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2021-04-13T14:43:47.616Z


The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has been repeated. Hong Kong announced today (13th) that there were 13 new confirmed cases in a single day, including 10 imported cases and 3 local cases, bringing the total to 11,608 cases. The number of initial confirmed cases is currently less than 5. 8 public hospitals


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2021-04-13 07:00

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The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has been repeated. Hong Kong announced today (13th) that there were 13 new confirmed cases in a single day, including 10 imported cases and 3 local cases, bringing the total to 11,608 cases.

The number of initial confirmed cases is currently less than 5.

Eight nursing homes in public hospitals resumed limited visits from April 23.

In terms of cross-border travel, starting from the end of this month, the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program for local residents will be expanded to cities outside of Guangdong Province; starting from the middle of next month, mainland residents can visit Hong Kong through the Easy Entry to Hong Kong without vaccinations. No quarantine is required afterwards.

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[22:27] The government announced yesterday that there were 8 cases of transfer to hospitals, among which 3 and 5 people were vaccinated with Kexing and Fubitai respectively.

Five of them have been discharged from the hospital, two did not follow the doctor's advice, and one left the hospital without treatment.

A 20-year-old girl received the first dose of Fubitai at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Hospital. She developed paralysis and dizziness in the left half of her body. After consultation, she did not follow the doctor's advice and was discharged on her own.

Another 40-year-old woman had a headache and nausea after receiving the first dose of Fubitai at the Yuen Long Stadium. She left the hospital without consultation.

The authorities announced that a 50-year-old woman was susceptible to the vaccine after receiving the first dose of Fubitel at the Tsuen King Circuit Sports Centre. After consultation, she did not follow the doctor's advice and was discharged by herself.

[22:12] The Department of Health announced that Block 3 of Ai Fai House, Yau Oi Village, Tuen Mun announced 7 cases earlier, involving five units of rooms 09, 31 and 32, two of which are located on the 22nd floor. The center was found again today A confirmed case lives in another unit on the 22nd floor of Block 3 of Aihui Building. Therefore, it is decided to adopt more prudent infection control measures. The remaining asymptomatic residents of Block 3 of Aihui Building will be further issued quarantine orders and arrangements will be made. They checked into the quarantine center.

If residents develop symptoms, they will be sent to the hospital for treatment.

[21:12] A total of 7 residents have been diagnosed in Block 3, Ai Fai Building, You Oi Village, Tuen Mun. According to reports, the Department of Health has launched its third quarantine operation tonight.

Residents Mr. Chen and his wife knew that the 22nd floor where they lived was to be evacuated. The two of them pulled the cart filled with food, etc., first sent it to their friends, and then returned to wait for the car to be sent for quarantine.

The government first announced that 24 people were vaccinated without appointment

[20:45] The government stated that in response to an earlier incident in which citizens went to non-appointed community vaccination centers to receive new crown vaccination, relevant government policy bureaus and departments and relevant operating agencies have comprehensively reviewed community vaccination centers The vaccination records of, together with the cases discovered earlier, a total of 24 people made appointments to register cases that were different from the actual vaccination.

The spokesman said that some citizens changed their minds after making an appointment and went to a different vaccination center; in other cases, the person concerned went to the wrong vaccination center and received a different vaccine from the appointment. After learning of the incident, he has followed up quickly. , To ensure that the second dose given to the citizens concerned is the same vaccine.

The authorities have implemented improvement measures: strengthen the training of employees and require all vaccination centers to be more vigilant. The director of the center must strengthen the supervision of the management of their centers and the work of their employees; in order to let the public know clearly where they should go for vaccination, the vaccination centers and hospitals The general outpatient clinics designated by the Administration have been assigned a unique site number. The site number of Sinovac Vaccination Center will start with the letter "S" and the site number of BioNTech Vaccination Center It will start with the letter "B".

New crown pneumonia | 77-year-old Weng diagnosed with the disease in Juxinwuling Village, lost to the disease for nearly 9 months and died today

[20:21] The Grantham Hospital spokesperson announced that a 77-year-old male patient (Case No: 1989) has passed away at 4:40 pm today. So far, a total of 202 patients have passed away in public hospitals and the other 6 are in private hospitals. Or died at home, a total of 208 deaths.

The male deceased lived in Xinwuling Village, Sheung Shui, and was admitted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital on July 20 last year for isolation and treatment.

The patient's condition deteriorated later and was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit for treatment on the 27th of the same month.

After treatment, the patient tested positive for virus antibodies, and the Department of Health lifted his isolation order on August 28 last year.

The patient needed to stay in the doctor due to his own disease and was transferred to the Tuberculosis and Thoracic Medicine Ward of Grantham Hospital on March 22 this year, but his condition continued to deteriorate.

Raid on closed area | Residents in Block 2 of Lido Garden in Sham Tseng are confirmed to have forbidden foot testing

[20:02] The government reopened the closed area inspection after nearly two weeks.

Today, the 3 local cases were related to relatives. The 55-year-old woman who first became ill listed the source of the infection as unknown. She lives in Block 2 of Lido Garden, Sham Tseng.

The government announced that starting from 8 pm in Tsuen Wan designated "restricted areas", that is, people in Block 2 of Lido Garden in Sham Tseng must stay in their premises and undergo mandatory testing.

The subject must wait at his premises until all the identified subjects in the area have completed the test and the relevant test results have been roughly confirmed before leaving the premises.

The government's goal is to complete this operation at about 7 o'clock in the morning tomorrow (14th), so as to achieve the goal of "fighting the epidemic together and "clearing" the community".

The government stated that it will set up temporary sampling stations in the "restricted areas" and require the persons under inspection to be tested by 1:00 am tomorrow.

The subject will be arranged to undergo a nucleic acid test at a sampling station, and a dedicated person will sample the throat and nasal cavity with a combined swab.

Before all persons have test results, the persons under inspection must stay in the premises to reduce the risk of cross-infection.

The government will arrange on-site sampling for people with limited mobility and the elderly.

At nearly 8 o'clock in the evening on April 13, police officers went to the Lido Garden in Sham Tseng to start a closed area detection operation.

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The government announced that starting from 8 pm in Tsuen Wan designated "restricted areas", that is, people in Block 2 of Lido Garden in Sham Tseng must stay in their premises and undergo mandatory testing.

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News: Fire Services Department changed its executive order to require employees to get vaccine prescriptions: No plan to make mandatory vaccination

[19:55] The Hong Kong government has launched the new crown vaccination plan for more than two months, and the disciplined forces are the priority group for vaccination.

It is understood that a newly revised "Executive Instruction" circulated within the Fire Services Department (13th) today, broadening the previous clauses covering "cholera" and stipulating that it is intended to prevent "infection of infectious diseases that may cause interruption of public services". All personnel must carry out "appropriate vaccination" in accordance with the instructions and requirements, which arouses the suspicion of the frontline firefighters of "forced injection".


The Fire Services Department responded to enquiries and pointed out that at present, there is no plan to exercise relevant directives to compulsorily vaccinate members of the staff.

Happy Aberdeen Centre still hasn't arranged staff to pick up diners at the door to scan "Travel with peace of mind."

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Café de Coral's happy branch is suspended for dine-in food in the evening market for violation of epidemic prevention and control. One store is still unsupervised and enters the store

[17:58] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues, and restaurants need to comply with epidemic prevention measures.

The Aberdeen Centre branch of Café de Coral and Happy Birthday was found on the 4th of this month that some customers did not use "Travel with peace of mind" or "Paper Filler". They were fined by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department to suspend dine-in dinners for 14 days, and each table replied to No more than 2 people.

The reporter visited the site today (13th) and found that although the staff of the two stores had provided some diners registration information, they had not yet seen the verification information.



Some residents believe that the government’s penalties are severe. It is recommended that when inspecting shops, government departments should warn citizens who fill in information indiscriminately, “The shop is so difficult to do, you don’t even know if you click to fill in.” Some residents also pointed out that restaurants. After being punished, the diners were forced to have only two people per table, thinking that both the restaurant and the diners were victims.

Vaccine Bubbles|Forced to travel with peace of mind, restaurants worry about the loss of customers: half of people fill papers

[17:46] The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, announced the latest round of epidemic prevention measures yesterday (12th), saying that if restaurants are to relax to 6 people per table and extend dine-in until 12 midnight, the condition is that employees receive the first dose of vaccine. , All customers use "Travel with peace of mind" and no longer accept "Paper writing".


01 The reporter visited a number of restaurants today to understand the situation. The situation among the restaurants is different. The person in charge of the restaurant said that about 90% of the customers have "scanned the QR code" (QR code for travel with ease) and believes that "there are always more people who stay on their own feet" .

Another store stated that only half of the customers had installed "Travel with peace of mind". They were worried that the other half of the customers would be lost in the future. They also said that they might cause conflicts between the store and the customers. "They all tried to remind customers to scan the code and be turned around. "


As for requiring restaurants to set a "clean zone", diners who have completed the two-dose vaccine are arranged to have meals in designated areas. Some stores say that the restaurant area is small and it is difficult to partition.

Four middle school students went out for a meal on April 13. Three of them had installed "Travel with Peace", while Gao (first from left) insisted that it had not been installed.

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Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Disease Division of the Center for Health Protection.

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Travel with peace of mind | Stop filling papers under the vaccine bubble and hinder tracking?

Zhang Zhujun: Many calls are wrong

[17:49] The government put forward the "vaccine bubble", but restaurants interested in participating in the plan must require diners to use "Travel with peace of mind", which means that the option of "filling paper" to register personal information is no longer.

Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said today (13th) that the tracking work does not rely solely on "Travel with peace of mind" or "Travel with peace of mind". "Travel with peace of mind" will notify those who have been registered to pay attention to relevant matters. "Zai" will only conduct data when there is more than one case in the restaurant or premises. She even pointed out that "many calls are wrong."

▼On April 5, the first day of Fubitai vaccine ``re-attack''▼

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Fubitai Vaccine | The second batch of about 300,000 doses arrived today in Hong Kong Government: will be checked according to procedures

[17:16] Due to defects in the sealing and packaging of some Fubitai vaccine vials, the Hong Kong government made an emergency vaccination at the end of last month and only resumed vaccination on the 5th of this month.

The Department of Health said today (13th) that the second batch of about 300,000 doses of Fubitai vaccine packaged by another German factory (Baxter) had arrived in Hong Kong this morning, and it emphasized that inspections and verifications will be carried out in accordance with the procedures.

The Chief Executive of Macau, He Yicheng, attended the question-and-answer meeting of the Legislative Council today and said that he is discussing the vaccine mutual recognition mechanism with the central government, and hopes that it can be piloted in Guangdong Province first.

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New Crown Vaccine|Macao and the Central Government Discuss Mutual Recognition Mechanism for Vaccines, Hope Guangdong Province to Trial

[17:00] The Hong Kong Government announced yesterday that it plans to relax the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program for Hong Kong residents outside of Guangdong Province at the end of this month. "Quarantine" and "no injections" come to Hong Kong.



The Chief Executive of Macau, He Yicheng, attended the question-and-answer meeting of the Legislative Council today and said that he is discussing a vaccine mutual recognition mechanism with the Central Government and hopes that it can be piloted in Guangdong Province first.

He pointed out that if the central government approves the mutual recognition mechanism, I believe it can reduce the cost of "one-week inspections" for many people.

▼On April 13th, restaurant customers can still choose to scan to travel with peace of mind or fill in information ▼

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[16:55] Before the visit to the nursing home, if there are injections for rapid antigen test, how should the public choose the rapid test kit? Yu Huiling responded: "There are many choices in the market. I have difficulty picking and calling the public to go. To do so, the public will be asked to bring instructions and follow up with us, refer to the guidelines and results, and review them later."

8 public nursing homes will relax on 4.21 visits per week, allowing 1 family member with a negative report to visit for 1 hour

[16:40] Yu Huiling said that the eight nursing hospitals will resume limited visits on April 21.

Each patient has a designated family member who can visit for one hour each week, and the family members will be notified to register for visits within the day.

Family members have two options. They can take the test 72 hours before the visit. For example, two weeks after the two shots of the vaccine, only the quick test (24 hours) is taken, which reduces the risk to employees and others.

▼4.4 On Ching Ming Festival, citizens visit the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery to worship ▼

Add 3 local cases, the earliest onset housewife unknown source of infection has visited Tseung Kwan O, Tuen Mun to worship the mountain

[16:31] Dr. Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, and Dr. Yu Huiling, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, explained the latest epidemic situation.

Zhang Zhujun: 13 new cases were confirmed today, 10 were imported cases, 8 were with N501Y mutant virus strains, and 3 local cases were related to each other.

#11604 A 55-year-old woman of unknown origin, living in Block 2, Lido Garden, Sham Tseng, once went to the Yeung Uk Road Market to buy food, to the Citywalk "Tian·You Vegetable Food" for food, and to shop at Uniqlo, Tuen Mun City Plaza.

On April 3, I visited the Zengzui Columbarium with my family to worship the mountain.

The other patient is a 34-year-old woman, the family of #11604, who was reworked in the Fengsheng Building in Central and lived in Union Building in Tsim Sha Tsui.

On April 4, another 8 relatives worshipped the mountain at the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery. They once went to the family’s house to drink soup, so the family had to be quarantined.

The third patient is a 38-year-old male. He lives in Nan You Lian Building, 33-35 Chatham Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, sometimes in Block 2, Ka Fung Terrace, Ngau Chi Wan, and once lived in Block 2, Lido Garden, Sham Tseng. The 29th floor of the Hong Kong Center in Changsha Bay has been reworked, and the workplace must be subject to mandatory inspections.

There are less than 5 preliminary confirmed cases, all of which are imported cases.

Compulsory Inspection Building|4 buildings to be inspected, Sham Tseng Lido Garden, 2 Lido Gardens, and 2 Kingsford Terrace, Ngau Chi Wan, are listed

[15:35] The vaccinations for new coronary pneumonia vaccination will be launched today (13th).

The outreach vaccination team and attending registered doctors will successively visit the first 10 residential care homes participating in outreach arrangements, for residents who have given their consent and evaluated by doctors to be suitable for vaccination and day service units attached to the homes Of service users are vaccinated free of charge in institutions.

(1) Vaccination with Fubitai vaccine: The Hospital Authority (HA) will conduct the vaccination process and supporting assessment for the institution, and arrange an outreach vaccination team (outreach team) in the institution as an approved and suitable hospital for vaccination Friend vaccination; and

(2) Vaccination of Kexing Vaccination: Registered doctors participating in the Vaccination Program of the Department of Health will vaccinate residents who have agreed and are suitable for vaccination in the institution.

Easy to come to Hong Kong|Experts expect it to be difficult to "two-way exemption" in the short term, travel industry laments that it can only attract business travelers

[14:53] The government announced on Monday (12th) that it plans to launch in the middle of next month that people from the Mainland other than Hong Kong residents can come to Hong Kong through the "Easy to Hong Kong" instead of requiring compulsory quarantine or vaccination on the 14th.

Some experts predict that the local epidemic will be difficult to "clear" in a short period of time. Therefore, even if the "Easy-to-Hong Kong" program is implemented in mid-May, it is still difficult to achieve a "two-way exemption", that is, mainlanders still need to be quarantined when they return to the mainland.


Some people in the travel industry believe that the plan only attracts business travelers and people who handle medical and emergency affairs. "As a tourist spot, I will visit Hong Kong and go back to quarantine for 14 days?"

Travel with peace of mind|How can the elderly and children without smartphones eat in?

Chen Zhaoshi: Scanning with family members

[13:55] The government announced yesterday (12th) that the measures for restaurants and bars will be relaxed in phases. The condition is that all employees and customers are required to get injections, and customers must use the "Travel with Peace" mobile application, no more papers, no mobile phones Of the elderly can be exempted.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said on a radio program this morning (13th) that if the elderly or children in a family do not have smartphones, the government will consider letting their families scan for them.

When asked that some middle-aged people may not have smart phones, Chen Zhaoshi said: "This situation is very rare." The government will discuss the details with the industry again.

New Crown Vaccine | Hong Kong Government Pushes Vaccine Bubbles to Lure Vaccines to Vaccine People: The Wrong Direction Should Talk About Vaccine Benefit

[14:41] The government announced yesterday (12th) that it will push the "vaccine bubble" to relax epidemic prevention measures in phases, and the condition is that citizens need to be vaccinated and use an app for safe travel.

The reporter visited the vaccination center at Boundary Street Stadium today (13th). Most citizens believed that the new measures would have little impact on the consideration of vaccination. Some citizens even criticized the government for "wrong direction" and believed that it should focus on promoting vaccines. Benefits, rather than introducing various conditions to get people vaccinated; there are also many people who hope that after being vaccinated, visiting other places can reduce the risk of infection.

▼Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced on April 12 new anti-epidemic measures▼

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Compulsory Inspection Building | Kwan Yick Building Phase III Tested Residents Reluctantly Approved for Failure to Notice

[13:54] The third phase of Junyi Building in Xiyingpan was again included in the compulsory testing list for the third time in a month.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning today (13th), two mobile inspection vehicles were parked outside the building, and about 20 people lined up for inspection and registration.



Some residents under inspection said that because the company requires that the test results must be held before they can resume work, they feel helpless at the government's repeated requests for mandatory inspections. "I don't know how to test multiple times, but there is no way to order them." Yes Older residents found the building was again included in the mandatory inspection list after going downstairs this morning. They criticized the building for repeated mandatory inspections, but the government still failed to notify them.

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[12:54] According to the news, there will be a press conference on the outbreak of unidentified cases today; a new batch of BioNTech vaccines will arrive in Hong Kong at noon.

Homes for the elderly have been relaxed and have been injected with relatives and friends to visit Chen Zhiyu: Hope to retain compassionate visits after testing

[12:40] As the new crown pneumonia epidemic is gradually under control, residential homes for the elderly and the disabled that have stopped visiting for more than a year will be able to resume limited visits under the new measure "vaccine bubble", Chen Zhiyu, Chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Elderly Services It was stated on the radio program this morning (13th) that it is believed that in the early stage of the resumption of visits, the time and number of visits should still be limited, and separate rooms should be provided to prevent visitors from contacting other residents.

As for some relatives and friends who could not be vaccinated, he suggested that the authorities retain the existing compassionate arrangements and allow relatives and friends who have not been vaccinated but have a negative test certificate within 72 hours to enter the hospital for visits.

"Vaccine Bubble" Measures to Release Restaurants

Vaccines in exchange for resumption of industry bar industry worries to verify customer friction Huang Jiahe: employees should not be grudge

[12:35] Huang Jiahe, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Catering Industry Association, stated on a radio program this morning (13th) that the industry had proposed to the authorities to use "Travel with peace of mind" to solve the problem of frontline staff verifying information. He also emphasized They will not fire each other because their employees have not been vaccinated, but they believe that both parties should not be "aggressive." However, it is difficult for restaurants to verify whether customers have been vaccinated.

Leung Li-jen, the founding president of the Hong Kong Licensed Bar Association, said that it is not difficult to vaccinate employees, but the government should clarify whether employees who are not suitable for injections can be exempted. However, he is worried that bar employees need to check whether customers have received injections or it will cause them. Friction, believes that if there are alcoholics who have not been vaccinated, the legal responsibility should not lie in the bar.

Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was criticized for suspending free testing

[11:08] The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said on a radio program this morning (13th) that various government departments will meet with the industry in the coming week to finalize the details of the relevant relaxation measures.

For some citizens who are dissatisfied with the government's mandatory use of "travel with peace of mind", she pointed out that fewer middle-aged people do not have smartphones, while the elderly and children can follow their family members who travel with peace of mind to enter restaurants, but the specific details still need to be discussed with the industry.

When asked whether the Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that the free testing would be cancelled, and whether he would give up "willing to do all the inspections," Chen Zhaoshi emphasized that the Chief Executive "would consider it all."

▼“New Way to Fight the Epidemic” Maintain social distancing measures for two weeks▼

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▼See the details of the scheduled vaccination and side effects of Kexing and BioNTech in the three pictures▼

▼On April 11, the foreign domestic helper went to Victoria Park to set up a camping tent for fun▼

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Yesterday’s Overview: New Coronary Pneumonia·3.12|No Source of Unknown Cases for 3 Consecutive Days The Government Announces Relaxation of Epidemic Prevention

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The 7 big questions about the vaccine bubble are unsolved. What should I do if there is no vaccine for 16 to 30 years old and the elderly without mobile phones?

"Easy-to-Hong Kong" extended to Guangdong Province at the end of the month for foreigners from Hong Kong to enjoy inspection-free visits to Hong Kong in mid-May without injection

New Coronary Pneumonia | People who have been vaccinated and have a negative rapid test result can visit hospitals

Vaccine Bubble | Forcing employees to cooperate in disguised form?

Suspension of work without injection does not necessarily constitute discrimination. Members appeal for mutual understanding

Flight circuit breaker tightens a certain number of passengers infected with the variant virus to ban all local planes from coming to Hong Kong on the 14th

Travel with peace of mind | Aberdeen Café de Coral is banned for dinner in the evening market until next week due to diners failing to scan the QR code

Gathering Restriction Order | Scout Center holds an honorary banquet for 100 people, suspected of committing 2 crimes, Civil Affairs Department warned wanted or prosecuted

Mandatory Testing | Kwan Yick Building Phase III has been listed three times in the month, Tuen Boyu Tan Boyu and 2 Kindergarten have been listed

Restaurants relax the hook for vaccination industry: to avoid speculators from disrupting relations and promote bi-weekly inspections instead

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The ventilation system of the isolation ward of the North District Hospital was temporarily shut down and 21 patients were affected

New crown vaccine | 10 people were vaccinated yesterday and 3 were sent to hospital with paralysis of their left body or left hand for treatment

Vaccine Bubble | Forcing employees to cooperate in disguised form?

Suspension of work without injection does not necessarily constitute discrimination. Members appeal for mutual understanding

Mandatory Testing | Kwan Yick Building Phase III has been listed three times in the month, Tuen Boyu Tan Boyu and 2 Kindergarten have been listed

To relax restrictions on vaccinations for employees of restaurants in the valley, catering business owners and citizens pour cold water

Gathering Restriction Order | Scout Center holds an honorary banquet for 100 people, suspected of committing 2 crimes, Civil Affairs Department warned wanted or prosecuted

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