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Omicron. Latest | Tung Man House, Tai Hang Tung Estate, Sham Shui Po will be closed for inspection at 8pm tonight

2022-01-15T12:48:03.397Z


There were 5 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (15th), including 3 imported cases and 2 related cases. Among them, the 51-year-old female colleague of Penny's Bay female security guard (#13004) who was diagnosed earlier was transferred to the diagnosis.


There were 5 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (15th), including 3 imported cases and 2 related cases.

Among them, the 51-year-old female colleague of Penny's Bay female security guard (#13004) who was diagnosed earlier was transferred to the positive case.

The family members of the confirmed patient (#12985) in the unit of Block B downstairs in Fenglin Garden Phase 3, North Point, were also diagnosed today.


In addition, there are fewer than 10 preliminarily confirmed cases today, including a 41-year-old cargo aircraft cabin cleaner who lives in Wang Shan Building, Cheung Wang Estate, Tsing Yi, and lives with his family. The relevant activity places will be included in the list of forced inspections.

In addition, a 74-year-old male family member of the three confirmed patient #12860 in City Garden, North Point also tested positive after being sent to the hospital.


In addition, the government also announced the cancellation of the Lunar New Year's Eve, and will extend anti-epidemic measures such as banning dine-in dinners and closing listed premises for 14 days until February 3, the third day of the Lunar New Year.


[20:30] As a preliminary positive case was found today, it was initially shown that a variant virus strain was involved. The case lives in Tung Man House, Tai Hang Tung Estate, No. 83 Tai Hang Tung Road, Sham Shui Po. Therefore, the government announced that starting from 8:00 tonight, the The above locations are closed for testing, so people in restricted areas must stay on their premises and undergo mandatory testing.

Persons to be tested are required to wait at their premises until all identified persons in the "restricted area" have completed their tests and the relevant test results have been roughly confirmed, before leaving their premises.

The government aims to complete the operation at about 7am tomorrow (16th).

▼The fifth round of anti-epidemic funds for all walks of life ▼


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The fifth round of epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic funds can be subsidized by various industries.

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Bus Schedule Cuts|Transportation Department Announces Three Bus Company Route 134 Routes to Cut Route 1.17 to Reduce Off-hours Services

[17:18] The Transport Department stated that following the earlier approval of KMB, NWFB and Citybus from January 7th to 20th, a total of 341 routes will be adjusted after 8pm.

After reviewing the latest operational and service arrangements, the three bus companies once again applied to the Transport Department to temporarily adjust the frequency of some bus routes.

The Transport Department further approved the adjustment of 134 of the routes in consideration of factors such as the decline in the passenger volume of the routes, the load factor, the impact on the waiting time of passengers after the adjustment of the frequency, the effective allocation of bus resources, and the public's acceptance of the proposed adjustment of the frequency. From January 17 to 20, for non-peak hours before 8:00 pm, the frequency will generally be extended by no more than five minutes at most, and the interval between the extended frequencies will not exceed 30 minutes.

In addition, six individual low-capacity overnight routes were approved for suspension due to alternative routes.

Sheung Shui, Siu Sai Wan and Lei Muk Shue added 3 mobile inoculation points, 11 outpatient clinics of the HA will be transferred to Fubitai

[16:54]

The Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, Liu Jiaxian

, said at the press conference on the epidemic:

As of 9:00 this morning, 19 cases have been reported to the HA system in the past 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 27 patients have recovered and been discharged from the hospital. So far, 410 patients are in the Hong Kong Infection Control Centre of North Lantau Hospital and the Infectious Diseases Centre of the HA. And the community treatment of the hospital involves staying in a public hospital; all patients are in stable condition.

Liu continued to point out that the general outpatient clinics of the Hospital Authority will provide more vaccine options. It has been announced earlier that 22 clinics will provide vaccinations.

The Hospital Authority has decided to convert 11 of them to be vaccinated with Fubitux. Due to the need for more time to adjust manpower, the service will start on January 25, and the public can start online appointments on January 22.

As for the Greater Macau Clinic, Vaccination will be added to Sinovac, which will start on January 27.

The remaining 11 clinics that provide vaccinations with Sinovac will provide services from January 21.

Together with the clinics that currently provide vaccinations, there are a total of 14 general outpatient clinics that provide vaccinations with Sinovac. All new Sinovac services will start accepting online appointments from January 18.

[16:42] Zhang Zhujun said that the Niuqi branch in Causeway Bay, which had a confirmed case earlier, has tracked down 35 customers who visited the same time as the patient. They have all been sent to quarantine, and most of them can be traced, but admitted that some Individuals were not followed.

As for the suspected case of vaccine contamination by a nurse earlier, the authorities took samples from relevant clinics, and many of the samples were positive, including the doctor's computer keyboard, mouse, chair and sample bag.

Although it is not contagious, it is the virus residue of the vaccine. It has been suggested that the clinic should be cleaned with a proportion of bleach water on weekdays.

In addition, the Pakistani-born delivery worker who tested positive earlier, tested negative yesterday and today. I hope to take multiple samples. If the test results are all negative tomorrow, I believe that there is a high chance of Fuyang, and Fuyang cases will be listed.

On January 15, there were 5 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, including 3 imported cases and 2 related cases.

(Photo by O Jiale)

Omicron|41-year-old cargo aircraft cabin cleaner was diagnosed with the first diagnosis and visited McDonald's and markets in Cheung Hang Village

[16:33]

Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health,

said:

There are 5 new confirmed cases today, including 3 imported cases and 2 related cases, 4 of which are suspected to have OMICRON variant strains involving N501Y and T478K, and the virus analysis of the remaining 1 case has not been completed.

Among them, the female security guard at Penny's Bay (#13004) who was diagnosed earlier, her 51-year-old female colleague was confirmed to be diagnosed today.

The family of the confirmed patient #12985 in the unit of Block B downstairs in Fenglin Garden Phase 3, North Point, was also diagnosed today.



In addition, there are fewer than 10 preliminarily confirmed cases today, including a 41-year-old cargo aircraft cabin cleaner who lives in Wang Shan Building, Cheung Wang Estate, Tsing Yi, and lives with his family. The relevant activity places will be included in the list of forced inspections.

Zhang pointed out that the cleaner was on holiday on the 10th of this month, tested negative on the 11th, and tested positive on the 14th.

On the 10th of this month, the patient went to the McDonald's branch in Changheng Village and the underground market, and took E21 and E32 to go home.

The patient sometimes sees the pilot who goes to the bottom of the plane, but he did not meet the case of the cabin cleaner who was diagnosed earlier on duty at the same time, and the patient's infection route is still being traced.

As for the family of a 74-year-old male family member of the three confirmed patient #12860 in City Garden, North Point, the test was also initially positive after being sent to the hospital.

The 41-year-old cargo aircraft cabin cleaner who was initially diagnosed today lives in Wang Shan Building, Cheung Wang Village, Tsing Yi.

(File photo/Photo by Chen Huixian)

New Crown Vaccine | Sheung Shui, Siu Sai Wan and Li Mushu add 3 mobile vaccination points for Vaccine

[15:49] The Hong Kong government stated that three new mobile inoculation stations will be added one after another from today (15th), which are located in Sheung Shui, Siu Sai Wan and Li Mushu.

The public can receive the first, second or third dose of the vaccine at the mobile vaccination station.

New Crown Vaccine|Leung Cheuk-wai advocates "acquiescence" to Gu Yuan's home to give injections for 8 adults and then push 3 to 5 years old

[12:50] In Hong Kong, 5.1 million people have received the first dose of the vaccine, accounting for 75.8% of the eligible population, but the vaccination rate of the elderly over the age of 80 has not reached 30%.

Leung Cheuk-wai, a government expert advisor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, suggested that an "opt-out" approach should be implemented in residential care homes for the elderly. As long as the elderly have been vaccinated against influenza, unless the elderly or their family members object to it by phone or email Get the Covid-19 vaccine.

Leung Cheuk-wai, a government expert advisor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong.

(file picture)

New Crown Vaccine | Pushing vaccine bubbles early for early injections for elderly people who go out after Chinese New Year: go to dinner

[12:48] Today (15th) at the vaccination center of Lai Chi Kok Park Gymnasium, there was no queue, and 200 tickets were not distributed until 11:00 in the morning.

An elderly person who came to receive the first dose of the vaccine today bluntly said that he had already made an appointment for the injection, but he was worried that he would not be able to get the injection before the fourth day of the new year, so he deliberately took the same-day injection earlier today. Needle first."

Leung Cheuk-wai: Omicron's spreading power is strong through injections, and it can't be zero infection. Advocate for restaurants to open early and evening markets

[12:25] The government announced yesterday that it would extend social distancing measures such as the ban on dine-in dinners in the evening market until the third day of the new year, and repeatedly emphasized the need to achieve "dynamic clearing".

Leung Cheuk-wai, a government expert advisor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, said on a radio program today (15th) that even if the vaccination rate is 100%, there is still a chance to be infected with the mutant virus Omicron, because Omicron's transmission is very strong, "the real system must be cleared and zero. Infection is an almost impossible mission.”

He pointed out that in response to the omicron epidemic, despite the advantages of real-name health codes and community inspections, the mainland has not been able to completely stop the spread of the virus. This shows that it is very difficult to clear it.



He suggested that restaurants can remove the partitions, but ensure that there is sufficient distance between the platforms, so that the early round and evening markets can be reopened from 6:00 to 8:00; outdoor sports venues such as football fields, tennis courts and golf courses can also be used. Relatively safe to reopen.

Omicron|Liu Yulong expects more than 300,000 elderly people in the Lunar New Year to get out of the pandemic, and all people must be vaccinated

[12:20] Omicron broke out in the community.

Liu Yulong, chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, said on the RTHK program "Hong Kong Home Letter" this morning (15th) that he hopes that around the Lunar New Year, another 300,000 to 70-year-olds will be vaccinated for the first time. Risk of large-scale community spread of Omicron in the coming weeks.

"Bitterness first and sweetness later" Ji introduced vaccine bubbles in restaurants on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Chen Zhaoshi said that he could travel with peace of mind and release needle cards.

[10:43] The Lunar New Year is approaching. Originally, citizens were planning to celebrate the New Year. However, the mutant virus Omicron hit Hong Kong. The New Year's dinner and the New Year's Eve came to an end.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, described it as "suffering first and then sweetness." If the number of confirmed cases decreases and the results are seen, he hopes that the vaccine bubble can be implemented earlier on the fourth day of the new year to allow restaurants to reopen. At present, discussions with the catering industry have begun on the implementation. In addition, the Innovation and Technology Bureau is also preparing to put the needle card into the safe travel more easily, and provide another verification program for the person in charge of the restaurant to use.

▼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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Omicron|Chen Zhaoshi: The goal must be cleared and the number of 6 reasons for failing to relax epidemic prevention measures

[10:14] The number of Omicron cases in Hong Kong has decreased, but the government announced yesterday that it will extend social distancing measures such as the ban on dine-in dinners in the evening market from the 14th to the third day of the new year.

When the Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, attended a radio program this morning (15th), the government was worried that the community still had an invisible transmission chain, including the rapid transmission of Omicron, the sixth generation of transmission within two weeks, and sewage monitoring. On the other hand, positive cases were reported in some areas at one time, vertical transmission occurred in buildings, and patients were infected in diverse places. Therefore, all efforts must be made to curb the transmission. "We have a good life first."



Asked whether the government would be overly worried, Chen said that Hong Kong The main premise of the epidemic is "dynamic clearing". If this is achieved, the customs can be cleared and citizens can live a normal life.

▼On January 15th, citizens went to Lai Chi Kok Park Gymnasium Community Vaccination Center to get injections▼


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Omicron│The New Year's Eve Flower Market is the first to cancel the transfer of flower farmers to ground shops and "live live" to sell orchids

[08:00] The fifth wave of the new crown virus outbreak, the government announced yesterday (14th) the cancellation of the New Year's Eve market in Hong Kong, and flower farmers and citizens lost the platform for buying and selling New Year flowers.

In order to avoid "double loss", some flower farmers who sell orchids find other ways to "produce flowers". Among them, "Orchid King" Yang Xiaolong has turned to temporary ground shops, "Chunlanju" has turned to online markets, and "open live broadcast" sells flowers and praises the fragrance of flowers. , and the response was better than expected, and the price also increased from the previous 1,400 yuan for 10 plants to 1,800 yuan.

However, not all New Year's flowers are easy to find a way out. Mr. Liang, the owner of "Chen Kee Garden" who voted 19 in the New Year's Eve Market, mainly sells peach blossoms. In addition, I want to close my eyes when I look at the flowers during the festival, and I have to look at the size of the real thing and put it in the house. There is no possibility of selling it online, which means I will close the file this year." He expects no money to earn plus deposits, compensation for labor and other losses. 1 million yuan.

Closed area testing | Tseung Kwan O Po Ying Garden Block 4 1100 people tested and no confirmed cases

[07:26] In response to the fact that another female security guard at Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre was initially diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, the government enclosed Block 4 of Po Ying Garden in Tseung Kwan O last night for testing.

The authorities said in a statement this morning that there were no confirmed cases at the site.

▼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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, Food and Health Bureau Mandatory Testing Announcement on January 14

Compulsory testing | Tseung Kwan O Plaza, Tai Hing, Tsing Yi City KFC, etc. on the list of Baoying Garden patients have visited

[00:01] There were 9 new confirmed cases and less than 10 preliminary confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday (14th). The Food and Health Bureau announced the mandatory testing at night. There are five places on the list, including KFC on the 3rd floor of Tsing Yi City, Tai Hing on the 1st floor of Tseung Kwan O Plaza and the food court on the 11th floor of Hysan Plaza in Causeway Bay, etc., involved one case with epidemiological connection to the imported case, as well as a preliminary positive test case.

Among them, KFC and Taixing are the 51-year-old female residents of Baoying Garden who were initially diagnosed today and worked as security guards at the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center. They visited during the incubation period.

▼On January 14, Tseung Kwan O Baoying Garden Block 4 enclosure inspection▼


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Omicron|Director of Health: An invisible transmission on the edge of the crater at the outbreak site has risen sharply Tseung Kwan O Po Ying Garden Omicron|One person in CapitaLand Garden is not confirmed to be sent to hospital News: The sample may be contaminated by vaccine Cancellation Florist says no notification yet

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