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Coronavirus disease. 5.14|Taiwan's return to Hong Kong requires hotel quarantine, government warns that Xinggang tourism bubble may burst again

2021-05-14T20:32:08.596Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic has dropped slightly. Today (14th) there is only one case imported from the UAE, which means that there has been no local case of unknown origin for 7 consecutive days. However, there have been outbreaks in neighboring places, and Taiwan’s new crown pneumonia epidemic has recently


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Written by: Zhang Jiamin, Zhong Yan, Huang Weilun, Zheng Cuibi, Li Enci, Leung Huanmin, Lao Minyi, Golden Chess, Zheng Qiuling, Deng Yinglin, Huang Yongyu, Ouyang Dehao, Lin Yingxian

2021-05-14 07:00

Last update date: 2021-05-15 00:21

The new crown pneumonia epidemic has dropped slightly.

Today (14th) there is only one case imported from the UAE, which means that there has been no local case of unknown origin for 7 consecutive days.

However, there have been outbreaks in neighboring places. Taiwan's new crown pneumonia epidemic has recently heated up and local transmission has occurred. In the past two days, more than 10 local cases have been added.

Director of Food and Sanitation Chen Zhaoshi said today (14th) that the government will require all people who have stayed in Taiwan to be quarantined at designated quarantine hotels for 14 days and cannot undergo home quarantine.

The new arrangement will take effect from the next day (16th).

A case occurred in Feixi, Anhui Province in the Mainland. The government announced that people who have been to Anhui Province within the next 14 days cannot enter Hong Kong on the basis of "Easy Return to Hong Kong".

In addition, the Director of the Bureau of Commerce and Economics Qiu Tenghua said that due to the changes in the Singapore epidemic, the number of confirmed cases has increased recently. After communication with the local Ministry of Transport, he believes that there is a good chance that the tourism bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore cannot be opened on the 26th of this month.

▼List of mandatory inspection schools and designated places on May 14▼

▼Mobile sampling stations that provide services to the public in each district (as of May 14)▼

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New Crown Vaccine | 9 cases of abortion after injection in 1 month. Food and Health Bureau: No evidence shows that vaccination increases the risk

[23:33] According to the Food and Health Bureau, according to the information of the Hospital Authority, between April 12 and May 9 there were 396 miscarriages without a vaccination record (rate of 24.7 per 100,000 people) ), and there were 9 cases of miscarriage after vaccination (rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people). There is currently no clinical evidence that the miscarriage is caused by the vaccine.

▼Lin Qianyu (Coffee) had a miscarriage in early April and was vaccinated at the end of March▼

[23:27] On the 78th day of vaccination, the government announced that a total of 1,888,400 doses of vaccine have been vaccinated for citizens.

Among them, about 1,138,100 citizens have received the first dose of vaccine, including about 497,800 who have been vaccinated with Kexing vaccine and about 640,300 who have been vaccinated with Fubitai vaccine.

About 750,400 citizens have been vaccinated with the second dose, including about 359,700 people who have been vaccinated with Kexing vaccine and about 390,700 people who have been vaccinated with Fubitai vaccine.

In the past 24 hours as of 8 pm today, about 31,700 citizens have been vaccinated and about 9,200 citizens have made appointments for vaccinations online.

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

New crown vaccine | 11 people were unwell after the injection on Thursday, 3 people were hospitalized, women dizzy and nystagmus

[23:07] The government announced that a total of 11 people were sent to hospital after being vaccinated yesterday. Seven of them have been discharged, three have been in hospital for observation, and one has been discharged without following the doctor’s advice.

Among them, a 28-year-old woman received dizziness and nystagmus after the first dose of Fubitai at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park Gymnasium. After treatment, she was admitted to the hospital for observation; a 56-year-old man received the second dose at the Ap Lei Chau General Outpatient Clinic After Xinghou's left body was paralyzed, he was also hospitalized for observation after treatment; the third hospitalized patient was a 47-year-old woman who had palpitations and dizziness after the first dose of Fubitai.

An outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection and/or influenza-like illness in Yinghua Primary School requires mandatory testing and suspension of classes for five days.

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Eleven schools including Yinghua Elementary School have to suspend classes for flu

[22:37] The Food and Health Bureau announced a mandatory test notice. In response to an earlier local case involving the N501Y variant virus strain, people who have been in six specified places during the specified period need to be tested again. The deadline is next Monday (17th) ).

Due to the outbreak of upper respiratory tract infections and/or influenza-like illnesses in 11 schools, and the related diseases are similar to COVID-19, for the sake of caution, these 11 schools have also been included in today’s compulsory testing announcement, which must also be announced next Monday ( 17) Before accepting the test, if you choose to use the sample bottle for testing, you must return the test sample collection bottle of the sampled book on or before May 19th.

The schools concerned include Sai Ying Pun Kau Yan School (Primary and Kindergarten Section), Kowloon Tong School (Primary Section) and Yinghua Primary School.

11 schools must also be suspended for 5 days.

If the subject has completed the vaccination between May 12 and 14, it will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the mandatory test announcement.

Film | 31-year-old foreign domestic helper convulsed after being vaccinated on Wednesday and sent to hospital in critical condition

[21:24] The new crown vaccination plan has been implemented for nearly three months. Following the sudden death of a foreign domestic helper who had been vaccinated on the 18th before the sudden death, another 31-year-old foreign domestic helper had convulsions at the vaccination center and was sent to hospital in critical condition.

Fragments circulated on the Internet since last night. After being vaccinated at the Lai Chi Kok Park Stadium, a woman fainted on the ground in the central rest area. A number of medical staff were required to lift the stretcher together. The woman's arm was still twitching.

It is understood that the fainted victim in the clip was the dying foreign domestic helper.

The outbreak in Feixi County, Anhui Province, the first case in the province after the expansion plan cannot be used on Saturday

[19:03] A spokesperson for the Department of Health said that the list of provinces, cities, or autonomous regions in the Mainland that are medium or high-risk areas will be updated, and Anhui Province will be included in the list from May 15.

According to the relevant specifications under the "Regulations on Compulsory Quarantine for Certain Persons Arriving in Hong Kong" (Chapter 599C), people who have visited Anhui Province on the day of arrival or 14 days before must undergo compulsory home quarantine and compulsory quarantine for 14 days after arrival in Hong Kong. For testing, the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program cannot be used to return to Hong Kong, nor can the mandatory quarantine period be shortened because the vaccination is completed.

People arriving in Hong Kong from Taiwan are subject to hotel quarantine for 14 days and a total of 6 compulsory tests will take effect from May 16

[18:55] The Hong Kong government announced today that the adjustment of the quarantine and testing requirements for people arriving in Hong Kong who have stayed in Taiwan will take effect from May 16 (Sunday).

All arrivals who have stayed in Taiwan within the 14 days before arrival in Hong Kong must undergo compulsory quarantine at the designated quarantine hotel. During this period, they must undergo 3 tests and undergo compulsory testing on the 16th and 19th days after arrival.



Those who have completed the vaccination and have undergone 7-day compulsory quarantine are required to undergo 2 tests during the quarantine period, self-monitored in the following 7 days, and undergo compulsory testing on the 12th day after arrival in Hong Kong.

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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park Vaccination Center has loose ceiling stents and suspension of injections, 200 people will be affected

[17:54] The Hong Kong Government said that at the Zhongshan Memorial Park Gymnasium Vaccination Center in the Central and Western District, a small part of the ceiling was needed for emergency repairs at around 3 pm today due to loose brackets. The services of the Vaccination Center were temporarily suspended.

After the smallpox was rushed to repair, there were no safety problems, and the vaccination service was back to normal at 4:30 pm

During the suspension of vaccination services, about 200 citizens were affected.

The government apologized to the affected citizens.

▼The vaccination center of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park Gymnasium was temporarily suspended due to the loose ceiling bracket ▼

Fubitel Vaccine | A new batch of 740,000 doses of arrival label contains simplified Chinese characters, the Department of Health emphasizes German production

[17:41] A spokesperson for the Hong Kong government stated that Fosun Pharma has already manufactured BioNTech today and encapsulated the latest batch of about 740,000 doses of Forbidae vaccine in another factory (Baxter) in Germany.

After the new batch of Fubitai vaccine arrived in Hong Kong, the staff immediately followed the established procedures to inspect and verify the vaccine to ensure that the vaccine complies with product specifications and relevant cold chain transportation standards.

The government will also store vaccines in verified ultra-low temperature refrigerators and keep them properly at the temperature specified by the pharmaceutical factory.

According to the authorities, the labels of the new batches of vaccines contain English and Simplified Chinese, but the batches are all manufactured and packaged in Germany by the same manufacturer and factory with the same specifications.

Xu Shuchang: The stabilization of the epidemic in Hong Kong is expected to be "cleared". Government feasibility study and customs clearance of the Mainland and Macau

[16:49] Hong Kong’s new crown pneumonia epidemic has slowed down, and there have been no cases of unknown origin for 7 consecutive days. Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System of the Chinese University of China, said today (14) that the current epidemic in Hong Kong has stabilized and is expected to "zero" "If there are no unidentified cases in the next 7 days, there will be more conditions to discuss customs clearance with the Mainland and Macau.



Liang Zichao, a specialist in respiratory medicine, said that it will take a few more days of observation to determine whether the epidemic is completely under control, but the situation is now improving and he agrees that the next step can be studied for customs clearance.

Xu Shuchang, Chair Professor of Respiratory System at CUHK, pointed out that the epidemic situation in Hong Kong has stabilized and it is expected to be "cleared".

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New crown pneumonia ︱ Hong Kong has 7 consecutive days of unidentified local cases with no source, only one local case is from the UAE

[16:18] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has slowed down. The Centre for Health Protection said that today (14th) there was only one new confirmed case. The patient came from the UAE and did not carry the variant virus; and the initial confirmed cases were less than 5 cases.



Including today, there have been no local infections of unknown origin for 7 consecutive days in Hong Kong.

The government will launch a vaccine outreach team to provide injections for construction industry and enterprise employees as soon as next week

[13:54] The epidemic in Hong Kong continues, but the proportion of vaccination is still low. The Civil Service Bureau has admitted that it is preparing and implementing outreach vaccination services with the construction industry, consulting companies, and public utilities. It is expected to be implemented in the middle of this month. Provided by medical institutions operating community vaccination centers.

Variant Virus|Filipino woman was released on bail of 2,000 yuan for concealing her condition

[12:58] The Indian man who was diagnosed with the variant virus and his Filipino girlfriend who lived with him were suspected of concealing their whereabouts in Hong Kong and were charged with violating the Prevention and Control of Disease (Disclosure of Information) Regulations.

The Indian male had appeared in court earlier, and his girlfriend was admitted to the hospital with a fever. He was escorted to the Kowloon City Court today (14). The prosecution applied for adjournment of the case to May 31, pending investigation by the police. Hotel records and CCTV footage.

The prosecution clearly opposed the female defendant’s bail, but the chief magistrate Yan Shunyi finally released the female defendant on bail of 2,000 yuan. During this period, she was not allowed to leave Hong Kong and had to report to the police station three times a week.

After the first case of the mutant virus was detected in the community on April 16, 2021, residents in many districts have been affected.

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[12:35] According to the news, there is no case of unknown origin today, only one imported case, and there will be no news conference on the epidemic.

Including today, Hong Kong has not had an epidemic press conference for seven consecutive days.

Variant virus | Xiao Jieheng: quarantine hotel occupancy rate is too high to increase the risk of avoiding confirmed patients to stay in the hotel

[12:29] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has eased. Recently, many confirmed cases have been imported from abroad.

The Hong Kong government requires all persons arriving in Hong Kong to undergo additional compulsory testing on the 3rd day. Samplers hired by the testing contractor must have swab sampling experience.

Associate Professor Hsiao Kit-hang of the Department of Medical Technology and Informatics of PolyU said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" today (14) that the earlier the test, the longer the confirmed patient stays in the hotel, and the spread to other guests. It is better to increase the test. , And believes that to reduce the impact, the occupancy rate of quarantine hotels should be avoided too high, and air cleaners should be installed at the same time.

Xinggang’s tourism bubble may burst again, 12 days before the restart

[12:16] Director of the Bureau of Commerce and Economics Qiu Tenghua said that due to the changes in Singapore’s epidemic, the number of confirmed cases has increased recently. After communication with the local Ministry of Transport, he believes that there is a good chance that the tourism bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore cannot be opened on the 26th of this month.

Slow Macau for most of the day Chen Zhaoshi: Taiwanese arriving in Hong Kong must be quarantined at the hotel on the 14th and not home

[11:19] Taiwan's new crown pneumonia epidemic has recently increased, with local transmission, and more than ten local cases have been added in the past two days.

The Director of Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said at a meeting of the Health Affairs Committee of the Legislative Council today (14) that the local confirmed cases in Taiwan are on the rise. The government will require all people who have stayed in Taiwan to be quarantined in designated quarantine hotels for 14 days. Conduct home quarantine.

The Macau government issued a manuscript yesterday evening, stating that people entering Taiwan from midnight must complete 14 days of medical observation and then undergo 7 days of self-health management measures.

First place for injections at CUHK Zeng Qiyin: Life in the dormitory is colorful, the school needs to discuss with the students

[10:21] The Chinese University announced yesterday (13th) that starting from the new academic year, it strongly urges students living in university dormitories to get the new crown vaccine, otherwise they will be tested every two weeks.

Zeng Qiyin, the co-chair of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Medical Association who is a graduate of CUHK, said today (14) on the commercial TV program "Starting on a Sunny Day" that the school dormitory life is colorful and there are social activities from time to time. In addition, the university has many exchange students from all over the world. In order to protect the health of the students, the call for injections is understandable, but it should be "discussed" with classmates.

The Chinese University strongly urges students who will stay in the university dormitories from the next academic year to receive the new crown vaccine, otherwise they will have to be checked every two weeks.

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

▼List of compulsory testing schools on May 13▼

▼On May 11, residents of Block R of Allway Gardens received mandatory testing▼

Meal arrangements for Penny's Bay Quarantine Camp for the past few days:

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Residents of Block N2 of Kornhill Gardens left the quarantine center and returned home on Mother's Day, May 9

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▼The last day of mandatory testing for foreign domestic helpers on May 9▼

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▼On May 8th, residents of Berjas Building will go home after completing the 21st quarantine▼

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▼Starting from April 29th, relax social distancing measures with the vaccine bubble frame▼

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Yesterday's overview:

The government strengthens quarantine hotel arrangements for the third day of arrival in Hong Kong, the sampling nurse must have two experiences

New Crown Vaccine | 6 people were sent to hospital due to injections on Wednesday, 31-year-old foreign domestic helper convulsed and sent to hospital in critical condition

46-year-old woman escaped three times during compulsory quarantine and was sentenced to 6 weeks of immediate imprisonment today

Before his death, the 44-year-old Filipino domestic helper gave an injection to his family and sent a message to mourn the sadness of his fellow hometown for holding a mass on Sunday.

Hong Kong residents stranded in the UK will eventually be put in quarantine: if they are punished and quarantined, the hotel spaghetti is gray and the toilet is stained

FEHD prosecutes Penny's Bay Caterer Danny Food for unclean food room and improper storage temperature

New Crown Vaccine│CUHK requires residents to receive injections or test every fortnight in 7 funded universities without this requirement

Announced that all the injections will be reduced and those who arrive in Hong Kong for quarantine before quarantine are dissatisfied that there will be no retrospective period "sitting for 7 more days in prison"

Three additional confirmed cases of French arrival male with variant virus, 29 Staunton Street, Central, require mandatory testing

The 44-year-old Filipino domestic helper received the first vaccination on the 18th day before his death and was the first foreign domestic helper to die

Hong Kong University discovers that virus spike protein contains basic amino acids to help develop attenuated vaccines in the future

46-year-old woman escaped three times during compulsory quarantine and was sentenced to 6 weeks of immediate imprisonment today

Before his death, the 44-year-old Filipino domestic helper gave an injection to his family and sent a message to mourn the sadness of his fellow hometown for holding a mass on Sunday.

Hong Kong residents stranded in the UK will eventually be put in quarantine: if they are punished and quarantined, the hotel spaghetti is gray and the toilet is stained

Three additional confirmed cases of French arrival male with variant virus, 29 Staunton Street, Central, require mandatory testing

New Crown Vaccine│CUHK requires residents to receive injections or test every fortnight in 7 funded universities without this requirement

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