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New crown pneumonia·4.24|Three additional confirmed cases, one sourceless, one day announced two people died after being vaccinated

2021-04-25T10:10:44.534Z


The new crown pneumonia has not stabilized in Hong Kong. Today (24th) there were 3 new confirmed cases, all of which were local infections, one of which was of no source. Yesterday the Center for Health Protection announced that it initially found a variant virus N501


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Written by: Chung Yan, Zhang Jiamin, Zheng Cuibi, Leung Huanmin, Golden Chess, Zheng Qiuling, Hu Jiaxin, Deng Yinglin, Lin Yingxian

2021-04-24 05:57

Last update date: 2021-04-24 23:05

The new crown pneumonia has not stabilized in Hong Kong. Today (24th) there were 3 new confirmed cases, all of which were local infections, one of which was of no source.

The Centre for Health Protection announced yesterday that the 38-year-old Filipino domestic helper who came to Hong Kong last month with a variant virus N501Y was initially found to be diagnosed today and classified as a case of passive local infection.

The Filipino domestic helper had stayed at the designated quarantine hotel at the Ramada Hotel Sai Ying Pun for quarantine. After 21 days, he went to the employer's house at Kennedy Terrace, No. 8 Kennedy Road, and became ill. The residents of the whole building were evacuated for quarantine on the 21st last night.

The authorities stated that the Filipino domestic helper had lived on the 6th floor of the Ramada Seaview Hotel in Sai Ying Pun. The center is contacting people who have stayed on the same floor from April 4 to 7 and issued a quarantine order for 21-day compulsory quarantine. From 27th to April 23rd, residents, employees and visitors who have stayed in the hotel will issue mandatory test announcements, and relevant persons must be tested by tomorrow (25th).

▼4.23 Inspection of the residential closure area of ​​the 10th South Horizons ▼

New Crown Vaccine | A 75-year-old man died of diabetes on the 15th day after receiving the second shot, 23 deaths from diabetes

[20:40] The Department of Health stated that it received a death case reported by the Hospital Authority involving more than 14 days after vaccination with the new crown vaccine.

The case involved a 75-year-old man who suffered from high blood pressure and diabetes.

He was found unconscious at home this morning (24th) and was rushed to the Accident and Emergency Department of Tseung Kwan O Hospital. He passed away after the rescue failed.

According to the information, he had received the second dose of Coxing New Crown vaccine 15 days before his death (that is, April 9).

There is currently no clinical evidence that the incident was caused by the vaccine. The Department of Health will refer the case to an expert committee for causality assessment according to the established mechanism.

DSE candidates in the innocent closure area of ​​Furong Building, the false-positive woman who returned to Hong Kong, worried about residents' demands for compensation

[20:19] BGI's laboratory was contaminated, and multiple samples were tested as "false positives", including two women returning from the mainland to Hong Kong. One of them returned to Hong Kong from Fujian, where the Fu Rong Building in Tsuen Wan lived on Monday. (19) The area was raided and closed in the evening. Some candidates for the HKDSE said that they were very worried that the area would last for more than one night and that their worries would affect the examination. They also pointed out that the area was suddenly closed that night and killed her by surprise. The test queued for nearly half an hour. , Described as taking too long and disrupting the review progress.



Some residents also criticized that the authorities did not announce the confirmed cases before the closure of the area, and then failed to contact the residents. The cases were false positives, which caused a false alarm to the residents. They criticized the authorities for the messy news release and accused the authorities of innocent residents. At night, many people were disrupted at work, but neither the authorities nor BGI apologized to the affected residents, believing that the authorities should compensate the residents for their losses.

▼List of mandatory inspections on April 24▼

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Cannes kindergarten teacher infects a 3-year-old student, and a driver of the Civil Affairs Department is diagnosed with a variant virus

[15:34] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. Hong Kong today (24th) added 3 confirmed cases, all of which are local cases.

Including a case of unknown origin. The patient was a Filipino domestic helper with a variant virus N501Y. The asymptomatic residents of the building (Kennedy Terrace, 8 Kennedy Road, Mid-Levels) were arranged to undergo a 21-day compulsory quarantine last night. , About 60 people have been admitted to the quarantine center.

In addition, there are two local cases today, both of which are related to the teacher of LOHAS Park Green English (International) Kindergarten. One of them is a 3-year-old boy. The reporter is asking the department whether this boy is a student of the school. .

There are less than 5 preliminary confirmed cases in Hong Kong today.

The Fu Rong Building in Tsuen Wan was previously raided and closed due to a suspected imported case from the Mainland, but it was later confirmed to be a false positive case.

(Photo by Lin Yingxian)

Variant Virus | The second mandatory inspection of Harbour City, citizens are not alarmed and continue to walk on the streets: don’t eat and middling

[14:28] A variant of the new crown virus has entered the community. The Tsim Sha Tsui Harbour City, which was previously diagnosed as Hindu Han, has visited for more than two hours last Sunday (11th). People who have visited for more than two hours are required to undergo a second mandatory test. The government Today (24th) a mobile inspection station is set up at the parking lot of the mall's Pier 3. About 40 to 50 people lined up for inspection before noon. The number was significantly smaller than that on Monday (19th).



A driver drove into the mall and discovered that there was a testing station. He was worried that the mall could spread a variant virus. He pulled down the window and asked the security "Are you safe inside?" The security dared to move on after signalling the mall to be safe.

There was also a frequent visitor in Harbour City who planned to go shopping again after being tested. She said that she was not worried about being infected.

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Variant virus | Cheung Chau residents’ second compulsory inspection requires annual leave testing to disturb the people and increase the number of testing stations

[14:26] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. The first patient with the N501Y variant virus strain was found in the community. Those who had visited Cheung Chau earlier and who had been to the Cheung Chau Wharf on the same day were required to undergo a second compulsory test.



Sailors working on the Cheung Chau ferry said that due to the large number of people on board and the wind, they were worried about the risk of infection.

Some residents of Cheung Chau said that although staying outside on that day is not a requirement of the mandatory inspection announcement, they can only resume work after being required by the company to be tested. They must spend their annual leave to wait for the test results.

He reprimanded the government for harassing the people and there is no need to force large numbers of residents to be tested.

[14:09] The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that

as of 0:00 today, there have been 3 confirmed cases. So far, the total number of cases in Hong Kong has reached 11,731.

Among the new cases, all were local cases, including one with unknown source and two cases with epidemiological connections with local cases.

The case of unknown origin involved a 38-year-old female patient (case number: #11730). It was a case of a Filipino domestic helper with a variant virus strain N501Y disclosed at the press conference yesterday.

The patient has no symptoms and was diagnosed after being tested at the community testing center on April 22.

Since the case of unknown origin involved the N501Y variant virus strain, the center adopted prudent infection control measures. Last night, all the residents of the building where the patient lived (Kennedy Terrace, Kennedy Terrace, Mid-Levels, No. 8) were subjected to compulsory quarantine on all the asymptomatic residents, about 60 people Quarantine has been arranged.

As the Filipino domestic helper had lived on the 6th floor of the Ramada Seaview Hotel in Sai Ying Pun, the center is contacting people who stayed on the same floor of the Ramada Seaview Hotel in Sai Ying Pun from April 4 to 7 and issued a quarantine order for 21 days of compulsory quarantine. ; And issued a mandatory test announcement to the guests, employees and visitors who have stayed in the hotel from March 27 to April 23. The relevant persons must be tested by tomorrow (25th).

[14:03] The news stated that the 11701 and 11702 cases were removed from the list of confirmed cases, and the two are no longer confirmed cases.

Both cases returned to Hong Kong from the Mainland. The two lived in Fu Yung Building in Tsuen Wan and Sun Tsing Building in Tsuen Wan respectively. One of them was a room attendant at the Tsuen Wan Nina Hotel and arrived in Hong Kong through the e-Return to Hong Kong program. The test samples of the two were from BGI The gene test was positive, but the virus test and antibody test after admission were negative, which is suspected of being a "false positive".

Kexing Vaccines | Girls under 30 who started playing today mistakenly believe that the supply period is limited: they are too late to fight

[13:38] The vaccination program was extended to citizens aged 16 to 29. Today (24th), citizens of this age group went to the Vaccination Center of Guanyong Municipal Building for vaccination. Some young citizens mistakenly believed that the government announced that the supply period was limited earlier. The Fubitai vaccine is a Kexing vaccine, so come to vaccinate it on the first day; there are also mainland residents living in Hong Kong who hope to return to the mainland as soon as possible after being vaccinated and do not need to be quarantined.

▼The age threshold for injections is lowered, and the young people are vaccinated with Kexing vaccine▼

Kexing Vaccine|58-year-old woman died after a stroke, had a second shot 10 days before she died, she had high blood pressure

[13:31] The Department of Health stated that a 58-year-old woman was found unconscious at home and died after being sent to the hospital. She received a second dose of Koxing vaccine 10 days before her death. Inferior cavity bleeding" and cardiac arrest, and she herself suffers from hypertension and obesity.

According to the Department of Health, there is currently no clinical evidence that it is related to vaccination.



A total of 22 people in Hong Kong have passed away after being vaccinated, of which 18 were vaccinated with Kexing vaccine and 4 were vaccinated with BioNTech "Fubitai" vaccine.

Vaccination|Chen Zhaoshi: Striving to shorten the number of quarantine days for people who have completed the vaccination when they arrive in the Mainland

[13:26] The government plans to implement a "vaccine bubble" at the end of the month to provide convenient measures for people who have received the new crown vaccine. Many people are concerned about whether returning to the mainland after the injection can be exempted from quarantine. The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said in a media interview, We are discussing with the mainland government whether people who have completed the vaccination in Hong Kong and 14 days have passed can shorten the number of quarantine days when they return to the mainland.

In an interview with the media, Chen Zhaoshi said that he is discussing with the mainland government whether people who have completed vaccination in Hong Kong and have passed another 14 days can shorten the number of quarantine days when they return to the mainland.

(Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)

[13:11] According to the news, there were 3 new confirmed cases today, one of whom was a Filipino domestic worker who was diagnosed with the N501Y variant virus strain yesterday, and the other two were “locally related cases”.

There will be no news conference on the epidemic today.

Chen Fan expects most cross-border truck drivers to take two shots at the end of the month

[12:25] The Hong Kong government actively encourages citizens to be vaccinated against the new crown. The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Chen Fan, stated in his blog today (24) that after discussing with the Guangdong Provincial Government, yesterday (23) early morning, we will fight together. Cross-border truck drivers who have been on board for 14 days no longer need to be tested by nasopharyngeal swabs during daily customs clearance. They only need to have a valid test certificate within 72 hours.



According to the latest government data, about 98% (6,900) of active cross-border truck drivers have received the first dose of vaccine, of which about 6,200 have received two doses. That is, the number of cross-border truck drivers who have completed two doses accounts for about 56% of the total.

As for cross-border land passenger transport and ferries, almost all drivers (about 1,600 people) and nearly 80% of ferry employees have given the first shot.

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Variant virus | Pan Liewen calls on the government to "radical" measures to respond to the quarantine hotel should reduce the occupancy rate

[11:27] The Centre for Health Protection stated yesterday (23rd) that one of the initial confirmed cases was a Filipino domestic helper with a variant virus. She went to live at No. 8 Kennedy Road, Central, after completing quarantine at the Ramada Hotel in Sai Ying Pun. The home of the employer of the luxury house Kennedy Terrace.

Yuan Guoyong, the chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong who has visited the hotel, suspects that there may be airborne transmission in the hotel.

Professor Pan Liewen of the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong said today (24th) that droplets carrying the new coronavirus can stay in the air for several hours. It is recommended that citizens under quarantine close their windows before opening their doors, and hotels should also lower their occupancy rates.


Pan also believes that in order to face up to the problem that patients with variant new coronavirus have been active in the community, he suggests that the government take the initiative to take "radical" control measures, including mandatory testing and quarantine measures, to stop the source.

Professor Pan Liewen, Hong Kong University School of Public Health.

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

Closed area forced inspection|Sampling inspections of more than 20 households in 10 blocks of South Horizons and 260 people have completed forced inspections

[10:50] A spokesman for the Hong Kong Government stated that after the inspection was completed at 10 restricted areas on the South Horizons at 7:30 this morning, relevant law enforcement actions were taken on the spot to check whether residents have completed the inspection.

The operation was completed at about 10 in the morning. The government checked the test reports of about 260 people under inspection, and no one was found to have not undergone mandatory testing.

After considering the above circumstances, the Secretary for Food and Health has revoked the relevant inspection declaration of the closed area in accordance with Chapter 599J.

The government also hopes that the more than 20 residents who have not answered the door will contact the government for inspection as soon as possible after seeing the notice posted by the government.

Covid-19 vaccine | Dr. Mary's brain hemorrhage after recovery of Bitex: Kong Fanyi: More clinical data is needed

[10:46] A doctor at Queen Mary Hospital recently fainted at home 2 days after being vaccinated with BioNTech. He was initially diagnosed with cerebral hemorrhage and was in serious condition.

The new crown vaccine clinical event assessment expert committee jointly convened Kong Fanyi today (24th) to say that it is understood that the doctor himself has sleep apnea and high blood pressure, and more clinical data analysis is needed, emphasizing that citizens should control long-term patients before vaccinating. .



He also said that the most important aspect of residential care homes is to evaluate residents. Staff vaccination is more important than elder vaccination. Because of the infection to the elders, there may be a major outbreak. If staff, residents’ family members have received two doses of vaccine, I believe " The visitation measures can be relaxed."

Closed area and forced inspection | Residents in Block 10 of South Horizons are expected to leave the children and go to a friend’s house for a party and be trapped overnight

[10:38] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues, and the government raided the enclosure of Block 10 on the South Horizons on the night of Friday (23rd).

As of 2 a.m., about 950 people had completed testing and had no confirmed diagnosis.

The building was unsealed at 7:30 in the morning, and some residents left one after another, including students who had taken the diploma exam, and rushed to the examination room to take the exam after it was unsealed.



Some residents said that the testing process went smoothly last night and it took about half an hour; but some people said that they had to wait in line for testing, plus worry about the results, and could not sleep all night.

Yu Junxi, a member of the Southern District District Council who serves the district, said that last night, he received about two enquiries about taking the diploma exam. There were also children who had a gathering at a friend’s house last night, but suddenly the district was closed and could not leave. Finally, parents were required to be there to accompany them. Trapped overnight in a friend's house.

Kong Fanyi: Preliminarily confirmed that the Philippine commission material brought the South African variant virus vaccine as the most effective response measure

[09:31] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has repeated, or another variant of the virus may flow into the community.

The Centre for Health Protection said yesterday (23rd) that one of the initial confirmed cases was a Philippine domestic helper with a variant virus. She was living in the employer's home in Kennedy Terrace, a luxury house at No. 8 Kennedy Road, Central after she was quarantined at the Ramada Hotel in Sai Ying Pun. , It is worrying that the mutant virus will re-enter the community.



The new crown vaccine clinical event assessment expert committee co-convened Kong Fanyi today (24th) to point out that it is initially believed that the foreign domestic helper was carrying the South African mutant virus strain, and it is likely that he was infected during the quarantine period at the Ramada Seaview Hotel in Xiyingpan.

He also said that the data show that BioNTech can still produce high neutralizing antibodies against the South African mutant virus strain, with a protection rate of 90%. Therefore, he believes that vaccination is the most effective measure to deal with the mutant virus.

▼On 4.23 Kennedy Road, the luxury house Kennedy Terrace is evacuated for quarantine▼

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Closed area forced inspection | 950 residents of Block 10, South Horizons tested 0 confirmed 330 households and 30 households were visited

[08:30] The Hong Kong government raided the closed area at Tower 10 (Yi Lai Court) of South Horizons last night. A spokesman for the Hong Kong government stated that since about 7:30 this morning, inspections have been carried out in the "restricted area" If a person can show a negative test result via a text message or wear a wristband to certify that he is subject to a mandatory test, he can leave the "restricted area" through a designated exit after providing personal information to the prescribed person.

As of 2 am today, about 950 residents have been tested and no confirmed cases have been found.

The government also sent personnel to visit about 330 households in the "restricted area", of which about 30 households were not answered during the process.

25 compulsory tests | Filipino domestic helpers infected with the mutant virus once went to the Wan Chai Immigration Building to be on the list, and services are suspended today

[02:43] The government gazetted the mandatory testing announcement in the early morning of today (24th), and 25 locations were on the list.

A residence (Hin Ming Court, Tseung Kwan O) and a workplace (Xin Shang Net Co., Ltd., 5th Floor, KC100, Kwai Chung) that have one or more newly confirmed cases are required to undergo compulsory testing.

In addition, five places where the confirmed person had been were also included in the mandatory testing announcement, including Ramada Seaview Hotel Sai Ying Pun, Immigration Plaza Central, Wan Chai Immigration Building, Kam On Building in Central, and TKO Gateway Comfortable Fort in Hou Tak Village, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O. The four places are related to the initial confirmed cases of Filipino domestic helpers infected with the variant virus.

The Immigration Department announced early this morning that the offices of the headquarters will suspend services today.

The Wan Chai Immigration Building was incorporated into the Mandatory Inspection Building and ceased service today.

(Profile picture / photo by Liang Pengwei)

Compulsory Inspection Schools | Eight schools with explosive respiratory infections received forced inspections, Sha Tin Chongzhen, Whampoa Canaan, etc. on the list

In addition, in response to another case involving a variant virus strain earlier, the government required people who had been in 10 specified places during a designated period to undergo a second test.

Another eight schools had outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infections. As the symptoms were similar to the new coronavirus, eight schools were also included in the mandatory testing announcement for the sake of caution.

Canaan Kindergarten Whampoa Garden Branch is required to perform mandatory testing.

(Photo from Canaan Kindergarten website)

▼Ramada Hotel Xiyingpan▼

From 8:30 p.m. on April 23, the government will restrict residents in Ap Lei Chau designated "restricted area"-South Horizons Building 10 (Yi Lai Court) to compulsory testing.

(Photo by the Information Services Department)

▼A case of unknown origin visited the premises on April 23▼

▼The first day of DSE 2021 will start on April 23▼

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"Prevention Measures for the DSE Test Site Epidemic in 2021"

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

Yesterday's overview: new coronary pneumonia.

4.23|Ju Haiyi Peninsula female diagnosed passively infected with variant virus, Filipino helper enters the community

Variant virus reappears, community Philippine domestic helper Xiyingpan Ramada diagnosed with N501Y after returning home from quarantine

Residents of No. 8 Kennedy Road, Kennedy Road, residents of No. 8 Kennedy Road, who were first diagnosed with the variant virus, must evacuate

Ramada Hotel in Xiyingpan exploded with airborne variant virus, once lived on the 6th floor and required 2 degree quarantine

DSE candidates in Block 10 of South Horizons will be given priority testing with the admission ticket

One additional case of a 23-year-old girl living in South Horizons with no source of local origin went to Pacific Place, Festival Walk

The driver of the Civil Affairs Department was first diagnosed and the director of the Luyin Kindergarten visited the Comfortable Fort in Tseung Kwan O at the same time

Huada Gene has repeatedly made mistakes and the government threatens to punish it according to the contract. News: The contract does not clearly specify the penalty

BGI samples are now "false positive" contamination, site workers are dissatisfied with being sent to quarantine by mistake, urging BGI to be severely punished

Among 28 false-positive samples of BGI, 27 were confirmed to be negative, 78 were innocently quarantined

BGI's employees deliberately shake samples after repeated reeling, and SMS test results are wrong, affecting 3,000

Virus testing contractor Jinyu repeatedly makes mistakes in Prenetics testing without results for more than a week and receives warning letter

Middle-aged man and 60-year-old woman fell dead on the same day on Thursday and were vaccinated with Fubital before dying at home

Doctors from Queen Mary Hospital were vaccinated 2 days before the accident with severe cerebral hemorrhage

10 people were vaccinated on Thursday and sent to hospital for middle-aged man with tongue swelling, the appointment age doubled to 30,000 on the first day

New Crown Vaccine | Seven cases of suspected facial paralysis after injections were judged not to be related to the vaccine, and one case of severe allergic reaction established

DSE 2021│Candidates would rather stay at the test site to take the test: worry about the outbreak near the new test site

DSE 2021|The Coronavirus in the HKDSE Exam Affects Visual Arts Candidates Transferring to the Examination Room: Don’t Know the True or False at the First Time

▼Hong Kong residents stranded in the UK arrived in Hong Kong by Cathay Pacific special plane on April 22▼

The Scout Association has repeatedly exploded the illegal gathering order to organize the dinner scandal, the director-level staff resigned and tear up the appointment letter

Zheng Liqiong and other 5 district councilors saw that reporters were accused of illegal gathering orders, Liang Huangwei and 4 others pleaded guilty and each was fined 7,000 yuan

New crown pneumonia | Xu Shuchang: restaurant staff is stable after three-day inspection but still not enough to get vaccinated

Taiping Qingjiao grabs Baoshan | the second year to stop Dabaoshan shrinks to 4.6 meters high and continues to send safe packages

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

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

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Compulsory inspection schools | 8 schools exploded in upper respiratory tract infection inspection, Sha Tin Chong Zhen School, etc. on the list

25 compulsory tests | Filipino domestic helpers infected with the mutant virus once went to the Wan Chai Immigration Building to be on the list, and services are suspended today

10 people were vaccinated on Thursday and sent to hospital for middle-aged man with tongue swelling, the appointment age doubled to 30,000 on the first day

Residents of No. 8 Kennedy Road, Kennedy Road, residents of No. 8 Kennedy Road, who were first diagnosed with the variant virus, must evacuate

Ramada Hotel in Xiyingpan exploded with airborne variant virus, once lived on the 6th floor and required 2 degree quarantine

New Crown Vaccine | Seven cases of suspected facial paralysis after injections were judged not to be related to the vaccine, and one case of severe allergic reaction established

DSE candidates in Block 10 of South Horizons will be given priority testing with the admission ticket

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