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Omicron. Latest | Xindu Medical Center gave 36 people an expired Fubitai and two of them had stomach problems

2022-01-12T05:45:58.590Z


There were 21 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday (11th), of which 8 were imported cases. Among the preliminarily confirmed cases, another person lives in Tuen Mun, including a female security guard who lives in Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre in Po Tin Estate.


There were 21 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday (11th), of which 8 were imported cases.

Among the preliminarily confirmed cases, another person lives in Tuen Mun, including a female security guard who lives in the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center in Po Tin Village. Her residence was also closed for forced inspection last night. People with mild symptoms should be tested.


Residents in Tuen Mun were worried that they were being recruited silently. Yesterday, thousands of people lined up in long queues from morning to night. Many elderly people waited for four or five hours to complete the test. Ten, for residents "willing to do all the inspections" to find invisible patients as soon as possible.



Vertical transmission occurred in the third phase of Fenglin Garden in North Point, and a male resident living in Room 9B was initially diagnosed.

The Centre for Health Protection and government expert Yuan Guoyong visited the site this afternoon. It is estimated that the 9B households did not add water to the toilet drains and the "U-shaped air traps were dry", which caused the vertical transmission of the virus from the 6B room, which was confirmed by the previous residents. The authorities will arrange the building 14 households in Block B were evacuated and arranged to enter the quarantine center.

Yuan Guoyong pointed out that there is no evidence to show that there is an invisible transmission chain in the North Point area.


In addition, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department is required to carry out emergency maintenance of the electrical system at the Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre. The electricity supply of about 417 units in the first phase of the centre will be suspended from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and the electrical appliances in the units will be unavailable.


Ten testing points are set up in Tuen Mun to facilitate residents' "willingness to check everything"

▼On January 12th, Tuen Mun reappeared in line to detect people and dragons▼


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[13:32] "Hong Kong 01" received news that the "Xindu Medical Center" located at Shop G3 on the ground floor of Xinbeijiang Shopping Mall, Kingswood Villas, Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, broke out that it had vaccinated citizens with expired Fubitai vaccine, and about 30 people were infected. Influence.

The Department of Health confirmed that the Xindu Integrated Medical Centre (Tin Shui Wai) at Shop G3, Ground Floor, Xin Bei Jiang Shopping Centre, Kingswood Villas, Tin Shui Wai, had vaccinated 36 residents of the Forbidden vaccine beyond the recommended use date.

The Department of Health received notification from the above-mentioned medical center on January 6 that on January 2 and 4 this year, 12 and 24 members of the public received their vaccinations on the 31st and 33rd days of thawing (i.e. after the recommended use date). hours and two days) of the forbidet vaccine.

Two of the residents reported stomach discomfort, one was recovering after seeking treatment in the A&E department, and the other was in hospital for observation and in stable condition.

[12:56] Yuan Guoyong said that after the inspection, it was agreed that vertical transmission occurred in two B units, and the virus was transmitted from room 6B to room 9B.

He said that the owner of the 9B household never went to the toilet without adding water. As a result, the "U-shaped air trap" was dry, and the air was easy to enter the house. However, the window of the 9B unit was closed most of the time due to the maintenance of the exterior wall, and the air was only turned on when using the toilet. The air is trapped in the house, and the amount of pollution virus is high.

He also pointed out that due to the construction of the building, all the pipes have been covered, and the floor situation cannot be observed.

However, the building uses a new canal, I believe it will not leak easily, and the residents should close their windows more.

Yuan pointed out that during the inspection, he had burned incense in Unit 6B and could smell the smell in Room 9B. He suggested that all residents of Unit B in the building evacuate.

The CHP is expected to involve 14 households.

He estimated that the newly confirmed cases are related to the earlier confirmed cases, and there is no evidence that there is an invisible transmission chain in North Point.

Yuan emphasized that the second case of vertical transmission was very soon in the current wave of the epidemic. The previous two waves were caused by multiple people in the community.

Although the OMICRON variant is "Jing 咗", Yuen believes that Hong Kong does not need to wear N95 masks for all people, but two surgical masks can be worn to increase protection and filtering capabilities.

He went on to say that N95 is very expensive, and it is impossible for everyone to wear it. He has been short of breath after using N95 to talk for ten minutes, and it is not feasible to wear it from morning to night.

▼On January 12, the third phase of North Point Fenglin Garden is now a vertical communication expert to inspect the site▼


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[12:50] Ou Jiarong said that last night, he received a preliminary diagnosis from a male resident living in a unit B of Fenglin Garden Phase III in North Point, involving a 32-year-old man who lives in Block B on the 9th floor and works as an engineering supervisor. He did not know the previous diagnosis. Residents of Unit 6B.

A total of 3 people were diagnosed in the two B units of the building. This afternoon, Yuan Guoyong and several government departments visited the scene.

Ou pointed out that the newly diagnosed patient in Room 9B had no contact with the residents of Room 6B who were previously diagnosed as belonging to the CITIC Group, and did not know each other.

On January 9, he had symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection. He was tested at Queen Mary Hospital yesterday, and the result was preliminary positive, with a CT value of 17.6.

The male resident of 9B involved was not present when the enclosure was closed last night.

The authorities will contact the 14 households in Block B of the building involved as soon as possible to arrange for them to enter the quarantine center.

Ou Jiarong said that due to vertical transmission in Block B of Fenglin Garden Phase III, 14 households had to be evacuated.

(Photo by O Jiale)

New Crown Vaccine | Kowloon Tong and Kowloon Bay will add two vaccination centers from Friday to make an appointment for 1.21 for Fubitai

[12:45] The government announced today (12th) that from Friday (14th), citizens can make appointments at the Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Service Center and the Community Vaccination Center of the Kowloon Bay Sports Centre for free vaccinations with Fubitai.

The two centers will provide vaccination services from January 21.

[12:33] A cluster of infections broke out at CITIC Securities in North Point. A total of four people were infected, including three staff members and one visitor.

Last night, the government closed the North Point residence "Maple Garden Phase 3" of the newly diagnosed person for forced inspection, and no positive cases were found.

The news pointed out that the third phase of Fenglin Garden in North Point is suspected to have vertical transmission.

Yuen Guoyong, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, and Au Jiarong, Chief Doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, visited the site this morning (12th).

The third phase of Fenglin Garden in North Point is about 30 years old. The building is undergoing maintenance works. The entire building is wrapped in large white gauze, with a bamboo shed inside and construction waste lying on the pavement outside the building.

North Point Maple Garden Phase III.

(Photo by Deng Yinglin)

[12:25] In response to multiple cases of Omicron variant virus, the government carried out enclosure testing at 7:00 and 7:30 last night (11th) respectively at the third phase of Fenglin Garden in North Point and the third block of Po Tin Estate in Tuen Mun. .

The authorities announced that the compulsory testing operation for Block 3 of Po Tin Estate in Tuen Mun has been completed. As of 1 am today, about 1,249 people have been tested and no confirmed cases have been found.

In addition, the government also sent staff to visit about 896 households in the "restricted area", of which 194 households were not answered during the process, and the government will take measures to follow up.

[12:18] A spokesman for the Hong Kong government stated that as the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has to carry out emergency maintenance of the power system at the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center, the power supply of individual units will be temporarily affected this afternoon.

Affected by the emergency maintenance, the power supply of about 417 units in the first phase of the center will be suspended from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and the electrical appliances in the units will be unavailable during this period.

The daily operations and services of the center will not be affected, and the medical station in the third phase of the center will continue to operate as usual.

The staff of the centre have informed the affected persons under quarantine of the relevant arrangements through WhatsApp messages and broadcasts, and additional staff have been dispatched to provide assistance.

The Hong Kong government stated that due to the emergency maintenance of the power system at the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center, the power supply of about 417 units in the first phase will be suspended for about 3 hours.

(File photo/Photo by Luo Guohui)

Mandatory testing | 34 additional locations, Tuen Mun accounted for 8 V City YATA, 155 Connaught Road West, etc. on the list

[12:08] The variant virus strain Omicron is spreading in the community in Hong Kong. The government gazetted the mandatory testing notice today (12th), and included 34 designated places in the mandatory inspection notice, 8 of which are located in Tuen Mun, including

V City YATA Supermarkets, Pacific Coffee and Market Place by Jasons in Gold Coast Shopping Mall, Personnel Registration Office on the 3rd floor of Zhaolin Government Complex, and three secondary schools in the district

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In addition, there were outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infection and/or influenza-like illness in 3 schools. Since the symptoms were similar to the novel coronavirus, the relevant schools or their specified levels were also included in the mandatory testing announcement.

▼Details of the latest mandatory inspection announcement▼


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Tuen Mun Epidemic|Jockey Club: Close 2 betting shops in Tuen Mun District, all betting shops are closed on Masai day

[12:00] The Hong Kong Jockey Club stated that in view of the announcement by the Centre for Health Protection, the current overall epidemic situation in Hong Kong, especially the epidemic in Tuen Mun District, is very severe, and it has

decided to temporarily close the off-site betting offices located at Tuen Mun Town Plaza and Kin Wing Street, Tuen Mun

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As for other off-track betting offices, it will be closed on all race days; and on night race days, it will be open from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm.

The arrangement is effective immediately until further notice.

Omicron|Multiple inspections in Tuen Mun: Lin Weixun: Large-scale inspections help identify potential patients

[11:45] The government has included many places in Tuen Mun into the mandatory testing announcement, and residents are required to undergo mandatory testing.

Lin Weixun, vice president of the Society of Infectious Diseases and Infectious Diseases, said on the RTHK program this morning (12th) that he believes that mandatory testing can help identify potential invisible patients, especially those who are currently queuing for testing, most of whom are younger citizens who will go out to work , the risk is relatively high; and the safety factor of 6 tests is high.

He also believes that the female security guards who work in the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center are more likely to be infected in Penny's Bay, because in addition to droplets, they may also be infected through indirect contact.

Infection and Infectious Diseases Specialist Lim Wai Sun.

(File photo/Photo by Huang Shuhui)

Tuen Mun Inspection | Waiting for the crowd to reappear, some people line up at 5:00 in the morning: no result, no return to work

[10:57] A hidden chain of transmission is suspected in Tuen Mun District. The outbreak of the pharmacy group in Aiding Shopping Center has expanded. Several testing centers in Tuen Mun lined up yesterday (11th) to wait for the test crowd from day to night.

Although the government later announced that 8 additional mobile sampling stations will be installed in the area today (12th), the area will be covered in the morning.

At the Zhaolin Community Hall Testing Center, a large number of neighbors lined up before 8:00 a.m. Some citizens revealed that the crowd had appeared before 5:00 a.m. and there were nearly 1,000 people queuing up. time.

Many neighbors have been mentally prepared for more than three hours. Although some people joked that they should go to the mountains, some people were anxious, dissatisfied with the relevant arrangements, and bombarded the government with improper arrangements: "No negative results, no return to work!"

A number of people who were diagnosed recently lived in Tuen Mun, and there were suspected invisible transmission chains in the area. On January 12, a long queue of people appeared again waiting for virus testing.

(Photo by Yu Junliang)

Suspension of classes|Primary schools and kindergartens suspend face-to-face teaching before Friday Zhang Yongbang: Some schools cancel internal exams

[10:56] The government announced yesterday (11th) that all primary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face classes on or before Friday (14th).

Cheung Yongbang, Honorary Chairman of the Principals Association of Aided Primary Schools, said on the RTHK program this morning (12th) that he was already mentally prepared for the suspension of classes. There were 3 days from the official announcement to the suspension of classes. Intermediate test.



Zhang continued to point out that some schools need to cancel the examinations originally scheduled for next week, and the examination papers will be changed to in-school assessments and distributed to students to complete at home.

Zhang Yongbang, Honorary Chairman of the Principals Association of Aided Primary Schools (file photo)

Omicron|13 places listed as high-risk locations, ClubOne in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Yuanqi in North Point, and McDonald's make the list

[09:58] The Omicron variant virus has entered the community, and the government has listed 13 high-risk locations, including 11 restaurants, such as

Telford Plaza in Kowloon Bay and McDonald's in Kang Chak Garden in North Point, AIA Plaza in North Point, and Gold Coast in Tuen Mun. Pacific Coffee in the shopping mall, ClubONE Victoria Harbour Royal Banquet in Tsim Sha Tsui East

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01 News|Tin Shui Wai Xindu Medical Center has expired and about 30 citizens of Fubitai have been affected

[09:14] The government will expand the vaccine bubble from the 24th of next month, and the demand for vaccination has greatly increased. Many community vaccination centers have long queues.

At present, eight private healthcare institutions are piloting a pilot scheme for the provision of Fubitx vaccination services.

However, "Hong Kong 01" received news that one of the participating plans, the "Xindu Medical Center" located at Shop G3 on the ground floor of Xinbeijiang Shopping Mall at Kingswood Villas, Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, broke out yesterday (11th) that it had vaccinated citizens with expired nephritic About 30 people were affected by the Thai vaccine.

According to people familiar with the matter, the Department of Health has been informed of the incident, after it was discovered that the clinic had applied for government vaccine funding with the batch number of the expired vaccine.

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▼On January 11, there was a long queue at the Tuen Mun inspection station at night▼


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Omicron|The government announced on Friday that the anti-epidemic fund will give unpaid leave to restaurant workers to worry about the New Year

[08:00] The outbreak of the new coronavirus variant virus Omicron community, the government hastily tightened epidemic prevention measures from last Friday (7th), and the economy suffered setbacks during the recovery.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced yesterday (11th) that the fifth round of the anti-epidemic fund will be launched, with an amount of about 4 billion yuan. Details will be announced on Friday.

A head of the restaurant's siuwei department pointed out that three months ago, he thought that the market would slowly recover in the coming year. , The company is now forcing employees to take unpaid leave. He is worried that the Chinese New Year is coming, and everything will be an expense.

The chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Labour Associations and a member of the Legislative Council, Lam Chun-shing, said that if the government intends to continue to follow the procedures and standards of the fourth round of fund distribution last year, the subsidies will only fall into the hands of employers and bosses, and front-line employees will not benefit at all. Engaged in beauty and makeup, and freelance workers, both failed to benefit.

Omicron|Three unsolved mysteries hinder the fight against the epidemic.

[07:23] The outbreak of the mutant virus strain Omicron in Hong Kong is not under control. Tuen Mun, the outbreak point of the Cathay Pacific Air Force Group, is the hardest-hit area. Another patient with unknown source of infection has been added, who is a Penny's Bay girl who was initially diagnosed yesterday (11th). security guard.

She lives in Po Tin Village in the district. Whether she was infected in the community in the district, or was recruited while working in Penny's Bay, remains to be investigated by experts from the Department of Health.

A family of four, the owner of East Asia Pharmacy in Aiding Shopping Centre in Tuen Mun, has been recruited one after another.

The Department of Health's investigation found that the first-generation patient of the Cathay Pacific Air Force Group, a 44-year-old flight attendant who violated the rules during home isolation, visited the store for 5 minutes to buy shampoo on the 27th of last month.

The boss fell ill on New Year's Day and was highly likely to be infected by the air crew, but the store's CCTV showed that both of them were wearing masks while they were together, so the infection became a mystery. Is it really "poisonous silver paper" spreading the virus?

The owner of the pharmacy delayed the test after the onset of the disease, and it is unknown whether it infects others.

The CHP indicated that Tuen Mun may have hidden transmission chains, but there may also be invisible patients in other districts.

A 58-year-old tally clerk who has been to more than 30 supermarkets and pharmacies in Hong Kong and Kowloon due to her work, the virus-wide genetic analysis shows that she belongs to the Cathay Pacific flight attendant and her mother group, but she has no overlapping whereabouts with the patients in the group.

How the tally man got the virus is the third mystery.

▼On January 11, there was a long queue at the Tuen Mun testing station▼


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▼1.1 Inspection of 3 closed areas of Baotian Village, Tuen Mun▼


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Closed area testing|The third phase of Fenglin Garden in North Point completed the compulsory inspection and no confirmed cases were found

[06:45] In response to multiple cases of Omicron variant virus, the government carried out enclosure testing at 7:00 and 7:30 last night (11th) successively at the third phase of Fenglin Garden in North Point and the third block of Po Tin Estate in Tuen Mun. .

The authorities announced this morning that they had completed the third phase of compulsory testing at Maplewood Gardens, with no positive cases detected.

▼1.1 North Point Fenglin Garden Phase III closed area inspection▼


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▼1.11 There are a lot of people in the market under the epidemic▼


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Yesterday's overview: Omicron.

1.11|An additional 21 cases of Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s announcement of the suspension of primary and kindergarten classes and civil servants’ WFH

Suspension of classes | Kindergarten and primary schools suspend face-to-face classes on Friday

Suspension of classes | 6 schools have students infected with the virus (attached table) The principal hopes that there will be enough face-to-face teaching before the test in March

Vaccines|The Society of Pharmacists advocates that children take Fubitai to draw one-third of the adult dose and one or two injections every 8 weeks

Omicron|News: Civil servants tentatively scheduled to work from home from Thursday until February 4

Privacy Department adopts special work arrangements for staff to rotate WFH to handle complaints and enquiries may take longer

Omicron|Cathay Pacific refers to the company's decision to return the crew to the cargo plane

▼From January 14, all primary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong will temporarily conduct face-to-face courses▼


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Closed area inspection|Fenglin Garden, North Point, Po Tin Village, Enclosed Penny's Bay Security North Point Securities Staff

Epidemic|Penny's Bay female security guards were recruited to live in Tuen Mun and carried luggage for quarantine persons

Omicron|A family of four in Tuen Mun East Asia Pharmacy was infected with the virus CCTV revealed that Cathay Pacific Airways had visited

The owner of the East Asia Pharmacy in Tuen Mun, Xiao Liuer, was diagnosed with the disease for the first time.

Omicron Incidence Prediction︱PolyU: Tai Po, Tuen Mun, 5 high-risk districts will be listed in the next week

Omicron|Tuen Mun inspects the crowd before the night falls. Residents worry that they will be fined if they don’t do it: can you?

There are many inspections and other inspections, and people waiting for four hours in the 2000 Neighborhoods of Tuen Mun, Lung Wai

Tuen Mun Epidemic Explosion Platoon has half-day testing government sampling points soared to 10 Zhang Zhujun: Do it if you catch a cold

Compulsory Quarantine | Quarantine Boom in South Horizons

▼Tuen Mun Anding Shopping Center City Restaurant and East Asia Pharmacy are temporarily closed▼


Hong Weimin Party ︱ FEHD initially believes that there are no regulations. Carrie Lam: The number of guests far exceeds the requirements

Hong Weimin's Birthday Banquet|The restaurant's suspected overflowing seating operation involves illegal guests or a fine of 5,000

Omicron︱ directly attacked Wang Shiya's "private sinus" Residents of No. 155 Connaught Road West said they had a private room

Hong Weimin Party︱Wang Shiya Party before the party at 155 Connaught Road West, 7 to 8 people were sent to quarantine

News: Wang Shiya's drinking place is actually No. 155 Connaught Road West. Both restaurants said that there were no patients.

Hong Weimin's birthday party | Zeng Qiyin: There may definitely be more hidden patients calling on those present to report

The restaurant has a maximum of 100 to 150 people on weekdays, and the number of Hong Weimin's birthday party is suspected to exceed the usual number of seats in the restaurant.

On that day, Hong Weimin and other guests did not wear masks and left their seats when they were not eating.

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The fifth wave affected at least 12 families, and the number of Wang Shiya's family increased to 5 people, and 4 people from the pharmacy family were all infected.

Wang Shiyamei's family of 3 infected with the epidemic went to Happy Valley Racecourse on New Year's Day to suspend business for disinfection

Omicron|Another employee of Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay recruits underground YSL staff for the first time

Omicron | Quarantine period for close contacts is reduced, experts say no going out during home surveillance

Anti-epidemic Fund|Injected 162.3 billion yuan in four rounds, and distributed 47 billion yuan to more than 20 industries

Anti-epidemic Fund|In the past four rounds, the catering industry of the cruise line has not been included, and the catering industry hopes to increase the guarantee amount by 100% for the New Year.

Covid-19 Vaccine|CityU restricts all campus visitors to get at least one shot from 2.24

Omicron|Association of Services for the Elderly Concerned About Infection for the Elderly: Family members take the initiative to contact the institution to arrange injections

▼List of 12 infected households (as of 1.11)▼


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As of January 11, there are currently six schools with confirmed or initial confirmed cases of students.

(Hong Kong 01 cartography)

Closed area testing|Fenglin Garden, North Point, Po Tin Village, Penny's Bay Security, North Point Securities Staff Omicron|Another employee of SOGO Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay is recruiting YSL clerk on the ground floor. Neighbors waited for four hours: all of them did not go to Tuen Mun Epidemic Explosion Row for half-day testing. The number of government sampling points increased sharply to 10 Zhang Zhujun: A cold is going to be an epidemic. The door used to carry luggage for quarantine people Omicron|A family of four in the East Asia Pharmacy in Tuen Mun was infected with the epidemic CCTV revealed that Cathay Pacific Airways had visited

Source: hk1

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