The new crown virus variant virus strain Omicron has entered the community. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor recently announced that evening dine-in will be completely banned from early Friday morning. Many listed premises, such as theme parks and bars, will all be closed for at least 14 days.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, stated on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums" today (6th) that the tightening measures are aimed at speeding up cutting off the chain of community transmission, hoping that "long-term pain is worse than short-term pain" to control the epidemic in the next 14 days .
She was asked whether she would provide subsidies to the catering industry. She only said that it is currently unknown how long the epidemic will last. The government will review the situation 7 days later.
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The Director of the Bureau of Food and Health Chen Zhaoshi pointed out that because the confirmed cases had been to many places and the community had an unknown potential transmission chain, the tightening measures aimed to accelerate the cutting off of the community transmission chain.
She described "the measures to be implemented are heavy", hoping that "long-term pain is not as good as short-term pain". Through "fast, severe, and accurate" measures, the epidemic can be controlled in the next 14 days, so that the industry can resume business and the public can spend the Chinese New Year as normal.
Asked whether it will provide subsidies to the affected catering industry, it is not possible to say how long the epidemic will last. The government will review the situation on the 7th.
She urged citizens who had been to the Lutian Restaurant in Tin Hau to be tested as soon as possible. In response to the diagnosis that the Indian domestic helper had visited the dormitory and church of foreign domestic helpers, the government has contacted the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong for assistance.
She pointed out that case tracking is important, and better methods will be reviewed.
The Director of the Bureau of Food and Health Chen Zhaoshi pointed out that because the confirmed cases had been to many places and the community had an unknown potential transmission chain, the tightening measures aimed to accelerate the cutting off of the community transmission chain.
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Lin Ruihua, the convener of the Hong Kong SME Food Store Alliance, said in the commercial program "Starting on a Sunny Day" that the government’s new measures were “spicy” and the impact was even more “fatal”, because many restaurants have already been introduced near the New Year. The "abalone and wing belly" for the banquet has been prepared, and it is estimated that the measures will last for at least one month. Because of the worst-case scenario, no peers think it can be relaxed within 14 days.
He said that everyone has never thought that the night market will be banned completely, and it is not that the source is unknown in the end. It is hoped that it will be moderately relaxed after 7 days.
Lin Ruihua believes that the obvious problem this time is due to a mistake in the epidemic prevention policy and involves human results. He questioned why the industry has to "pay the bill" for it. The industry may "be over the next year." 200,000 yuan of anti-epidemic fund to assist the industry.
A listener in the massage industry, Mr. Jian, pointed out that after the resumption of business in the past lunar new year, it will take this year’s Ching Ming Festival to recover 70% of the previous business volume. The degree is subsidized.
Omicron｜The negative pressure system of the temporary hospital ward had a problem with 46 patients. The cause is unknown. Omicron｜The stewardess mother visited the Lutian restaurant in North Point. A total of 4 people infected with the epidemic surveyor recruited Omicron for 15 minutes. Wide hidden transmission chain
