if there are clear medical reasons (including clinical diagnosis, pathological evidence, etc.) that can explain the causes of certain clinical events including deaths, medical staff need not report them as abnormal vaccination events.
The ban on swimming pools will be lifted tomorrow, and the admission rate will be relaxed to 75%
[02:10] The government announced the latest social distancing measures early this (31st) morning, which will take effect from April 1st for a period of 14 days until April 14th.
The swimming pool may be open and open subject to relevant regulations and restrictions, but the paddling pool, children's pool, toddler pool and jacuzzi must continue to be closed.
Theaters, theme parks, performance venues, etc. limit the number of admissions to 75%.
The catering business will continue to maintain the current regulations and restrictions on catering business during the specified period.
Patients returning to Hong Kong from the U.S. tested with the E484K variant of the new coronavirus, 3 patients with the same room must be isolated separately
[00:01] The Hospital Authority announced last night that a person returning to Hong Kong from the United States tested positive for the more infectious E484K variant virus strain. Therefore, to be cautious, the patient and the other 3 patients were separately isolated yesterday. .
The Hospital Authority stated that it will discuss with the Centre for Health Protection and experts on how to strengthen the workflow of genetic sequencing tests and the isolation arrangements for patients.
The Hospital Authority informed this Sunday that an imported case patient with a variant virus strain N501Y was mistakenly arranged to spend about 20 minutes in the same condition with four other patients when they were treated in isolation at the Hong Kong Infection Control Center of North Lantau Hospital.
According to the Hospital Authority, during this period, the patient never left the bed and did not contact 4 other patients. It is believed that the risk of infection of other patients is very low. The center has arranged 4 patients to receive separate treatment in isolation.
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Yesterday's full view: new coronary pneumonia.
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New crown pneumonia | 7 confirmed imported cases in a single day accounted for 6 foreign domestic helpers, crew members
Kexing Vaccine | 34,000 people have received the second dose of a 53-year-old man with numbness of his left face and body
New Crown Vaccine | Expert Committee assessed that none of the 6 deaths were directly related to the vaccine
▼On March 22, Chief Executive Carrie Lam led the Secretary to receive the second dose of Kexing vaccine▼
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New crown pneumonia | Zeng Qiyin: If there are no confirmed cases for 14 consecutive days, the Hong Kong government can review and relax epidemic prevention measures
Will the relaxation of measures before the resurrection holiday cause a backlash?
Chen Zhaoshi: I don’t think the relaxation is only a moderate adjustment
The Catholic Diocese Office issued a guideline: the resumption of Mass for believers from Thursday can help them travel with peace of mind
Tianmei Engineering earlier recommended that workers stop work and pay for five days after the injection, and now change their mouth to support vaccination
New Crown Vaccine｜Insurance Claims Complaint Committee: Government experts will not accept complaints about vaccine incidents
▼On March 21, a mobile testing station was set up on Chater Road, Central, calling for foreign domestic helpers to be tested▼
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New Crown Vaccine｜Shenzhen "Social Health Link" with Homecoming Permit Registration Option Can Hong Kong people make an appointment for vaccination?
New crown pneumonia | WHO estimates that bats have the greatest chance of being infected by animals, laboratory leaks are extremely unlikely
New crown pneumonia | 7 confirmed imported cases in a single day accounted for 6 foreign domestic helpers, crew members
New crown pneumonia | Zeng Qiyin: If there are no confirmed cases for 14 consecutive days, the Hong Kong government can review and relax epidemic prevention measures
New Crown Vaccine | Expert Committee assessed that none of the 6 deaths were directly related to the vaccine
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