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Coronavirus disease. Live | 8 new confirmed cases and 5 imported cases including 2 cases of mainland arrivals today

2021-04-20T11:44:06.052Z


The local epidemic counter-attacked and the N501Y variant virus strain entered the community. 12 new confirmed cases yesterday (19th), 11 of which were imported cases, and the local case was a resident living on the 8th floor of Block 2, Ai Fai House, Yau Oi Village, Tuen Mun ,due to


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Written by: Chen Shuxia, Zhong Yan, Huang Weilun, Li Enci, Zheng Cuibi, Leung Huanmin, Lao Minyi, Golden Chess, Zheng Qiuling, Hu Jiaxin, Kong Fanxu, Huang Yongyu, Cao Jiajun

2021-04-20 07:00

Last update date: 2021-04-20 16:31

The local epidemic counter-attacked and the N501Y variant virus strain entered the community. 12 new confirmed cases yesterday (19th), 11 of which were imported cases, and the local case was a resident living on the 8th floor of Block 2, Ai Fai House, Yau Oi Village, Tuen Mun , Due to horizontal transmission, all residents need to evacuate.

The Tuen Mun epidemic is suspected to have spread to Tsuen Wan. The government has sealed off Tower 4 of Belvedere Garden Phase II in Tsuen Wan and Furong Building on Fu Yung Street for compulsory testing from 8 pm last night. A preliminary confirmed case of unknown origin was found in each of the two buildings. It was unblocked at about 7 o'clock this morning.

Tsuen Wan’s Sun Tsing Building was listed in the compulsory testing announcement last night. Because one or more preliminary confirmed cases were recorded, that is, there were less than 10 preliminary confirmed cases yesterday. Tsuen Wan accounted for 3 cases. In addition, Mei Ting Building, Mei Tian Village, Tai Wai also had at least one case. In 1 case, both residents and visitors must be subject to mandatory inspection.

After the government tightened the flight circuit breaker mechanism, it took effect in the early hours of this (20th) morning, prohibiting civil airliners from carrying passengers from the Philippines, India, and Pakistan to Hong Kong for a period of 14 days. People who have visited the three countries 21 days before returning to Hong Kong are prohibited from taking passengers. Take another flight to Hong Kong.

Affected by the "no-flying order," some foreign domestic helpers estimated that about a thousand Filipino domestic helpers were unable to come to Hong Kong. Under the tight supply, the market price of Filipino domestic helpers further increased.

▼4.20 A mobile sampling station is set up at Sha Tsui Road Stadium in Tsuen Wan▼

Tsuen Wan's Xinqing Building lists compulsory testing. Only 12 residents in the entire building are worried that the confirmed cases live nearby

[15:02] The outbreak of the epidemic in Tsuen Wan District. The Xinqing Building was included in the multi-system testing building due to one or more newly confirmed cases. The reporter visited the site today (20th). The Xinqing Building was only in the back lanes. There are entrances and exits, and residents have to pass through the back alleys with a lot of garbage on the ground every day, and the sanitation is not good.


The Home Affairs Department has posted the notice of mandatory inspection at the entrance and exit of the building and put it in the mailbox. However, 4 of the 12 households have not received the notice from the mailbox. Some residents said that because the building has fewer residents, the confirmed case lives in The neighboring units have high chances, so they are more worried.

Variant virus | He Boliang advocates to analyze the gene profile of hotel patients and compel immigrants to travel with peace of mind

[14:43] There are at least two confirmed cases of the variant virus in Hong Kong, including a male patient of Indian descent infected with the South African variant virus.

The Director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of the University of Hong Kong, He Boliang, said today (20th) that the patient is more likely to be infected during the hotel's quarantine period. He called on the authorities to analyze the virus genetic profiles of all patients in detail as soon as possible to understand whether they are spreading to each other.

He advised hotel employees to undergo weekly testing and encouraged them to get vaccinated.

The authorities should also check the hotel’s work processes, including food delivery, collection of clothes for quarantine persons, and garbage disposal.



In addition, He Boliang suggested that the Hong Kong government should refer to the Singapore government's practice and require immigrants to use the ease-of-mind travel software to reduce the inability to track where he has been due to communication problems.

[13:33] According to the news, there are about 8 new confirmed cases today, at least 2 of which are of unknown origin, and the epidemic reporter will explain it.

Indian male with South African variant virus quarantined living in Ramada Hotel, same-level African American diagnosed

[13:24] In the first case of a variant virus that has flowed into the community in Hong Kong, some government experts revealed that the virus strain was a variant virus strain from South Africa (B.1.351).

Some experts said that although the spread and lethality of the virus strain is not particularly strong, the government must strictly prevent the virus from setting off the third or fourth generation chain of transmission, otherwise it may never be eliminated.

He also mentioned that B.1.351 significantly reduces the effectiveness of the vaccine, but believes that the two vaccines in Hong Kong still have "meaningful" protection, and vaccination still has more advantages than disadvantages.

[11:55] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has been repeated, and cases of variant viruses have flowed into the community.

Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System of the Chinese University, revealed today (20th) that a male patient with the Indian variant virus confirmed a few days ago was initially tested with the South African variant virus strain "E484K".

He estimated that the man entered the community for two possible reasons, including the infection in India with a particularly long incubation period.

The other possibility is the infection in the hotel. However, the Department of Health currently quarantined the man’s door handles and food hooks at the hotel and tested negative for the virus.

He believes that the man has a lower chance of being infected by the community. "If it is a community infection, there should have been many cases."

▼4.19 Mobile Sampling Station Outside Harbour City▼

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Xu Shuchang fingered that the Indian male brought the South African mutant virus strain to solve the problem of the variant before pushing the travel bubble

[11:53] The outbreak in Hong Kong has been repeated, and a mutant virus strain has emerged for the first time in the community.

The government announced a few days ago that starting from 0:00 today (20th), all civil airliners from India, Pakistan and the Philippines will be prohibited from landing in Hong Kong on the 14th.

Mao Han, the former chairman of the Hong Kong India Association, said today that it is estimated that there are still up to 2,000 Hong Kong residents in India, some of whom are women married to India.


He also said that many of those who have recently returned to Hong Kong from India are retirees who have returned to Hong Kong to "evade the epidemic" because of concerns about the local epidemic and the medical system.

Maohan pointed out that because the epidemic in India could not be controlled, he agreed with the Hong Kong government's implementation of a flight cut-off mechanism, and he bluntly said that "it should be stopped early."

No-flying order|Mao Hanliang 2000 Hong Kong residents return to Hong Kong as a "refuge" in India: they should have stopped their flights back to Hong Kong long ago

Closed area inspection|Ten Wan Belvedere Garden and Furong Building, a total of more than 30 unidentified households, 10 people were not inspected

[07:00] The government announced that Block 4 of Belvedere Garden Phase II and Furong Building in Tsuen Wan has completed the closed area inspection, and no confirmed cases have been found.

▼April 19, the inspection of the closed area of ​​Block 4, Phase II, Belvedere Garden, Tsuen Wan▼

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▼April 19th, Fu Rong Building, Tsuen Wan, closed area inspection▼

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Tsuen Wan expects to add 3 newly diagnosed cases of compulsory testing of Zengxin Qing Building, Mei Ting Building, Mei Tian Village, Tai Wai, on the list

[00:01] The Food and Health Bureau announced a mandatory test announcement. Two more buildings have added one or more preliminarily confirmed cases, namely Sun Tsing Building in Tsuen Wan and Mei Ting Building in Mei Tin Village, Tai Wai. Anyone between April 6 and During the 19th, people who have been in the above specified places for more than two hours (including but not limited to residents, visitors and staff) must be tested on or before April 21.

If the person under inspection has been tested between April 17 and 19, it will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the mandatory testing announcement.

Together with the Fu Rong Building in Tsuen Wan and Tower 4 of Phase II of Belvedere Gardens in Tsuen Wan, which were closed for compulsory testing tonight, a total of four buildings have initially confirmed patients on Monday (19th).

In addition, the new generation English kindergarten and kindergarten (Tuen Mun branch) on the L3 floor of the Tuen Mun New Tuen Mun Centre, Tuen Mun, Xinyitiandi International Kindergarten and Kindergarten (Yuen Long) on ​​the 1st floor of Nian Fat Building, 2 Fung Kwan Street, Yuen Long, and North Point Home Affairs Director The Fang Shuquan Kindergarten of the Tung Wah Third Hospital on the ground floor of the Causeway Bay Community Center had an outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection. Because the symptoms are similar to the new crown virus, the three schools have also been included in the mandatory test announcement for the sake of caution.

Anyone who has been in the above specified places for more than two hours between April 6th and 19th (including but not limited to full-time, part-time and substitute employees, students and visitors) must be tested on or before April 21 .

If the person under inspection chooses to use the sample bottle distributed by the Center for Health Protection for testing, he must return the test sample collection bottle of the sampled copy on or before April 23.

▼On April 19, a temporary inspection station was set up in Harbour City▼

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▼April 19th, arrival in Hong Kong on the last day before the ban on passenger flights from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines▼

Yesterday's overview: new coronary pneumonia.

4.19|The Tuen Mun epidemic spreads to the closed area of ​​Furong Building in Belvedere Garden, Tsuen Wan for inspection

Closed area detection | Residents of Fu Rong Building and Belvedere Phase II in Tsuen Wan are banned from accessing patients with unknown source

Residents in Phase 2 of Belvedere Gardens have preliminary confirmed diagnosis. Management Office: The government may require residents to undergo mandatory inspections

Tsuen Wan expects to add 3 newly diagnosed cases of compulsory testing of Zengxin Qing Building, Mei Ting Building, Mei Tian Village, Tai Wai, on the list

Li Guitian Kindergarten in North Point Exploded Upper Respiratory Tract Infection among 20 School Children Enrolled in Teachers and Students Must Be Mandatory

Tung Chung Health Clinic apologizes after receiving 3 doses of vaccine for 32-year-old man: Man reported first vaccination

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The whole city grabs foreign domestic helpers|Filipino domestic helpers are in short supply and Thai domestic helpers are popular, but the supply of Kenyan domestic helpers has an advantage

Filipino maid catches the last flight back to Hong Kong Bank IT to stay at Ramada Hotel: I am worried about being recruited

New Coronary Pneumonia | Today recorded 12 confirmed cases for two consecutive days without source unknown but 4 cases of N501Y variant virus added

▼April 19th.

All residents on the 8th floor of Block 2, Aihui Building, Youai Village evacuated ▼

Residents of Aihui Building in Youai Village have to be evacuated again. Residents are dissatisfied with the need to evacuate the vaccine.

New crown pneumonia | Mobile sampling vehicles set up in Harbour City, long queues of citizens and staff: wait for more than 30 minutes

New crown pneumonia | Harbour City must be compulsory for testing. District Councillors point out that many visitors are difficult to test for all

A 31-year-old female patient was infected with the mutant virus and served as a nurse to help the patient draw blood. Cai Jiyou's female teacher certificate was false positive

Variant virus | Xu Shuchang’s first case of non-local infection with He Boliang’s finger or quarantine hotel recruited

Variant virus│Liang Zichao worries about the most important source of interception of the double mutant virus with Indian arrivals

New Crown Vaccine|Huang Jielong: The government or quasi-exempt employees can self-declare that they are not suitable for injections

Li Guitian Kindergarten in North Point Exploded Upper Respiratory Tract Infection among 20 School Children Enrolled in Teachers and Students Must Be Mandatory

New crown pneumonia | Harbour City must be compulsory for testing. District Councillors point out that many visitors are difficult to test for all

Mandatory testing | People who have been to the Harbour City mall on April 11 must be tested by this Tuesday at the latest

Compulsory testing|DSE students must be compulsorily inspected at Ai Fai Building 2 and Ai Yong Building in Tuen Mun: they were expelled in the middle of make-up classes

Mandatory Testing Building|7 Buildings listed on the list of Aiyong Building and Aihui Building in Youai Village, residents have been diagnosed for the first time

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