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Coronavirus disease. 6.9|Patients infected with the variant virus often take the Tin Shui Wai bus NR955 for compulsory inspections

2021-06-09T21:39:12.560Z


For the first time in Hong Kong, a community variant virus group of unknown origin appeared. The three mothers and daughters of Tin Shing Court in Tin Shui Wai were diagnosed successively. Several shopping malls and restaurants were included in the mandatory quarantine list. Approximately 100 people listed as close contacts were required to be quarantined for 21 days.


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Written by: Lao Minyi, Wang Jieen, Zhong Yan, Li Enci, Zhu Haiqi, Zhang Jiamin, Huang Weilun, Hu Jiaxin, Zheng Qiuling

2021-06-09 01:04

Last update date: 2021-06-10 01:02

For the first time in Hong Kong, a community variant virus group of unknown origin appeared. The three mothers and daughters of Tin Shing Court, Tin Shui Wai, were diagnosed successively. Several shopping malls and restaurants were included in the mandatory quarantine list. Approximately one hundred people listed as close contacts must be quarantined for 21 days. .

The Centre for Health Protection announced today (9th) that there were 4 new imported cases, increasing to 11,873 cases. There were no confirmed cases in two consecutive places in Japan and no cases of unknown local origin for 4 consecutive days.

The four-person gathering restriction order, restaurant dining arrangements and mask order, etc., expired at midnight today. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said yesterday that due to the Tin Shui Wai case, it was not an appropriate time to relax the still effective social distancing measures, which was originally scheduled for tomorrow (10th, Thursday). ) Relaxation measures stop.

The government announced early this morning that the current social distancing measures will continue for two weeks until June 23.

Four new confirmed cases were confirmed today, all of which were imported cases.

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Vaccine Bubble|There are only 4 Class D dining establishments in Hong Kong including Four Seasons Hotel and The China Bar

[23:54] The government launched the "vaccine bubble", which divided restaurants into 4 categories, of which category D restaurants can hold banquets with a maximum of 100 people. Each table can seat up to 8 people and open for dinning until 2 in the morning. All employees are required to receive two doses of vaccine for 14 days, or check once every 7 days.

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (9th) uploaded the list of category C and category D food and beverage establishments in Hong Kong to the special webpage. Among them, only 4 restaurants and bars in Hong Kong have registered to operate the category D model. Among them, bars and nightclubs are the main ones, and Four Seasons Hotels Ballroom.

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New Crown Vaccine|A total of 1.61 million people have been vaccinated Chen Zhaoshi: From October onwards, you can only go to the clinic

[23:18] The new crown vaccination plan entered the 104th day, and the number of vaccinations dropped slightly.

The government announced that 32,800 people were vaccinated today (9th), which is more than 3,000 fewer than yesterday's announcement. So far, 1.608 million people in Hong Kong have received the first dose of the vaccine.

Today there are 34,400 more appointments for vaccination, which is about 200 fewer than yesterday.



In addition, yesterday (8th, Tuesday) there were another 9 cases of unwell hospitalization after vaccination. The condition is stable and 4 people have to stay in hospital for observation.

Patients with variant virus in Tin Shui Wai take the Kingswood Villas Resident Bus NR955 and passengers must be checked

[23:00] The Food and Health Bureau announced a compulsory test announcement. Since the earlier confirmed case involving the N501Y mutant virus strain had taken a residential bus route several times, the relevant persons were required to undergo compulsory testing.

The announcement stated that any day from May 12 to 14, 17 to 18, 20 to 21, 24 to 28, or any day from May 31 to June 2, 7 am to 7 am People who have taken any resident bus route number NR955 between Lai Hu Co., Kingswood Villas, Tin Shui Wai and Tin Shui Wai Station on the MTR West Rail Line (via Lok Wu Co., Kingswood Villas, Tin Shui Wai) (including but not limited to full-time, part-time and Fake employees and passengers) must be tested on or before June 11.

If the person under inspection has been tested or vaccinated between June 7th and 9th, it will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the mandatory test announcement.

In addition, four schools have reported cases of upper respiratory tract infection and/or influenza-like illness, and the symptoms of the disease are similar to COVID-19. The four schools are subject to mandatory testing. The list is Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Tung Chung Nursery School in Fu Tung Village, Tung Chung , Yuen Long Government Primary School, Grade 4, Quarry Bay Hong Kong Canossian School, Grade 1, Fortress Hill Methodist Middle School, Grade 3.

The Education Bureau notified at the end of last month that it is possible to apply for a restricted zone certificate for the next school year, and the highest grade of service will be relaxed from Primary Five to Secondary Three.

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China and Hong Kong relax the vaccination age, cross-border school buses will apply forbidden zone paper principals hope that primary six students can return to Hong Kong in September

[22:05] Since the epidemic, it has been difficult for cross-border students to travel between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Most of the cross-border students in primary schools have not come to Hong Kong for nearly a year and a half. Investigations by the Education Association and the Education Federation indicate that many schools have lost their cross-border education. Students, and even face the crisis of reduction of classes.



Zhu Weilin, the vice chairman of the New Territories Association of Principals, said bluntly that the epidemic situation in China and Hong Kong has not yet fully stabilized, and that they are not optimistic about the full customs clearance in the new school year. It is hoped that with the relaxation of the vaccination age in the Mainland and Hong Kong, the primary six cross-border students in the new school year are expected to return to Hong Kong for classes.



A cross-border school bus service provider revealed that the Education Bureau notified at the end of last month that they can apply for the "prohibited zone paper" for the next school year. The highest grade will be expanded from Primary Five to Secondary Three. ".

The Science Committee agrees that from the age of 12, 7 adults in Bittai school have been able to resume classes.

[19:48] Xu Shuchang said that after arriving in Hong Kong, immigrants must pass 3 levels. First, they must prove that they have received two injections and have passed 14 days; second, nucleic acid test results must be negative; third, new antibody test. If there are antibodies, the quarantine period will be reduced to 7 days.

Lin Wenjian later added that very high-risk and very high-risk areas are not applicable. People arriving in Hong Kong from these places still need to be quarantined for 21 days.

The quarantine period of the injections returned to Hong Kong has been reduced to 7 days, and the injection can be used to recover Bitai.

[19:27] The Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and the Scientific Committee on New Discoveries and Animal Infectious Diseases under the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health met with reporters after a joint meeting today. Dr. Lin Wenjian said that 4 topics were discussed today:

1. Is the groove needle effective?

2. Can the quarantine period be shortened for those who have been injected? Will the testing methods be different?

3. Extend to children 12 to 15 years old to be vaccinated, what should be paid attention to when vaccinating

4. Vaccination data update for the elderly

The two scientific committees of the Centre for Health Protection held a joint meeting and agreed that the vaccination age for Fubitel was reduced to 12 years.

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New crown pneumonia | News: Schools with 20 people can take a special bus to the principal of the vaccination center to urge arrangements as soon as possible

[18:31] The vaccination rate for teaching staff in Hong Kong's primary and secondary schools is less than 20%. The government approved the lowering of the minimum age of BioNTech vaccination to 12 years old last week. The Civil Service Bureau and the Education Bureau are now approaching the primary and secondary schools. School injection service.

According to sources, the government recommends that schools that have not reached the school vaccination threshold (approximately 300 people) should use a special car to and from the vaccination center, with a minimum of 20 people per session and an upper limit of 30 people.



The Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Aided Primary School Principals’ Association Zhang Yongbang believes that the small number of primary school-age students who receive injections makes it difficult for them to return to school during the holidays. I believe the government tends to accept parents’ participation and take advantage of the "prime time" before the summer vacation. Injection plan.

He bluntly said that "injection is not urgent, and parents' wishes are the most important." Therefore, he plans to invite doctors to the school to give lectures so that parents can make decisions after listening to global vaccination data and professional opinions.

The Peninsula Hotel urges 70% of its employees to get injections within two months, if there is no improvement in business, there will be layoff plans

[18:10] The hotel, the parent company of The Peninsula Hotel, has been hit by the epidemic. It is reported that the Peninsula Hotel recently posted an internal notice. Among them, the president of the hotel Bao Hua pointed out that Ruoguo Hotel failed to reach 70% by the end of June. % Vaccination rate, or more stringent cost-saving measures will be implemented, which may include layoffs.

Among them, the company's internal documents also pointed out that employees who did not want to be vaccinated would be laid off.

In response to relevant reports, the Shanghai Hotel stated in its reply to "Hong Kong 01" that the company did not plan to lay off employees at the end of June and encourage employees to be vaccinated through an incentive plan. It is not forcing employees. In addition, the relevant departments of the company will ask employees and they will voluntarily. Provide information on vaccination.

In response to "Hong Kong 01", Shanghai Hotel stated that the company had no plan to lay off employees at the end of June and encouraged employees to be vaccinated through an incentive plan.

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New Crown Vaccine | Park Island Passenger Transport requires employees not to take injections to be tested and vaccinated for two days with two days off

[17:28] The government and the business community have fallen into force in recent months, and many private organizations have responded by offering incentives such as holidays for employees to vaccinate, and also launched lucky draws or discounts to encourage citizens to vaccinate.

SHKP's Park Island Passenger Transport issued a notice today (9th) to its employees, stating that it will provide employees with a maximum of two days of vaccination leave. However, if they are not vaccinated, regular testing will be implemented every 14 days from today. If two vaccinations have been completed Dose of vaccine, it can be tested once every two months.


SHKP is also the major shareholder of KMB's parent company Cargo Passenger Transport. Recently, it has also arranged outreach vaccination services to vaccinate employees at the Kowloon Bay Depot. However, there is no two-week inspection arrangement for the time being.

Hong Kong Airlines A320 passenger aircraft will be parked in July, and the pilots will have only one month's salary forecast for the half-year holiday and layoffs

[17:16] Hong Kong Airlines Chairman Hou Wei sent a letter to employees today (9th) stating that with the implementation of the merger and integration of departments, surplus employees need to make new arrangements, including voluntary long-term paid leave (Voluntary Long Pay Leave Scheme). ) And layoffs.

Airbus A320 will be grounded for one year from July this year.

All A320 pilots will be given long-term paid leave, with a fixed salary of 1 month for 6 months of leave and 2 months of fixed salary for 9 months of leave. Details will be announced to the affected employees separately.

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Landlord employees can receive up to RMB 3,800 for injections before the deadline, reaching 70% of the vaccination rate and sharing four-day leave

[17:15] In order to increase the coverage rate of the new crown vaccination, the business community has recently launched their own "grain needle" discounts and measures.

The Land Company said today (9th) that it will launch a series of pre- and post-vaccination support. If employees complete the second dose of vaccination on or before July 15, they will receive a total of 3,800 yuan; and on August 31 or For the previous two shots, he would only receive 1,800 yuan.



The Land Company also pointed out that if the company’s employees can reach 70% of the overall vaccination rate by August 31, they will receive two days of "extra vaccine leave", including two days of "vaccine leave" after the injection, that is a total of Get a four-day holiday.

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[15:04] At present, the Mark Six lottery only draws twice a week. The Jockey Club announced today that starting next Tuesday (15th), the arrangement of three draws per week will be resumed.

Off-site betting shops will be available for purchase of Mark Six lottery tickets starting from May 15th.

Today, 4 more cases have been imported from Lebanon, a man who had come to Hong Kong had been injected with symptoms and had no source unknown for 4 days

[14:18] The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that yesterday (8th) 4 newly confirmed cases were recorded, all of which were imported cases and arrived in Hong Kong from Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Austria.

Among them, a 32-year-old male patient (No. 11870) came from Lebanon. He arrived in Hong Kong on flight EK384 on June 5, but did not detect the N501Y and L452R variant viruses. After arriving in Hong Kong, he stayed at the Xiyingpan Huadashengpin Hotel.

He received a dose of Coxing vaccine on April 3 and May 1.

So far, there have been 11,873 cases in Hong Kong.

[13:16] It is understood that about 5 confirmed cases were recorded today, with no source unknown, and there will be no news conference on the epidemic.

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[13:04] The business sector continues to "grain needles" and Dream Cruises launches the "Luxury Cruise at Sea Palace Lucky Draw". Hong Kong citizens who have reached the age of 18 only need to complete two doses of COVID-19 vaccination in Hong Kong on or before July 30 Participate. The prizes are worth nearly HK$4 million. The "Ultimate Award" is for unlimited rides on the "Genting Dream" luxurious sea-view terrace rooms within one year. The registration period is from June 10th to July 30th.

New crown vaccine|Injection received 1,000 yuan from the grassroots, the social association refers to the first consideration of low-income, residential housing

[10:11] Many private companies responded to the government's "grain injection" measures, using various forms of lottery as incentives to vaccinate.

New World Development recently announced that it will launch a new round of anti-epidemic measures to assist the grassroots. The beneficiaries will receive a cash subsidy of 1,000 yuan as a "vaccination salary" or a "health consultation allowance" for a total of 5 million yuan.

The Hong Kong Association of Community Organizations is one of the non-profit organizations cooperating with New World. The deputy director of the organization, Shi Lishan, stated on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" today (9th) that they will give priority to members with low income and residential housing. Will review their income and family situation.

Liang Zichao advocates two antibody tests for arrivals in the early and late stages of quarantine, but auxiliary measures are difficult to leak

[09:37] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. The three mothers and daughters who lived in Tin Shui Wai earlier contracted the disease one after another and were found to have a variant virus.

In order to prevent leakage of entry cases, the authorities stated that the quarantine or entry persons will be tested for antibodies, and the inspection location and testing methods are being studied.

Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao pointed out on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums" today (9th) that it is recommended that antibody tests should be carried out at the beginning and the end of the quarantine period. If the initial antibody test is negative and antibodies are found later, then It must be treated as a confirmed case and sent to hospital.

However, he pointed out that the antibody test is only an auxiliary measure and cannot be leak-proof.

The government continues the current social distancing measures for 14 days, catering businesses or bars must choose one of two

[01:54] The government announced in the early hours of today (9th) that it will maintain the current social distancing measures, which will take effect from midnight tomorrow (10th) for a period of 14 days until June 23.

During this period, the current regulations and restrictions on catering services will continue to be maintained, that is, unless otherwise specified by bars or pubs, all catering business premises must operate according to one of Type A, Type B, Type C or Type D operation modes.

There is a new restriction. For listed premises such as catering business and bars/pubs, you can only choose one of the A, B, C, or D operation modes of the catering business, or the operation mode of a bar or pub. It operates from June 10th to 23rd, and cannot be changed once selected.

The new restrictions make it impossible for shops that hold both restaurant and bar licenses to "transform" at will, and cannot enjoy the advantages of both at the same time.

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▼The whereabouts of the three mothers and daughters infected with a variant virus in Tianshuiwei▼

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New Crown Vaccine | 36,000 more people have received injections, the number of appointments dropped slightly by 3.6%, 9 people were sent to hospital after being injected on Monday

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New Crown Vaccine | Liang Zichao advocates to relax extracurricular activities after arriving at school for injections to allow students who have received injections to participate

New Crown Vaccine | Tang Xiuqi: Many parents intend to get injections and call for relaxation of the threshold for injections in primary schools

New Crown Vaccine | Low inoculation rate in hospitals, industry discusses on Wednesday that the needle measures involve free medical examinations and a big lottery

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Today, there are zero confirmed cases in the local area and 3 more imported cases without vaccinated Colombian men and women returning to Hong Kong with variant viruses

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

Covid-19 Vaccine | The government visits PricewaterhouseCoopers Office to provide outreach injections for more than 370 employees

New Crown Vaccine | Low inoculation rate in hospitals, industry discusses on Wednesday that the needle measures involve free medical examinations and a big lottery

Vaccine discounts|New World distributes money to the grassroots for injections and eligible individuals receive 1,000 yuan each

Today, there are zero confirmed cases in the local area and 3 more imported cases without vaccinated Colombian men and women returning to Hong Kong with variant viruses

New Crown Vaccine | Liang Zichao advocates to relax extracurricular activities after arriving at school for injections to allow students who have received injections to participate

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