The fifth wave of the epidemic seems to be dawning, with 14,068 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (21st), and the number of confirmed cases has been below 15,000 for two consecutive days.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Secretary for Administration Li Ka-chiu and Financial Secretary Chen Maobo attended the daily anti-epidemic press conference today, announcing the suspension of the government's earlier proposed universal testing plan. , the two have a consensus that national testing should be carried out in the early or late stage, and it is not appropriate to invest limited resources in nucleic acid testing at present.
Carrie Lam also announced that social distancing measures will be relaxed in three phases starting from April 21 over a three-month period. In the first phase, dine-in restaurants can be resumed in the evening market and fitness centers will reopen.
Summary of yesterday's epidemic reports:
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3.20｜Vaccine Pass is tightened at the end of May, Shenzhen Bay Port will be closed early on Monday
▼On February 19, the reopening of Disneyland▼
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[16:05] The epidemic continues to hit the tourism industry. Hong Kong Disneyland announced its latest annual results today, showing an improvement over last year. The number of admissions increased by 117%, and the net loss also narrowed by 12% to 2.4 billion yuan, but it was still the first time in history. Two high.
Disney｜The number of admissions more than doubled, the loss narrowed 12% to 2.4 billion yuan, the second highest in the history
▼The government announced that social distancing measures will not be relaxed before April 20▼
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[15:00] The government cited the Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing of Certain Persons) Regulation (Cap. 599J), and from 3:00 pm onwards, persons restricted to Shing Yat House, Kwai Shing East Estate, Kwai Chung must stay on their premises and Accept mandatory testing, the goal is to complete this operation at about 1 pm tomorrow (22nd), depending on the test results, the operation may be extended.
Closures｜Sheng Yi Building in Kwai Shing East Village and Cai Lai Building in Cai Yuen Village tested positive for sewage this afternoon.
[14:45] Carrie Lam announced today that most social distancing measures will not be eased early, but three timetables have been announced, including the lifting of the "no-fly order" for nine countries, the resumption of face-to-face classes in schools, and the planned first phase of resumption The dates of dine-in in the evening market until 10:00 pm, reopening of fitness centers, beauty salons and massage parlors, etc., please read the relevant directions.
Read it clearly | Lam Cheng announced the return to normal route 4.1 Lifting the ban on flights in 9 countries 4.21 Can dine-in in the evening market
▼On March 20, the enclosure inspection of Heng On Building, Wo Lok Village, Kwun Tong ▼
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[13:50] The closure of Choi Yuen Building in Sheung Choi Yuen Village was lifted. 1,177 people were tested during the enclosure. 122 preliminary positive test cases and 28 cases with indeterminate test results were found. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will arrange for follow-up ; Heng On House, Wo Lok Estate, Kwun Tong, was also released, during which about 391 people were tested. Among them, 25 preliminary positive test cases and two cases with indeterminate test results were found.
Blocked District | Five Buildings Unblocked A Total of 392 Cases in Caiyu Building, Caiyuan Village, Chuyang, the Recruitment Rate of 10.3%
▼On March 21, the government announced that it would relax social distancing measures in stages. ▼
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[12:50] It is reported that the government is studying to expand the scope of application of the vaccine pass. All patients and visitors who go to public hospitals and clinics for follow-up consultations or receive other services must be vaccinated, excluding those who use hospital emergency services.
National Testing｜Lam Cheng announced that the suspension of community mobilization is "very weak", and it is not appropriate to invest a lot of resources
[12:05] Carrie Lam disclosed the assessment of the national testing plan, saying that if the total number of people tested is 7.2 million, 500 testing stations will be needed, operating 14 hours a day, requiring up to 80,000 people per day, including daily mainland arrivals to Hong Kong The supporters asked for 9,000 people: "I don't care about the money, I can do it if a member of the council wants to do it, but everything is not simple. Hong Kong is different from the mainland, and some mainland experts say that the mobilization ability of community organizations in Hong Kong is relatively weak. They are all very polite, but in fact they are so weak, there is no way for Hong Kong to "do not settle down in one household"."
[11:56] Financial Secretary Chen Maobo pointed out that the epidemic situation is severe, and we must stop the epidemic as soon as possible regardless of the cost. As for Hong Kong's competitiveness, Chen Maobo pointed out that we must have confidence that when the epidemic is contained, we will maintain a high level of vigilance, and we will fight for customs clearance with the mainland. As long as the epidemic situation Under control, traffic is restored, and the economic outlook is still good. He emphasized that even if there are short-term difficulties, we must have confidence to overcome them, and everyone will work together to win the battle against the epidemic and restore the economy.
▼3.16 Citizens went to Repulse Bay the day before the government closed the beach▼
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[11:50] Carrie Lam stressed that from now until April 20, there is no room for early relaxation of social distancing measures, and pointed out that there are still more than 10,000 cases every day, with great risks and great pressure, so I appeal to everyone to be patient, as long as The epidemic is showing a downward trend, and normal life can be gradually resumed.
[11:45] Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor explained that national testing needs to grasp the timing, the scale is large, and it will be inconvenient to the public. Therefore, after evaluating and listening to experts' opinions, stop for a while, and whether it will be done in the long run depends on the development of the epidemic: "Imagine that there are experts If millions of people are infected, if the chaos is done at home.”
[11:37] Carrie Lam announced the suspension of the nationwide testing plan, saying that the opinions of experts from China and Hong Kong have been considered, including mainland experts who pointed out that Hong Kong’s organizational capacity is weak.
Carrie Lam announced the roadmap to relax social measures in three stages starting from April 21. In the first stage, dine-in can be done in the evening market
[11:35] Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced that social distancing measures will be relaxed in 3 phases starting from April 21, with a period of 3 months. In the first phase, dine-in restaurants and fitness centers can be resumed.
▼On March 20, the price of Sham Shui Po testing kit and Lianhua Qingwen capsules broke down▼
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[11:32] Carrie Lam said that she plans to resume face-to-face teaching on April 19, that is, after the Easter holiday. Among them, primary schools, kindergartens and international schools will be the first to resume classes, while middle schools will resume classes after the completion of the DSE core subject examinations. The goal is to start the exam on April 22.
The no-fly order will be canceled from April 1. All injections can be taken on the plane. After arriving in Hong Kong, the quarantine period will be shortened to a minimum of 7 days. The no-fly order will be cancelled. Primary schools can teach face-to-face classes as soon as 4.19, secondary schools will resume classes after DSE core subjects
[11:25] From April 1st, the ban on flights to 9 countries will be lifted. All overseas arrivals will no longer be divided into ABC zones. Hong Kong residents can board the plane after completing the injection. After Hong Kong, they will undergo 14-day quarantine. The government will send anti-epidemic kits at the airport. If they test negative on the 6th and 7th days, they can leave the hotel early and undergo self-monitoring for another 7 days.
Epidemic｜Lam Cheng: The peak has passed and it is still severe, social measures will not be relaxed before April 20
[11:19] Lin Zheng pointed out that the epidemic is still severe, and we must persevere in the fight against the epidemic. The social distancing measures need to be extended to April 20 as originally planned. The rate has risen to 90%, and the first-time vaccination rate has also risen to 90%.
[11:17] Lin Zhengyue pointed out that at the beginning of the fifth wave, it was out of date to ban flights from 9 countries, because their epidemic situation was no worse than that of Hong Kong.
▼On March 16, the mainland medical team to Hong Kong arrived in Hong Kong▼
[11:09] Carrie Lam pointed out that Hong Kong's anti-epidemic capability has improved significantly in the past four weeks, which is due to the help of the central government. It has been seen in various fields, including the steady increase in nucleic acid testing volume, sufficient rapid test kits, price reduction, and the operation of the self-declaration system. Smooth, the supplies to Hong Kong are fully guaranteed by the central government, and anti-epidemic material packages will be distributed to the whole of Hong Kong later.
[11:03] Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor described the past four weeks from February 22 to March 20 as stormy days. On February 22, there were 53,943 cases. At that time, the momentum was just beginning. As of yesterday, the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 1 million. Anxin is relieved that the sharp rise of the epidemic has been clearly contained. Experts also pointed out that the peak has passed, but the positive results of sewage tests have rebounded in the past two days. I hope it is not a new trend but fluctuates.
Huang Jinxing, who was approved for low efficiency in sewage inspection at the peak of the epidemic, reiterated that he had taken the lead: the hit rate exceeded 10%
[09:52] During the fifth wave of the epidemic, the government used sewage monitoring to track hidden patients, but was criticized by Leung Pak-yin, the former CEO of the Hospital Authority, for continuing to do sewage testing during the high outbreak period. effective harassment measures.
The Secretary for the Environment, Wong Kam-sing, responded in Hong Kong and Taiwan's "Millennium" today (21st) that the invisible patients identified by the enclosure do not include known positive patients and those who have recovered from the new crown. The average hit rate in the past month has exceeded 10%, bluntly " The numbers make sense."
▼On March 20, the enclosure inspection of Heng On Building, Wo Lok Village, Kwun Tong ▼
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Huang Jinxing explained that in the past several waves of epidemics have accumulated experience, not only to see if there is virus in the sewage, but also to find out the concentration of non-reinfected patients, even if the new crown recovered patients go home, the concentration of the virus discharged is relatively low.
For home-isolated patients, he pointed out that when high-risk buildings are enclosed, they will also pay attention to whether residents have tested positive for rapid tests, and still find many invisible patients, "The average hit rate in the past month has exceeded 10%. , I saw the obvious numbers to make sense.”
Rates and Rent Value Revaluation | The cheap and the poor fight the poor, and the landlords are bouncing up to see the city's rent increase and make all the money
[08:00] The fifth wave of the epidemic is out of control, and all walks of life have fallen into "freeze" under extremely strict social distancing measures.
However, in the case of cheap people fighting against the poor, "two food rice" has emerged in the past year, and related restaurants have spread all over the district. ".
The reporter checked about 20 restaurants in various districts and found that in addition to the latest rateable value drop of 2 shops in Mong Kok or Yau Ma Tei, 5 shops from Sham Shui Po and Causeway Bay all increased. Among them, the rental value of more shops increased by about 10%, outperforming the average growth rate of shops and commercial units in Hong Kong.
The two-bowl rice business is very popular, but some shop owners complained that the owner had asked for a 40% increase in rent in the "epidemic market", showing the true nature of "earn as much as possible".
Tsing Yi Fangcai Hospital sets up maintenance command center and emergency team from Security Bureau to cope with windy and rainy seasons
▼The workers in the makeshift hospital simulate the treatment of flooding▼
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[07:02] The fifth wave of COVID-19 in Hong Kong continues. The central government assisted the construction of a number of community isolation facilities (fangcang shelter hospitals), which have been delivered and put into use recently. There have been reports of pipe leakage, small flooding caused by rain and accumulated water, etc. question.
The person in charge of the maintenance command center of the Fangcang shelter hospital said in an interview that more than 60% of the maintenance needs of the Fangcang shelter hospital are caused by human beings. It was caused by the blockage of the sewer, and it was said that some people even threw plastic bottles into the toilet and flushed them away.
▼Fangcang shelter hospital workers go to the maintenance process▼
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60% of the maintenance personnel in the Fangcang shelter hospital caused the wet wipes to plug the canal. The person in charge: someone threw a plastic bottle into the toilet
Some are beyond your imagination, and even plastic bottles are thrown into the toilet and flushed.
Chen Shuwei, Deputy Chief Commander of the Maintenance Command Center for Community Isolation Facilities in Hong Kong
[07:00] The community isolation facilities (fangcang shelter hospitals) assisted by the central government have been delivered and put into use one after another. China Construction International has set up a 24-hour maintenance command center in the Tsingyi Fangcang shelter hospital to coordinate the maintenance work and material distribution of multiple isolation facilities. There will be workers on site to handle the case within half an hour after the "call is received".
The command center also formed a "bad weather emergency team" with the Security Bureau, the Observatory and other departments to improve the water level of the makeshift hospital and discuss countermeasures to prepare for the rainy and windy seasons in the future.
▼Tsing Yi Fangcai Hospital Community Isolation Facility Maintenance Command Center▼
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▼On March 20, the enclosure inspection of Aida Building, On Tat Village, Kwun Tong▼
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▼On March 20, the enclosure inspection of Heng On Building, Wo Lok Village, Kwun Tong ▼
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Vaccine Pass | Shorten the grace period Graphic and text deconstruction and take the third "dead line" vaccine pass | The deadline for taking all three shots is advanced to May 31, and the QR code vaccine pass for recovery records will be launched | Yuan Guoyong expects about 2.5 million people in Hong Kong to be infected with the virus, and calls for vaccinations as soon as possible. Do not hope to "eliminate the virus." Tai Zhang Zhujun: The biggest impact on 280,000 elderly people who have not been vaccinated is whether or not they have been vaccinated. 10% of residents were banned from beating by their families. Carrie Lam persuaded them to change their decision
▼On March 19, the Kowloon Mosque held vaccinations for the first time▼
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Rapid antigen test kits break the reserve price and sell as low as 7 yuan per box. Sham Shui Po clerk said that there was too much stock. Yuan Guoyong denounced the lack of solution to the problem of foresight. Below 20,000 Zhang Zhujun: The outbreak in the hospital seems to be falling back to fight the epidemic｜Chen Zhaoshi predicts that patients at home will receive remote medical consultation and dispensing of traditional Chinese medicine and 20,000 people will benefit from employment protection 2022｜Goal to help companies rebound and hire more employees Luo Zhiguang: Rapidly reduce unemployment rate and confirmed buildings｜Add 784 Cullinan Blocks, and 15 Blocks in Kwai Chung Village on the Skyline Peninsula have reproduced cases
▼On March 20, the enclosure inspection of Fu Cheng Building, Fu Cheong Village, Sham Shui Po ▼
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Tsing Yi Fangcai Diary｜Travel Writer Jim Leung: Don't panic, make good use of the alone time Tsing Yi Fangcai Hospital will be managed by a private medical institution. The medical staff at the station will be transferred to other facilities to fight the epidemic. The testing center sampled confirmed buildings | 1,807 new buildings in Kwun Tong, the largest number of buildings in Kwun Tong, Kaihui and Taoda Garden were included in the list of closed areas | Five buildings tested positive for sewage and were enclosed in Shehele Village, Fuchang Village, Caiyuan Village and other housing estates Huang Jinxing: Sewage testing peaked at the end of February. Recently, the trend is slightly downward, but there is a rebound crisis. District closures | Four buildings have been released, and a total of 530 residents have been recruited in Tianheng Building, Shuntian Village, Chuyang. The recruitment rate reached 17.4%. 23,000 confirmed cases of Carrie Lam: An average of 4 days after entering the isolation facility
