The novel coronavirus pneumonia variant strain Omicron continues to spread. As of yesterday (13th), there have been 327 Omicron cases in Hong Kong, of which 32 are local and imported.
Director of Health Lam Man-kin said at a press conference today (14th) that although there is currently only one case of unknown origin in Hong Kong, and the genetic sequence is related to the Cathay Pacific flight attendant and mother group, the source has not yet been traced. There is an invisible chain of transmission; 30% of confirmed patients are asymptomatic, which means that it may cause transmission in the community inadvertently.
He described the epidemic in Hong Kong as "on the edge of the crater, and still cannot leave the crater." If there are invisible transmission chains or super-spreaders in the community, the number of confirmed cases may rise sharply.
In addition, Chief Executive Carrie Lam pointed out that, noting the recent increase in the vaccination rate, "if 20,000 people get the first shot every day, by February 24, almost 90% of people (in Hong Kong) will get the shot." I believe that there will be more foundation and confidence to relax social distancing measures at that time. "If Omicron does not cause a community outbreak, we can provide a place of hope here, and try our best to open everyone's business on the basis of vaccine bubbles."
▼On January 14, the government announced that the ban on dine-in in the evening market was extended to February 3 on the third day of the new year▼
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Director of Health Lim Man-kin described the current epidemic as "on the edge of the volcanic crater, but the crater has not yet been opened." In the event of an invisible transmission chain or super-spreader in the community, the number of confirmed cases may rise sharply.
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There are two major Omicron dissemination groups in Hong Kong so far
Director of Health Lam Man Kin said that although there is currently only one case of unknown origin in Hong Kong, the patient is a 58-year-old supermarket tally clerk (#12872) who was diagnosed earlier.
He said that there are currently two main transmission groups in Hong Kong, including the Wangyuelou group derived from case 12611 Cathay Pacific flight attendant, and the dancing group derived from case 12676 confirmed Cathay Pacific flight attendant infection to the mother, and the spread of the case is fast, The formation of a community transmission key includes restaurants, securities companies and other premises, as well as different social activities and types of work. In addition, vertical transmission of buildings has occurred in the early stage of the current wave of the epidemic, which shows that the Omicron virus has high transmission power this time.
Lin Wenjian also pointed out that since the fifth wave of the epidemic, the authorities have encountered many difficulties in tracing the close contacts of the cases. Taking the case of a 20-year-old part-time salesperson in Sogo, Causeway Bay as an example, the authorities have traced the source of the infection several times. Fewer infections (#12611), "When the first and second generation of (cases) spread, there was already an opportunity to spread in the community, making it difficult to track down."
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Lin Xu pointed out that, according to the analysis by the authorities, nearly 80% of the 32 local or imported cases related to Omicron have CT values lower than or equal to 30, with a high viral load, and 30% of the patients are asymptomatic, which means that there is a chance that they may be unintentional. cause transmission in the community.
Lin described the current epidemic as "on the edge of the volcanic crater, but still cannot leave the crater." In the event of an invisible transmission chain or super-spreader in the community, the number of confirmed cases may rise sharply.
On January 13, the first closed area of Longcheng Garden was tested
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Citizens are urged to use "Safe Travel" to avoid cross-family gatherings during the Lunar New Year
Lin called on the public to use the "Safe Travel" mobile application to help track cases; he also pointed out that many confirmed cases have not been vaccinated, "may be due to factors that become super-spreaders because of the high viral load", plus the age of the patients The median is over 50 years old, so the elderly and those with chronic illnesses should be vaccinated as soon as possible.
Lin reminded that if the public has been to the place visited by the confirmed person, they should do the test as soon as possible, and the medical staff should also be vigilant and test the sick person as soon as possible; the public should also take personal protection measures and avoid the test during the Lunar New Year. Cross-family gatherings, "I hope everyone will work together to get out of the epidemic."
▼1.11 Enclosure of LCSD facilities under the epidemic▼
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Carrie Lam: If the vaccination rate is maintained, it is expected to reach 90% of people who have been injected by February
In addition, Carrie Lam announced at a press conference that a series of social distancing measures originally scheduled to be applied from the 7th to the 20th of this month will be extended for two more weeks until the 3rd day of next month, the third day of the Lunar New Year.
She described the relaxation of measures as "the hope of the industry" and that social distancing measures cannot be tightened for a long time. She also pointed out that she noticed that the vaccination rate has increased recently. Nearly 90% of people (in Hong Kong) get injections.” I believe that there will be more foundation and confidence to relax measures at that time. “If Omicron does not cause a community outbreak, we can provide some hope here, and try our best to open business, based on the vaccine bubble. "
Omicron | Emphasizes that if the epidemic is under control, there will be a period of customs clearance Lam Cheng: Citizens, please maintain confidence 100 million Omicron｜The source of cabin cleaners is imported from the United States, only supermarket tally clerks are left without the source
