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Coronavirus disease. Latest|Today 1 new imported case from the Philippines records zero local confirmed cases every half month

2021-04-21T11:58:15.761Z


The new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong has slowed down a bit. Today (21st) a new case was confirmed. The Philippines arrived in Hong Kong earlier. Since April 4th, there have been zero confirmed cases in Hong Kong again. The government banned civil aircraft from the Philippines and India for 14 consecutive days yesterday.


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Written by: Zhang Jiamin Huang Weilun Li Enci Zhu Haiqi Liang Huanmin Lao Minyi Golden Chess Zheng Qiuling Hu Jiaxin Deng Yinglin Chen Shuxia Mai Kaiyin Yuan Shu Huang Yongyu Ouyang Dehao

2021-04-21 07:00

Last update date: 2021-04-21 15:07

The new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong has slowed down a bit. Today (21st) a new case was confirmed. The Philippines arrived in Hong Kong earlier. Since April 4th, there have been zero confirmed cases in Hong Kong again.

The government banned civil aircraft from the Philippines, India and Pakistan from arriving in Hong Kong for 14 consecutive days yesterday. However, the variant virus is on the rise. Experts once again urge the public to get the new crown vaccine as soon as possible.

Chen Zhaoshi: Negotiating the exchange of vaccine records with the Guangdong Provincial Government to gradually restore customs clearance in the three places

[14:54] The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said that the Hong Kong government and the Guangdong Provincial Government have launched technical discussions on how to connect vaccination records and technical platforms to promote the interconnection of related digital records and technical platforms.

The government has been discussing with the mainland authorities and the Macau SAR government to gradually restore normal cross-border exchanges between residents of the three places.

She revealed that more than 130,000 Hong Kong residents have returned to Hong Kong through the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program.

The government is preparing to expand the "Easy-to-Hong Kong" program to other provinces and cities at the end of April, and launch the "Easy-to-Hong Kong" program in mid-May to allow non-Hong Kong residents to come to Hong Kong exempted from quarantine.

One more imported case from the Philippines is recorded every half month with zero local confirmed cases and less than 5 initial confirmed cases

[14:04] The Department of Health announced that today there is a new imported case from the Philippines, which is a 31-year-old female patient (No. #11705), that is, a local zero confirmed case was recorded in Hong Kong after half a month.

[13:11] According to the news, there is a new imported case in Hong Kong today. There is no local case and there will be no news conference on the epidemic.

The last time there were no local cases was April 4th.

Fujian returned to Hong Kong to be diagnosed with an injection Xu Shuchang: The protection rate of Sinopharm is 79%, and the risk in Hong Kong is higher than that in the Mainland

[12:59] Two confirmed cases in Hong Kong returned to Hong Kong from the Mainland, and one of them received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the Mainland.

Some experts pointed out that even if the patient has been vaccinated with the national medicine vaccine, the protection rate is 79%, which is not 100% protection against infection.

Some experts also said that there is no need to determine the source of the infection too early at this stage. Except for a few cases of the South African variant virus in Hong Kong, the other virus strains belong to the Nepalese genealogy, and the result will be obtained by comparing the virus genes.



Regarding the government’s plan to launch the "Easy-to-Hong Kong" program in mid-May, that is, mainlanders do not need to be quarantined when entering Hong Kong. Experts all say that the risk of infection in Hong Kong is higher than that in the mainland, and it is "a low-risk area to a medium-risk area."

Variant Virus | Unidentified Experts in Ramada Hotel Call on the Corridor to Install Air Purifiers

[12:45] A 29-year-old Indian male patient infected with the South African variant virus was quarantined at the Ramada Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.

The Center for Health Protection stated that his viral genetic sequence is highly similar to the other two confirmed patients on the same floor, referring to the S-shaped hook on the hotel door or the source of infection.



Some experts say that there is currently no definite evidence to infer the patient's route of infection, and environmental pollution cannot be ruled out.

Another expert believes that airborne transmission is another possible way of transmission, because the hotel corridors may not be ventilated. If the patient opens the door and does not wear a mask during the infectious period, the air may be infected with viruses. It is recommended that hotels install high-efficiency filters in the corridors Air purifier.

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

Diagnosed restaurants | Patients with unknown source in Tsuen Wan have visited authentic tomato noodle soup shops and Jia Kee food in the district

[00:25] The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has not been under control. There were 8 newly confirmed cases yesterday (20th), of which 4 local cases were all cases of unknown origin.

The Centre for Health Protection updated the patient’s residence and whereabouts information last night. The 46-year-old female patient who arrived in Hong Kong with "Easy Return to Hong Kong" had gone to Chung On Street for "Good Kee Food"; as for a resident of Belvedere Garden, Tsuen Wan, a 57-year-old female clerk who was diagnosed During the infectious period, he went to the "Authentic Tomato Noodle Soup Shop" at Onkang Building in Tsuen Wan.

▼The patient's residence and whereabouts on April 20▼

Mandatory testing | Kentuck Kindergarten in Kowloon Tong Kentok Kindergarten Exploded Upper Respiratory Infection, 5 Schools Must be Tested within Two Day

[00:01] The Food and Health Bureau announced a mandatory test announcement last night, involving the confirmed cases announced yesterday.

The Yung Lai Building, Yau Lai Village, where the infected foreign domestic helper lives, as well as the Tsuen Wan West Nina Hotel and the Baptist University Accommodation and Teaching Complex Development Project are all subject to mandatory inspections. Any period from April 7th to 20th Those who have been in any of the above places for more than two hours must be tested on or before April 22 (this Thursday).

If the person under inspection has been tested between April 18 and 20, it will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the mandatory testing announcement.

The Government today (21st) will add a mobile sampling station at Yong Lai House, Yau Lai Estate, Yau Tong for people who are subject to mandatory testing.

In addition, five schools had outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infections. As the symptoms were similar to the COVID-19 disease, these five schools were also included in the compulsory testing announcement: Tin Shui Wai Wofu Charity Fund Li Chongde Primary School, Tin Shui Wai Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Xia Ruiyun Nursery School, Tin Shui Wai Tin Lok Kindergarten cum Kindergarten, and two Kent Kindergarten kindergartens at No. 5-7 Dorset Street and No. 9 Kent Road, Kowloon Tong.

Anyone who has been there for more than two hours from April 7th to 20th, including but not limited to full-time, part-time and substitute employees, students and visitors, must be tested on or before this Thursday (22nd).

Yesterday's overview: new coronary pneumonia.

4.20|Flicker 4 Cases of unknown origin from the Mainland, returning to Hong Kong women infected with the epidemic pending classification

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

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

Variant virus | S-type hook to spread virus?

Experts question the possibility of poisoning in hotel corridors

Both Indian males in the same class were infected with the South African variant Zhang Zhujun: the transmission route was the S-shaped hook

Xu Shuchang: The antibody level of the vaccine fell by 70% to 90% in the South African variant, appealing to the public to take the injection to reduce the variant

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

Two people were diagnosed after arriving in Hong Kong from the Nina hotel room staff who were locally infected with Fujian returning to Hong Kong women unclassified

Forced Inspection Building|The confirmed cases have been on the list in many districts such as Ruxin Hotel in Tsuen Wan and Yongli Building in Yau Lai Village

New crown pneumonia|Nina hotel room attendant recruits 12 colleagues to send for inspection and guests say they are not worried

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

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

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

▼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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▼On April 20th, "Lu Duan Jin", which was visited by a confirmed female clerk, will be open as usual ▼

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New crown pneumonia | The quarantine period for Hong Kong and Singapore tourists reduced to 7 days, effective April 23

New crown pneumonia | 12 room attendants at Nina Hotel will send you a reward for inspection. Your reservation can be postponed or cancelled

New crown pneumonia | No timetable for two-way customs clearance Lam Cheng: vaccination can realize convenient cross-border

Variant virus | S-type hook to spread virus?

Experts question the possibility of poisoning in hotel corridors

Variant virus hits Hong Kong Yao Sirong: local tour is still expected to resume May Day in the next few days is the key

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

Two people were diagnosed after arriving in Hong Kong from the Nina hotel room staff who were locally infected with Fujian returning to Hong Kong women unclassified

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