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2021-05-20T20:32:00.570Z


Hong Kong's new crown pneumonia epidemic continues to slow down. On Tuesday (18th), an imported case was added. The patient was a 42-year-old man from India. The cumulative number of local zero confirmed cases in Hong Kong has increased to 11,827 for two consecutive days. Where is one student


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2021-05-18 07:00

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Hong Kong's new crown pneumonia epidemic continues to slow down. On Tuesday (18th), an imported case was added. The patient was a 42-year-old man from India.

The cumulative number of local zero confirmed cases in Hong Kong has increased to 11,827 for two consecutive days.

A 4-year-old boy studying in Homantin Hanshi Kindergarten (Long) was diagnosed last Saturday (15th), but his samples and antibody tests were negative after admission, raising the suspicion of "false positives".

Yuan Guoyong, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology, Hong Kong University, suggested that he should continue to track the case as a positive case for the time being, and I believe Hong Kong has a chance to clear it.

[20:43] Starting from May 16th, those arriving from Taiwan must undergo compulsory quarantine at designated quarantine hotels, and they are not allowed to undergo home quarantine.

The Food and Health Bureau announced that it will further tighten the quarantine and testing arrangements for people arriving in Hong Kong from Taiwan. The authorities said that in view of the continuous increase in confirmed cases in Taiwan, cases involving variant virus strains, there are signs that there have been many chains of transmission earlier in the region. In order to prevent imported cases from entering the community as much as possible, the government will arrange for people who arrive in Hong Kong from Taiwan on or before May 15 and are undergoing home quarantine to stay in the quarantine hotel of the Department of Health to complete the remaining compulsory quarantine period.

At the same time, in order to minimize the risk of imported cases from Taiwan and Singapore, the government will also issue an updated mandatory test announcement under the Prevention and Control of Diseases (Compulsory Testing for Certain People) Regulations (Chapter 599J) to further strengthen the For people arriving in Hong Kong from Taiwan and Singapore (regardless of whether they are subject to home quarantine or quarantine at a designated quarantine hotel), the mandatory testing requirements after completing the mandatory quarantine are as follows:

1. Relevant persons arriving in Hong Kong who are required to undergo mandatory quarantine for 14 days according to the requirements upon arrival in Hong Kong are required to undergo compulsory testing on the 16th and 19th days of arrival in Hong Kong. There is now a new requirement that relevant persons must confirm the test results on the 19th day Stay at their place of residence, private premises or the place of quarantine specified in the quarantine order (hereinafter referred to as "place of stay").

If the person under inspection needs to take public transportation to go to the test or return to the place of stay, he can only take a taxi and cannot get off the bus in the middle; and 

2. According to the requirements at the time of arrival in Hong Kong, persons who have completed vaccinations and are required to undergo mandatory quarantine for seven days are required to undergo compulsory testing on the 12th day of arrival in Hong Kong. Two new requirements are now added: (i) Must be confirmed on the 12th day Stay at the place of stay a few days before the test result.

If the person under inspection has to take public transportation to go to the place of stay for testing or return to the place of stay, he can only take a taxi and cannot get off the bus in the middle; and (ii) undergo mandatory testing again on the 16th and 19th day of arrival in Hong Kong, However, there is no need to stay at the place of stay during the period.

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[19:00] BioNTech Fubitai vaccine can only be stored for 5 days at the temperature of the refrigerator after thawing. The European Medicines Agency yesterday (17th) approved the change of Fubitai storage conditions and extended the relevant storage period to 31. day.

Cui Junming, president of the Hong Kong Association of Hospital Pharmacists, said that Hong Kong can consider relevant practices. By then, more Fubitai can be sent to the vaccination center every time to reduce the number of transportation; and private clinics can be considered for vaccination, but the problem is that the clinics are staffed. , And have proper medical refrigerators to store vaccines.

However, he also said that the current storage conditions are only changing, and the shelf life of the vaccine will not be extended. That is, citizens who intend to vaccinate Forbitux still need to receive the first dose before the end of August.

The European Medicines Agency extends the storage period of Forbitux vaccine to 31 days. Pharmacists: Help reduce the number of shipments

The government intends to implement an outreach injection program at the Kai Tak site.

(Data Picture/Photo by Zhang Haowei)

[16:55] In order to encourage more people to be vaccinated, the government has launched outreach vaccination services to give companies and the construction industry "home" injections.

"Hong Kong 01" learned that a number of construction companies have recently sent letters to the person in charge of the construction site, stating that the Development Bureau plans to arrange a mobile team to vaccinate workers at the Kai Tak site next Thursday and Friday (27th to 28th). Each subcontractor needs to collect the inoculation wishes of the workers at the Kai Tak site and fill in the form before Thursday (20th).

Covid-19 vaccine | The government arranges a mobile team to give injections to workers at the Kai Tak site next Thursday and Friday

[14:30] To encourage more people to be vaccinated, the government promotes outreach vaccination services.

Deloitte, one of the four major accounting firms, is the first participating company. Starting this (18th) morning, the outreach team has successively vaccinated more than 170 employees of the company that participated in the program.


Ou Zhenxing, the managing partner of Deloitte South China, said that there is a professional medical team on site today. "From registration, waiting, getting vaccinated to the rest area, they are all exactly the same as outside vaccination centers." I am busy at work and have not made an appointment. I think the plan is convenient.

Deloitte office changes vaccination area to more than 170 employees

[14:25] The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that as of 0:00 on May 18, there was a new confirmed case in Hong Kong, bringing a total of 11,827 cases in Hong Kong.

The patient is an imported case and is a 42-year-old man from India.

An additional import involves a 42-year-old Indian male crew member arriving in Hong Kong by Qatar Airways on Sunday

[12:58] The Shanghai Health Commission announced that on May 17, it announced the importation of 4 cases of new coronary pneumonia. One of them was of Chinese nationality, living in Hong Kong, departing from Hong Kong, and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on May 16, 2021.

Because of symptoms, he was sent to a designated medical institution for isolation and observation after entering the country.

Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., were diagnosed as a confirmed case.



It is reported that there are no cases of unknown origin in Hong Kong today, and there is no news conference on the epidemic.

Residents in many districts have been affected since the first case of the mutant virus was detected in the community on April 16th (see the figure below for details)

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The patient organization advocates compensation for the increase in the number of HA vaccine allergy clinics for those who fail to work after the injection

【10:17】Ho Wanxia, ​​Chief Administrative Manager of the Hospital Authority, stated on the TV and TV program "Millenniums" today (18th) that the "vaccine allergy safety clinic" has recently received many referrals from medical practitioners, and the bureau will Increase the number of consultation sessions in clinics to meet the needs of different patients, and give priority to emergency treatment; some patients with milder illnesses, such as rashes, who recover on their own without taking medicine may have to wait a long time.

As for the vaccination rate of medical staff, she pointed out that among the approximately 60,000 front-line employees, approximately 24,000 have been vaccinated against the new crown.

Lin Zhiyi, chairman of the Patient Policy Connection, said in the same program that one of the thresholds for applying for the protection fund is that government expert consultants must determine whether the case is related to vaccination. It is not easy to pass the threshold.

He believes that the authorities should consider using a protection fund to compensate people who fail to work as usual after the injection.

▼List of mandatory testing schools on May 17▼

▼Taiwan's epidemic worsens, there is a wave of buying and closing places▼

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▼On May 16th, the Hong Kong government tightened the quarantine arrangements for Taiwan arrivals in Hong Kong▼

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▼On May 15, all foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong will undergo a second mandatory test on the first day▼

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

Yesterday's overview: new coronary pneumonia.

5.17|One more imported case Hong Kong Singapore travel bubble burst

Mandatory testing schools | 28 schools including Sacred Heart Canossian and Wang Jinhui Elementary School have to be forced to inspect and suspend classes due to flu outbreaks

Macau tightens quarantine measures, Indonesian and Philippine immigrants who test positive for antibodies need to be isolated for 35 days

New Crown Vaccine | A 50-year-old man with no long-term medical history received a second shot 13 days before he died of brainstem hemorrhage

The government tightens quarantine measures. People arriving in Hong Kong from Japan, Singapore, Italy and other places must be quarantined for 21 days

There is no local sourceless diagnosis for two consecutive days, only one case of imported Singapore tourism bubble is officially postponed

There is no local source for two consecutive days to add 1 imported case, 25-year-old Indonesian foreign domestic helper diagnosed after arriving in Hong Kong

Is it a false positive case in a boy who is diagnosed with negative antibodies?

Yuan Guoyong: Only when positive tracking Hong Kong can be cleared

Yao Sirong: The Hong Kong Star Tourism Bubble is launched as scheduled, and the number of losses is expected to clear customs with the Mainland and Macau as soon as possible

Yuan Guoyong, a male employee of BGI Gene, has a false positive: the lounge is contaminated and inhales non-infectious DNA

4-year-old boy listed as a sourceless case Liang Zichao: does not rule out false positives, confident that Hong Kong will reset

Taiwan Epidemic Deterioration Sharply Liang Zichao: People who have been injected from Taiwan should also be quarantined for 21 days

Mandatory testing schools | 28 schools including Sacred Heart Canossian and Wang Jinhui Elementary School have to be forced to inspect and suspend classes due to flu outbreaks

New Crown Vaccine | A 50-year-old man with no long-term medical history received a second shot 13 days before he died of brainstem hemorrhage

The government tightens quarantine measures. People arriving in Hong Kong from Japan, Singapore, Italy and other places must be quarantined for 21 days

Macau tightens quarantine measures, Indians and Philippine immigrants who test positive for antibodies need to be quarantined for 35 days

Is it a false positive case in a boy who is diagnosed with negative antibodies?

Yuan Guoyong: Only when positive tracking Hong Kong can be cleared

There is no local sourceless diagnosis for two consecutive days, only one case of imported Singapore tourism bubble is officially postponed

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