A preliminary confirmed case of unknown origin occurred in Hong Kong. The patient was a 42-year-old male surveyor who lived in Tuen Mun. He had not been to high-risk places including Festival Walk or Wangyue Tower. The case was subsequently confirmed as a preliminary positive case.
In addition, a flight attendant and her family members were diagnosed earlier, and a close contact of the latter and the maid of another close contact were initially diagnosed, or there may be three generations of transmission.
A variant strain of the new coronavirus Omicron entered the local community, and the fifth wave of epidemics broke out.
The government will announce the tightening of preventive measures, including the restaurant’s suspension of night markets for two weeks starting from Friday (January 7).
In addition, it was previously announced that the scope of the "vaccine bubble" will be expanded on February 24 to enter 18 types of premises such as restaurants, and citizens must be vaccinated with at least one dose of vaccine; and on January 3, about 17,000 people received injections in a single day. new highs.
How serious is the Omicron epidemic in Hong Kong?
How is the situation of citizens vaccinated?
Can the stock of vaccines cope with the new wave of epidemics?
How about the latest social distancing measures and dine-in restrictions?
Who are exempt?
The following series of charts are answered one by one.
1. The latest confirmed number
By the beginning of 2022, the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has exceeded 12,000, and many cases of Omicron variant virus have been recorded. Since the end of 2021, community cases related to imported cases have reappeared, and it was detonated by the crew members who violated the quarantine restrictions. , Omicron variant virus group has increased to 6 people infected.
2. Latest vaccination status
Hong Kong has launched a new crown vaccination program in early 2021. By early 2022, more than 4.9 million people have received the first dose (72.9% of the total population), more than 4.6 million people have received the second dose (69.4%), and more than 420,000 The person has been vaccinated with the third shot.
As for whether the vaccine stock is sufficient to meet the demand for vaccination caused by the expansion of the "vaccine bubble", the records show that the Hong Kong government has purchased a total of 8.5 million doses of Fubitai vaccine and 7.5 million doses of Kexing vaccine; it is estimated that as of the beginning of January, Hong Kong has a maximum of 227 Ten thousand doses of Fubitai vaccine and 3.76 million doses of Kexing vaccine.
3. Vaccination is required when entering restaurants after the Lunar New Year
The government announced that it will tighten a series of measures to prevent the Omicron variant virus, and plans to expand the scope of vaccine bubbles to premises regulated by Chapter 599F after the Lunar New Year, including 18 types of premises such as restaurants and fitness centers, to enter the public At least one dose of vaccine is required.
4. Customs clearance arrangements drive peace of mind travel downloads
In order to cooperate with the customs clearance arrangement with the Mainland, the "Gangkang Code" will accept applications from December 10.
Applying for a health code requires uploading of past travel records, which has increased the number of downloads of "Travel with Peace". According to an announcement by the authorities, it has exceeded 7 million times by the end of December.