The epidemic situation in Hong Kong continues to be severe. Yesterday (10th) announced that there were 31,402 new confirmed cases, including 7,012 positive rapid test cases and 24,390 nucleic acid confirmed cases.
Compared with yesterday's total of 58,000 infections, there are signs of a sharp decline.
The CHP estimates that the peak of the epidemic seems to have peaked and there are signs of a decline, but it calls on the public not to relax.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam will continue to preside over the 11am press conference.
[12:32] A study by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong found that the Delta new coronavirus variant (AY.127) was introduced into the Hong Kong community with imported pet Syrian hamsters in January this year.
In samples from affected pet stores and warehouses, more than 50 percent of pet Syrian hamsters were infected with the new coronavirus.
The researchers took samples from the hamsters for viral gene sequencing analysis.
The results showed that these hamster populations may have been infected by the Delta new coronavirus variant strain about three months before the incident, and it was transmitted from hamsters to humans in Hong Kong more than once, and then from some of the infected patients to others, resulting in Delta new crown virus. Variant strains of the virus spread among Hong Kong citizens.
[11:53] SF Express stated that in response to the latest epidemic prevention and control measures in the Mainland, from today (March 11), the Hong Kong region will stop accepting and sending all express mail to the Mainland until further notice.
After the epidemic prevention and control measures are relaxed, services will be resumed as soon as possible.
[11:43] Carrie Lam said that social distancing measures can be abandoned unless the vaccination rate reaches a certain level.
It is not necessary to relax the vaccination rate if the vaccination rate is high. The vaccination rate and social distancing measures should be considered comprehensively.
At present, a series of observations, such as the suspension of classes and social measures, will continue until April 20. During this period, if there is an ideal environment to re-examine where there is room for relaxation, we will do it.
[11:41] Secretary of the Bureau of Labor and Welfare Law Chi-kwong said that the most important tool to protect residential homes is injections. When trying to increase the vaccination rate at the end of last year, 20% of the family members objected to the elderly in the hospital to be assessed whether they can get injections, and another 30% Family members, even if the elderly are suitable for injections, are opposed to injections. Now it is better, but 10% are still opposed to injections.
I would like to take this opportunity to appeal that the injection of the elderly is to protect the elderly and others.
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[11:25] Nie Dequan said that in the past two weeks to recruit additional medical staff, 16 more medical institutions from 5 originally participated, including the medical and nursing profession and the Department of Health mobilized 720 medical personnel to participate.
Directly yesterday, more than 970 of the 1,096 residential homes in Hong Kong, with nearly 40,000 residents, were arranged to be vaccinated.
The vaccination rate is 52%.
[11:21] Civil Service Bureau Secretary Nie Dequan said that more than 90% of the deaths have not been vaccinated or 2 doses have not been completed, and the mortality difference between the two doses is at least 5 times. 40% of Kexing has received the first injection for 6.1 million people over the age of 12, accounting for 90.8% of the population. It is estimated that 7.6 million people over the age of 3 are buried, 5.34 million people are 2 injections, and 2.1 million people are 3 injections.
The vaccination rate of 3 injections is 50%, and the three injections for the elderly are 60%.
Different groups of injections, down to the age of 3, can start Kexing, and 250,000 people have an injection.
The vaccination rate was 99.94% for 40-49 year olds, 70% for 70-79 years old, and 60% for the population over 60 years old.
We will provide door-to-door vaccination services for the elderly at home later. It is believed that the second phase of the vaccine pass will be implemented on April 30. It is believed that the number of people receiving the second injection will increase again.
Injection population ratio:
-More than 50% of the population aged 3-11
-Over 420,000 people aged 12-19 accounted for 95%
- The vaccination rate of the working population aged 20-59 exceeds 95%
-The vaccination rate of 40-49 years old is 99.94%
-89% vaccination rate for 60-69 years old
-79% aged 70-79
-54% over 80
[11:15] Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that the vaccine passport is both hard and soft, and the measures are effective, but not enough.
There was a good beginning in February last year. With the decline of the fourth wave, the local zero has been cleared for 7 or 8 months, and the public's desire for injections has dropped significantly. There are also reports that especially the elderly and their family members are hesitant to get the vaccine, which affects the vaccination.
[11:05] Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that today's delivery will represent the vaccination status of the past year. She said that the WHO said: vaccination can save your life. It has a lot to do with whether there is a serious illness.
In addition to reducing severe deaths, injections are a necessary condition for returning to daily life, attending classes, and even for the whole society to get out of the epidemic.
[10:51] The fifth wave of the epidemic is still severe. The government has set up a number of community isolation facilities to accommodate infected people.
The Secretary for Security, Tang Bingqiang, said today (11th) that the Fire Services Department has launched a hotline for confirmed cases to request isolation from Sunday (6th). As of yesterday (10th), a total of 24,000 messages have been received, half of which are valid applications. At present, nearly 2,600 people have been arranged to be admitted to isolation facilities. Although it only accounts for 21.7% of the overall request, he believes that those who have not been arranged are only a small number.
12,000 people asked to enter the isolation facility, 2,600 people have been admitted to Deng Bingqiang: refusal to isolate will be prosecuted
[09:17] Yifa Garden, No. 15, Wing Ting Road, Ngau Chi Wan completed the enclosure inspection at 9:00 this morning. About 170 people were tested. Among them, five preliminary positive test cases were found. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will arrange follow-up.
Elegy under the epidemic | Nurse Liu Kaiwen explains the situation of the occupation of the emergency room and hopes to return to the front line as soon as possible after contracting the epidemic
[07:30] The fifth wave of the epidemic deteriorated rapidly, the medical system collapsed, and photos of patients waiting overnight in tents outside the hospital under the cold wind made headlines.
In an exclusive interview with Hong Kong 01, Liu Kaiwen, who has been an A&E nurse for ten years, directly denounced the authorities for distributing false information and allowing citizens who tested positive to flock to the A&E department, which led to the rapid collapse of the medical system. "Born" and "dead", many patients die while waiting to be admitted to the ward. Medical colleagues have tried their best, but it is still difficult to take care of the patients' needs.
Liu Kaiwen was also diagnosed earlier and has to leave the emergency room for a while, hoping to recover as soon as possible before returning to the front line.
Looking back at the past month or two, his tone was full of helplessness and sadness, but he still did not give up and "does everything" for Hong Kong.
Hong Kong's single-day death toll to population rises six times higher than the world's highest in just two weeks
[07:15] Hong Kong's new crown pneumonia epidemic is severe, and the number of deaths in a single day has repeatedly hit new highs.
According to statistics, Hong Kong had about 38.5 deaths per million population in a single day on Wednesday (9th), the highest in the world, nearly double the second-placed Dominica, and much higher than the peak figures in the United States and the United Kingdom last year.
In terms of the number on Wednesday (9th), it has increased by more than 6 times compared with 5.3 people before the 14th.
In terms of the number of confirmed cases, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong exceeded 550,000, ranking 79th in the world and lower than Singapore and Japan.
However, in terms of per million people, Hong Kong ranks 118th in the number of confirmed cases, higher than Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and mainland China.
▼Tsing Yi Fangcai Hospital after nightfall on March 10▼
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Telephone deception case | Mandarin-speaking swindler pretends to be a doctor from the Mainland helping Hong Kong to obtain information and address of citizens
[07:00] The tricks of fraudsters emerge in an endless stream. Recently, there have been many telephone fraud cases that are "closely connected" to the epidemic.
Citizen Ms. Chen received a phone scam that pretended to be "come to Hong Kong to help the staff of the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection" and spoke Mandarin. Miss is not fooled.
Liu Guoxun, a Legislative Council member who received a call for money from a fraudster pretending to be the "Liaison Office of the Central People's Government", bluntly said that the information on the epidemic was too much and not clear. Strange requirements such as address.
▼On March 10th, the mandatory inspection of the enclosure of Furen Building in Fushan Village▼
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Quick test turned negative, quarantined strong test, nucleic acid positive was still caught in isolation camp, authorities said it was prudent to test all people | News: Government recruits employees of Science Park to participate in civil servants union to meet Nie Dequan designated hospital for new crown | Fong Yaojing Hospital was added on Friday by 1/4 Other patients have been transferred
▼On March 10th, the mandatory inspection of Tianle Building and Tianhui Building in Shuntian Village ▼
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Under the epidemic situation, the video consultation requires the increase of nursing and the hospital's daily capacity of 40 places can be doubled depending on the situation. The director of the emergency department of Yiyuan Hospital shouted He Wanxia: Knowing that front-line colleagues have worked hard, a quarter of the patients have been transferred to the 500 beds in the No. 1 building of the hospital, but only 22 are close Contacts living in quarantine facilities will be quarantined instead of using sewage from Ping Shek Village, Kwun Tong, Tuen Mun Gold Coast and other sewage testing positive
▼On March 10, some housing estates were positive for sewage▼
More than half of Queen Elizabeth's 1,500 hospital beds have been used. We are negotiating with 2 hotels for staff accommodation. Hair salons will reopen today. 6 buildings including Yau Oi Village and Yee Fa Garden in Ngau Chi Wan had to be enclosed, forced inspection, and the ICAC mobilized 300 anti-epidemic rehabilitation personnel to turn into telephone social workers to resolve public concerns
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Dr. He Xiaohui, Director of the Accident and Emergency Department of Yiyuan Hospital, shouted at the staff meeting: Colleagues have been working hard for a month to close the district | Tianquan Building in Shuntian Village, Kwun Tong has completed the enclosure of the fourth building in the village. Full Xie Zhenzhong: If the room is tight, non-family members will be arranged to stay in the same room News: The list of 7 new respite centers has been exposed.
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Epidemic | The Food and Health Bureau and medical professional groups met to promote the implementation of eight anti-epidemic measures to provide support to the elderly The deceased MP wants the government to pay attention to the designated hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital has a quarter of non-COVID-19 patients who have moved to private hospitals to receive about 20 people
Deng Bingqiang pointed out that the quarantine order has legal effect. Citizens have no right to choose whether to stay or not. Violators can be sentenced to prison. Urgent research and adjustment calls on the public not to close the response to the open letter from the anti-epidemic supervisor Carrie Lam denies that they are doing their own thing: the massive number of cases exceeds the ability to respond
▼On March 10, the barber shop will reopen after being closed for 28 days▼
▼On March 9, the emergency hospital project in the Mazhou Loop was in full swing▼
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▼On March 9th, the Shining Building in Shili Village was closed and inspected.▼
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▼On March 9th, Kaide Garden was closed for inspection▼
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▼On March 9, the enclosure inspection of Aiming Building and Aiyong Building in Youai Village▼
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▼On March 9, Queen Elizabeth Hospital transferred non-COVID-19 patients in the hospital▼
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▼On March 9, the converted makeshift hospital in the former Xintian Shopping City was delivered for use▼
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▼On March 9, Carrie Lam held a press conference on the epidemic▼
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▼Market conditions under the epidemic on March 8▼
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▼On March 8, citizens go out to exercise and enjoy cherry blossoms▼
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▼Market conditions under the epidemic on March 8▼
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▼The situation of citizens eating at noon on March 8▼
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▼The supply of fresh pork will resume on March 8▼
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▼On March 8, the enclosure inspection of blocks 4, 5 and 6 of Tsui Ning Garden, Tuen Mun▼
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