The novel coronavirus pneumonia variant virus strains Omicron and Delta are attacked, and there are at least three more transmission chains in Hong Kong. Yesterday (18th), 18 new cases were confirmed, 11 of which were local infections, a new high since the fifth wave.
Causeway Bay pet store Little Boss had a female clerk infected with Delta, a 67-year-old female customer was infected, and another hamster was found to have the new crown virus. The government quickly issued a "rat killing order", and all animals in the store and Tai Po warehouse must be Humane destruction, and appeals to the public who bought hamsters in Hong Kong pet stores on or after December 22 last year to hand over the hamsters to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department for humane treatment.
There is another group of confirmed women in Pakistan. The authorities suspect that vertical transmission has occurred in Dongmanlou, Taikeng East Village, where she lives. People from the 14-room unit on the 1st to 11th floors of Dongmanlou were evacuated.
The case also caused a transmission cluster at the Meifu Delia Nuns School. Yesterday, another student in the school was initially confirmed to be infected, and it was suspected of transmission in the class room. All students who took the same exam were required to quarantine.
A female teacher in a kindergarten in North Point Academy was initially diagnosed, and the source of the infection is unknown. The government restricted her residence, No. 72-74 Broadway Street, Mei Foo Sun Village Phase 3, for mandatory testing at 7:00 last night.
[15:13] Au Ka-hong, Director of Immigration, who had to be quarantined earlier for attending Hong Weimin's birthday banquet, his alma mater, St. Joseph's English Secondary School on Clearwater Bay Road, issued a notice stating that the school had just received a notification from the Centre for Health Protection, A student in the sixth grade of secondary school was initially diagnosed. The student is currently receiving treatment in the hospital and is in stable condition.
According to the instructions of the Centre for Health Protection, the school will suspend face-to-face classes from tomorrow (20th) until the 2nd of next month, and all extra-curricular activities have also been cancelled.
Today, the afternoon classes of Grade 6 are also suspended, and all students in the school will be dismissed at 12:40pm.
Killing hamsters | Citizens hand in mice to fish and protect the little master crying heartbroken and leaving a note for final farewell: I love Cangcang
[14:31] A female clerk and a female customer of Little Boss, a pet shop in Causeway Bay, were diagnosed with the virus. Several hamster samples were found to have the virus. The government has decided to humanely handle about 2,000 hamsters and small animals in Hong Kong.
This morning (19th), more than 20 citizens responded to the AFCD's call to bring hamsters to the New Territories South Animal Management Centre in Shatin. It is the parent who is responsible for sending children's pets to the road for testing and humane destruction.
Mr. Hou came with his son's birthday present "Pudin" that he bought on the 8th of this month. He said helplessly that when he left, his son shouted hoarsely and tried to keep the hamster. After the disease was over, he bought another hamster for him, but his son's words made him feel uncomfortable, "When he talks to me, a hamster is a life, and if I buy another one, it doesn't matter. What should I do to him? "
The fifth wave of the epidemic | Another middle school student is infected with the epidemic, and the third and third students of Li Guobao Middle School are diagnosed and face-to-face teaching is suspended for 14 days
[14:26] The Omicron epidemic continued, and "Hong Kong 01" received news that another school student was diagnosed.
The Hong Kong Management Association Lee Kwok Po Middle School confirmed that it received a notification from the Centre for Health Protection this morning that a third-year student was diagnosed with the virus. The school has to suspend face-to-face teaching for 14 days from today and switch to online teaching.
New Crown Vaccine｜Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park, Boundary Street Gymnasium can call Fubitai and make an appointment from tomorrow
[12:50] The government announced today (19th) that two new community vaccination centers, including the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park Gymnasium and the Boundary Street Gymnasium, will provide free vaccinations with Fubitai vaccine, which will be available from tomorrow (20th). have an appointment.
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Rat Killing Order｜The hamster concern group has received about 60 cases of abandonment and appeals to observe the health of the hamsters
[12:24] The government suspected that there was a case of hamster-to-human transmission of new coronary pneumonia, and yesterday (18th) decided to destroy about 2,000 hamsters and small animals.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department also appealed that if the public purchased hamsters from pet stores in Hong Kong after December 22 last year, they should hand them over to the department for destruction.
Ms. Chen, the person in charge of the Hong Kong Hamster Concern Association of "Palm Life", said on the Hong Kong TV program this morning (19th) that she has received 120 related inquiries so far, and half of them are considering abandoning hamsters.
She quoted a veterinarian as saying that even if a hamster is infected with new coronary pneumonia, it can still be treated. It is recommended that the hamster owner first observe the health of the hamster and not rush to abandon it.
Testing｜8 new testing points in Sham Shui Po
[12:23] The Pakistani woman who contracted the virus at Silka Seaview Hotel in Yau Ma Tei was diagnosed after she left the hotel, and infected at least 9 relatives and friends. Yesterday (18th), it was even more suspected of modern second-generation transmission. The students were "successfully recruited", and their families wandered in the Sham Shui Po area, making the area an "epidemic area".
The government today (19th) set up 8 additional testing points in Sham Shui Po to sample citizens for voluntary testing. However, the situation this morning was different from the situation in Tuen Mun, where thousands of people were empty. The mobile sampling station in Lai Chi Kok Park was deserted. Only about 20 people were tested.
Some residents living in Mei Foo are worried about the epidemic situation in Mei Foo and even the entire Sham Shui Po District. She visited Ap Liu Street on the weekend to come to the test: "There is an invisible transmission chain in the shock area. Do the test for peace of mind."
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Rat Killing Order | Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department: There are rats in LittleBoss Tai Po warehouse Chuyang is investigating whether rats are transmitted from human to human
[11:35] There is a suspected case of hamster-to-human transmission of COVID-19 in Hong Kong. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department decided yesterday (18th) to destroy about 2,000 hamsters and small animals.
Xue Hanzong, Assistant Director (Inspection and Quarantine) of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, said on a commercial TV program this morning that the preliminary investigation results showed that the virus in the hamster was similar to that of the confirmed person, but it was still necessary to investigate whether it was transmitted from rats to humans or from humans to rats. Finish.
He also pointed out that there were other preliminary positive results, including other rodents, in the Tai Po warehouse of the pet store Little Boss involved.
The Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Leung Shiu-fai, also said on the RTHK program that an animal in the Tai Po factory was initially positive.
Rat Killing Order | Xu Shuchang: Hamsters have a high chance of transmitting the virus to humans and need to be killed from a public health perspective
[09:35] An employee of a pet store was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, and Hong Kong was suspected of the world's first hamster transmission case.
Xu Shuchang, a government expert advisor and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at CUHK, said on a Hong Kong and Taiwan program this morning (19th) that it is estimated that the hamsters were infected before they came to Hong Kong. The hamsters have a high chance of transmitting the virus to humans, and the confirmed shop assistant may have been exposed to the infection. It is believed to be the first case in the world that the fly or secretions of hamsters have become infected.
▼1.18 AFCD personnel destroy animals at Little Boss in Causeway Bay▼
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▼On January 18, cases involving the infection were included in the mandatory testing places▼
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▼On January 18, Shibu hamster pet stores were included in the mandatory testing area▼
Compulsory testing | 62 places on the list involve Miramar Donki, immigration building and pet shops in various districts
[03:35] There are 18 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong, and there are more than 10 preliminary confirmed cases.
The authorities announced this morning that 62 designated places will be included in the mandatory testing notice.
Among them, 26 specified places were related to one local case, three cases related to imported cases, one non-local confirmed case who had stayed in Hong Kong and five preliminary positive test cases, including a 26-year-old kindergarten in Mei Foo. The female teacher, Ju Tin Wan, a 73-year-old man related to the hamster pet shop, etc., were located in Mira Donki, Tsim Sha Tsui, Immigration Building, restaurants in Aberdeen, and facilities in Sham Shui Po.
Rat Killing Order｜Little Boss, Causeway Bay, AFCD Humanely Destroys Animals and Puts Red Plastic Bags to Take
[00:01] A female employee of the Causeway Bay pet store Little Boss was diagnosed with the Delta virus earlier, and yesterday (18th), a customer was also listed as a confirmed case.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department tested samples from the branch and the warehouse of Tai Po Industrial Estate, and some hamsters and environmental samples were positive for the new coronavirus.
In the evening, AFCD officers and CHP officers went to the Little Boss pet shop in Causeway Bay, seized multiple bags of items, and disinfected the shop. After a few hours, they left with multiple bags of red plastic bags with "Biohazard" printed on them.
Sources at the scene indicated that the plastic bags contained animals that had been humanely destroyed.
▼1.18 Causeway Bay Little Boss had hamsters and environmental samples were positive▼
▼1.18 Pet shop Little Boss is closed ▼
▼1.18 Enclosure inspection of Jiasheng House (Block A), Jialong Court, Tianwan▼
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▼1.18 Closure inspection of No. 72-74 Broadway Street, Phase 3 of Meifu Xincun▼
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▼1.18 Yuan Guoyong and the Department of Health went to Dongmanlou, Dakengdong Village to investigate vertical transmission▼
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▼1.18 Residents in Room 14, Dongman Building, Dakeng East Village, evacuated and quarantined▼
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▼On January 18, a 26-year-old female teacher in North Point Xuezhiyuan Kindergarten was initially diagnosed ▼
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▼The whereabouts of the saleswoman in the Little Boss pet shop▼
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Yesterday's overview: Epidemic.
1.18｜Hong Kong government culls hamsters on a large scale in Hong Kong and calls on citizens to hand over newly bought hamsters
01News｜BA.2 spreads astoundingly, following the 1 biography of a Pakistani woman, 9 cases reappeared in the A&E department this afternoon
News: Multiple hamster samples from Little Boss in Causeway Bay brought the first case of human-to-dog transmission in Delta Port
Pet shop Little Boss clerk and customer diagnosed with 1.7 cases and 150 people who have visited must be quarantined
Causeway Bay Little Boss hamster and Tai Po warehouse test positive, government kills 2,000 small animals
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The government plans to kill hamsters on a large scale, Yuan Guoyong praised decisive and wise: do not want the new variant virus to spread
More than 1,000 hamsters and animal pet rats culled in pet shop outbreak: hamster's life is life
The government has culled hamster pet shops in Hong Kong, it is still unknown whether there will be compensation: SARS has not tried to kill animals
Handing a hamster is illegal
LITTLE BOSS Mong Kok branch is closed, a pet store says that pet rats arriving in Hong Kong will be quarantined for at least 14 days
▼There are pet shops in Mong Kok that import pets such as pet rats from abroad▼
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A 79-year-old male patient in Renji Hospital has a preliminary positive colonoscopy test. The doctor and nurse are listed as close contacts
Sham Shui Po will add 8 free testing points. The government urges residents and workers to get tested as soon as possible
Residents of Unit 14 of the entire building must be evacuated and quarantined
Closed area testing｜Three buildings enclosed in Mei Foo New Village for one night, a female teacher of a kindergarten infected with the virus
Epidemic ｜ 2 students of Pakistani women's group were diagnosed for the first time, and the Sisters School of Mofudilia suspended face-to-face teaching for 14 days
Cross-infection at Silka Seaview Hotel Detonated Transmission Chain
The fifth wave of the epidemic｜The female teacher of North Point Xuezhiyuan Kindergarten is initially diagnosed with suspected local infection source, unknown source
New Crown Vaccine｜Children's vaccine is available soon, parents can clear customs by asking their children's wishes before vaccination
▼On January 18, the government announced the response to the world's first suspected hamster-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus case in Hong Kong▼
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The fifth round of epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic funds can be subsidized by various industries.
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▼The fifth round of anti-epidemic funds for all walks of life ▼
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▼Details of KMB's reductions▼
▼Details of NWFB and Citybus schedules▼
The government still does not know whether there will be any compensation for culling hamster pet shops in Hong Kong: SARS has not tried to kill animals and closed the area for testing | One night, three buildings are enclosed in Mei Foo Sun Village kindergarten female teachers who have no source of infection. The government plans to kill them on a large scale Hamster Yuan Guoyong praises decisiveness and wiseness: I don't want a new variant virus to spread Anti-epidemic Fund 5.0 | Minibus owners and drivers petition to increase the subsidy of 5,000 yuan per month for half a year Pet shop hamster infection evolves Hong Kong massacre animal organization suspends multiple services "life-saving" New crown Vaccines｜Children's vaccines will be launched soon. Parents ask their children's wishes before vaccination. They can clear customs. In the future, there is no right to decide whether to live or die. The new round of anti-epidemic fund arrangements will be based on the previous round. The working class is still suffering.
