The outbreak of the epidemic in Kwai Chung Village. The authorities announced today (23rd) that more than 170 confirmed and preliminary positive cases have been recorded so far, distributed in seven buildings.
Many residents went to the supermarkets in the village to stock up on grain today. Some people returned home with a few packets of rice, while some elderly people spent more than 1,000 yuan on food to avoid "running out of food" for the New Year.
The reporter went to the supermarket for inspection in the evening and found that most of the goods were in sufficient supply. Only a few cans and packaged bread were sold out, and there were no queues. The situation eased compared to yesterday.
A resident of Kwai Chung Village, who lives in a building with an initial confirmed case, said that although there is no need to continue the enclosure at present, he was worried about the sudden change in the situation, so he urgently purchased the necessary personal items; another resident stated that during the enclosure period, only instant noodles were given as For breakfast, I was also worried that the authorities would raid again at any time.
Due to the outbreak of the epidemic in Kwai Chung Village, Yat Kwai House and Ying Kwai House had to be closed for five days, and many nearby residents rushed to the supermarket to stock up.
(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
The residents of Qian Kwai Building were "released" in the afternoon and went to the supermarket to stock up
In the afternoon, the authorities explained the latest epidemic situation. Yat Kui Building and Ying Kui Building need to continue to be enclosed until the 5-day restraint order expires this Wednesday (26th); Daily testing will be required for the next few days. Qiankui Building, one of the mandatory inspection buildings, found an initial positive test case, and the release was delayed until 4:30 p.m., later than the other three buildings.
Ms. Zhang, a resident of Qiankui Building, went shopping at the supermarket with her daughter. She pointed out that although the closure has been lifted, there was an initial confirmed case in the building.
She mentioned that the family has sufficient reserves of rice, grain, pasta, etc., "I don't have stocks", so I mainly supplement personal items.
She also believes that it is understandable if she needs to be confined because of the epidemic, "Yijia is in a normal mood, but I don't want to get used to it."
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Another Mr. Fok, who lives alone in Qiankui Building, said that the closure has not been lifted for a long time today, and it has been expected that it may be different. There are also many residents waiting for news in the lobby, "The security and the staff can't answer when, so there are many People are booing and impatient.” He pointed out that because he was worried that he would need to be closed for inspection at any time, or even banned, he couldn’t wait to go to the supermarket to shop and store grain after the lockdown was lifted. It will be desolate then." He also pointed out that only instant noodles were given for breakfast today, "It's New Year's Eve.
The epidemic broke out in Kwai Chung Village. The hardest-hit areas were concentrated in Yat Kwai House and Ying Kwai House. Today, many residents of the village went shopping in shopping malls and markets. What they saw at the scene was that many residents "packed small bags" and bought rice, or rented them. Supermarket cart to transport items home.
Grandma Zhu, a resident of Zhikui Building, who is over 70 years old, pointed out that although the epidemic has not spread, but because she was worried that she would be confined to the Chinese New Year, she went to the supermarket in advance to buy food, such as grain, rice and soup balls, and spent about approx. More than 1,000 yuan, "I usually go to the supermarket to buy 100 mosquitoes at most, and the most shocking thing is that I can't get it out." To store grain due to the outbreak, "It's just because there are many coupons, so I use the canal."
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