The number of confirmed cases in the fifth wave of the epidemic has stagnated at a high level. Today (22nd), there were 14,152 confirmed cases, 2 new cases in residential care homes, and an additional 245 deaths, of which 8 were not admitted to hospital, and the overall mortality rate rose to 0.58%.
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong estimates that 4.4 million people have been infected with the virus in Hong Kong. That is, in addition to the nearly 1.08 million confirmed cases, there are still about 3.3 million people who do not know they have been infected. Dean Leung Cheuk-wai said that the sixth wave of love will come in June, and it is estimated that there will be 220 more. million people infected.
5 more young patients died today, including a 42-year-old male patient who had received three injections. He had severe heart disease and had undergone transplant surgery. He had a fever in early March and was admitted to Pok Oi Hospital due to fever and shortness of breath before March 20. Seeking medical attention, he became unconscious after being admitted to the hospital and died the next day.
Summary of yesterday's epidemic reports:
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3.21｜Lam Cheng suspends national testing, Zhang Zhujun worries about the rebound of the epidemic after relaxing social distancing | Lam Cheng announces the route to return to normal 4.1 Lifts the ban on flights in 9 countries
Compulsory testing｜9 of the 10 buildings on the list are public housing estates, including Huguang Building in Hujing Village and Xingsheng Building in Taixing Village
March 23rd [00:25] The announcement of mandatory inspections suspended for nearly a month reappeared.
The Food and Health Bureau gazetted and re-launched the announcement. On the first day, a total of ten residential buildings were included in the compulsory inspection list. From March 9th to 22nd, those who had been in them for more than two hours were required to check in from Wednesday to Thursday. (23 to 24 days) go to the testing station to receive combined nasal cavity and throat swab samples, unless the person concerned holds a medical certificate issued by a registered medical practitioner to prove that he cannot use the combined nasal cavity and throat swab samples for health reasons. test before submitting a saliva sample.
Those who have obtained a positive nucleic acid test or rapid antigen test result on or after 22 December 2021 are not required to take the test.
Buildings on the list include:
Kwong Chi House, Kwong Fook Estate, Tai Po,
Ming
Yiu
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Ming Estate, Sha Tin
Taoyuan House
Lam Tin Ping Tin Estate Ping Zhen House
Tseung Kwan O Po Lam Estate Po Tak House
Chai Wan Yu Wan Estate Yu Shun House
▼On March 22, the enclosure inspection of Cypress House, Lei Muk Shue Village, Tsuen Wan▼
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Epidemic | Nie Dequan sent a letter to the head of the department asking for more settlements and explaining the anti-epidemic work to the media
[23:05] The fifth wave of the epidemic lasted for more than two months. The government mobilized all civil servants to fight the epidemic, but voices questioned from time to time that civil servants did not fight the epidemic with all their strength, or did not do a good job of fighting the epidemic.
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Nip Tak-quan, said on Facebook today (22nd) that he has pointed out four requirements to the permanent secretaries and heads of departments, hoping to improve the anti-epidemic work.
Millions of recovered patients were issued a QR code for recovery records in May Department of Health: 5 documents to replace the temporary vaccine passport
[22:28] More than 1 million people have been diagnosed in the fifth wave of cases. In the face of the "vaccine passport" system, the second and third injections are about to be expanded, and those who have recovered are not recommended to be vaccinated and exempt from the third injection within three months. Acupuncture has troubled many recovered patients.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced on Facebook in the evening that the government is currently carrying out related system upgrades so that recovered patients whose positive test results have been recorded in the government computer system will receive a "recovery record QR code" online at a later time, and will The recovery record is added to the QR code of the vaccination record. It is expected to be launched in May. The government will announce the details in due course.
The department said that at that time, recovered persons can present a vaccination record that meets the vaccination requirements or a valid recovery record QR code to enter the premises where the QR code needs to be scanned for the active inspection of the "vaccine passport".
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced on Facebook that the recovered patients can temporarily provide five types of documents for entering the premises where the QR code needs to be scanned for the active inspection of the "vaccine passport".
Ma On Shan Tian Yu Hai Tuen Mun Zhuo Er Ju and other 26 housing estates have a high positive viral load of 140,000 people in sewage
[20:06] The government announced tonight (22nd) that the sewage test results in 26 housing estates were positive, and the virus load was relatively high. It will be released tomorrow (23rd) to housing estate residents, cleaners and property management personnel A total of 140,000 people distributed rapid antigen test kits.
Buildings on the list include a number of private housing estates. Among them, Ma On Shan’s oceanfront residences Tian Yu Hai, Hai Dian Wan and Kia Wah Xingtao Bay are all on the list, along with the adjacent Yan On Estate; and Tuen Mun has Zhuoerju and On Ting Estate, etc.; Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong and Tai Po also have many buildings on the list.
▼On March 22, the enclosure inspection of Tsui Mei Building in Tsui Ping (North) Village, Kwun Tong▼
The mandatory testing announcement will be issued again today, and the re-issue notice for safe travel must go to the sampling station for testing
[19:15] The Food and Health Bureau stated that in response to the latest changes in the epidemic situation, it will review the priority of testing services based on the principle of risk, and announced that it will re-issue a mandatory testing announcement from today, requiring relevant people who have visited designated locations to conduct tests. Nucleic acid detection of the new coronavirus to help control community transmission and protect public health.
A negative rapid antigen test result will not be considered to meet the mandatory testing requirements.
The bureau stated that with the further improvement of Hong Kong's testing capacity in recent days, the government has decided to resume issuing mandatory testing announcements, requiring relevant persons (including residents, employees and visitors) who have visited places with higher risk of infection to undergo nucleic acid testing.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will draw up a list of relevant risk locations based on risk assessment, including recent epidemic data, such as positive cases and sewage test results.
In order to cooperate with the above measures, the "Safe Travel" app will re-issue a mandatory testing announcement notice to remind people who have visited designated places.
Persons who have tested positive in the past three months, including positive nucleic acid test cases recorded by the Department of Health, and self-reported rapid antigen test positive cases reported to the Department of Health, do not need to undergo compulsory testing again; unless they hold a medical certificate Prove that the combined nasal and throat swab samples cannot be tested due to health reasons. Otherwise, those who are subject to compulsory testing cannot submit deep throat saliva samples to meet the compulsory testing requirements.
▼On March 21, the enclosure inspection of Shengyi Building, Kuisheng East Village▼
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[17:24] Ou Jiarong said that the current trend of the epidemic can be described as stagnant, hovering between 15,000 and 20,000 cases per day, with no steady and continuous decline. It is believed that the decline, as the number stagnated at the five-digit level, cannot be said to be relaxed.
[17:15] Ou Jiarong said that the announcement of compulsory inspection will be resumed as soon as possible. Initially, it will be issued for higher-risk buildings. At present, there are many cases in the community. I want to use it in large-scale places, rather than one or two restaurants. In different places in Hong Kong, announcements are intended to target high-risk individuals, and there are many cases in buildings.
Home tracking is mainly based on home isolation. Because there are quite a few cases, and the patients are concentrated, if the home environment is not ideal, you want to isolate and reduce the spread of buildings.
In general, cases with a quick positive test are deemed to be positive and no further nucleic acid testing is required. Citizens who test positive for a quick test must report the positive case. After verification, a quarantine order will be issued if the diagnosis is confirmed. Stay at home or wait to go to an isolation facility. Citizens should not take a quick test and then leave home for a nucleic acid test. There is no need to do it again. I know that some citizens stay at home after a quick test, and they can live a normal life after 6 to 7 days. Generally, there is no need for nucleic acid testing to verify.
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[17:00] Li Liye said that the dosage of oral drugs for the new crown has been increased, and the clinical use has changed. It is recommended to be used for people over 60 years old regardless of whether they have completed vaccination. If they are under 60, it depends on whether there are injections and whether there are high-risk people, so more patients use them. Oral medicines are used in a full range of different ways, including hospital admissions, designated clinics, hospitals and different community isolation facilities. If they are suitable for oral administration, they will be distributed in private hospitals. Clinical guidelines follow the practice of the Hospital Authority.
As of March 21, 10,687 doses of Molnupiravir had been prescribed and another 2,358 doses of Paxllovid had been prescribed, an increase in the numbers.
[16:54] Au Jiarong said that the daily testing capacity of the community testing center is 100,000 to 120,000. The current service volume is sufficient. It depends on whether the number of forced inspections will increase significantly in the future. I believe that the Food and Health Bureau will pay close attention to the testing capacity of Hong Kong and Announcements are made in high-risk places.
Travel with peace of mind｜High-risk places will resume forced inspections to warn close contacts or send them to quarantine centers for epidemics｜Another 14,000 cases of stagnant recovery of kidney disease men transferred to rehabilitation wards died within a week of new crown oral drugs｜Have been prescribed 13,000 times HA plans Provide all-round services to benefit more citizens
[16:45] Li Liye, chief administrative manager of the Hospital Authority, said that 190 patients died in the past 24 hours, of which 176 were elderly people over 65 years old. A 20-year-old male patient with severe heart disease who had undergone a transplant operation. He had a fever in early March. He went to Pok Oi Hospital on the morning of March 20 because of fever and shortness of breath. After admission, he became unconscious and died the next day.
In addition, a 60-year-old woman who has received an injection is a resident of an institution with high blood pressure and diabetes. She went to Tuen Mun Hospital for emergency treatment on March 20. The rapid test was positive and she was short of breath. Pneumonia, steroids and remdesivir were prescribed, but the condition worsened, requiring intubation and cardiac injection. The condition continued to deteriorate, and passed away on the afternoon of March 21.
[16:40] Au Jiarong, the chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that today there were 14,152 confirmed cases, 2 new cases in residential care homes, and 245 more deaths. In a 56-year-old woman with chronic illness, the overall mortality rate rose to 0.58%.
[16:05] Kindergartens and primary schools will resume classes on April 19, and middle schools will resume classes after the DSE main subject exam.
According to sources, the Education Bureau is studying to increase the vaccination requirements for schools to resume full-day face-to-face teaching, and secondary schools may be based on a student vaccination rate of 9.
The Education Bureau extends the online science courses for junior high school students to encourage students to use the holidays to stay home and resume classes | full-time face-to-face teaching requires 90% of students to inject injections
▼On March 22, the enclosure inspection of Lize House, Ze'an Village, Sham Shui Po ▼
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▼On the afternoon of March 22, the Victoria Harbour was shrouded in sea fog▼
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[14:45] Since April, the "no-fly order" implemented by Hong Kong to 9 countries has been lifted, and Hong Kong people living in relevant areas can finally return to Hong Kong.
However, even though the flight resumes, the number of direct flights back to Hong Kong and the number of seats is still limited.
Cathay Pacific said today that it is arranging more flights to resume on April 1, but as the government is implementing a 14-day flight circuit breaker mechanism, in order to prevent passengers from having to book a quarantine hotel due to unexpected circumstances, each route can only be arranged every 14 days. One class.
According to Cathay Pacific’s website, there are only 3 flights back to Hong Kong from the UK in April. Among them, there is only one flight from London to Hong Kong, but the tickets have been sold out; the remaining two flights from Manchester to Hong Kong still have tickets for flights departing on April 20. , the lowest fare is about 5,685 yuan.
Lifting ban
[14:00] The sewage sample discharged from Lai Chak House, Ze On Estate, Sham Shui Po, tested positive for the new coronavirus. It is suspected that there are invisible patients in the building. From 2:00 pm this afternoon, the government aims to carry out inspections tomorrow (23rd). ) at noon to complete this action.
Closed districts｜4 buildings in 4 public housing estates including Choi Hung Village and Ze On Village must be enclosed and inspected if they are positive for sewage
[13:09] The closure of Shan Tat Building, On Tat Estate, Kwun Tong was lifted at about 1 pm. About 1,950 people were tested during the enclosure. Among them, 124 cases with preliminary positive test results and 8 cases with indeterminate test results were found. Schedule a follow-up.
[13:00] The fifth wave of the epidemic has not ended. In order to further support the anti-epidemic action, the Hong Kong Anti-epidemic Volunteer Alliance and the Hong Kong Community Anti-epidemic Connection announced the establishment of a hotline center, which will be opened today (22nd), mainly serving the grassroots Families, seniors aged 65 or older living alone or families with two seniors, and people with reduced mobility.
The hotline center mainly provides anti-epidemic assistance to three types of citizens, including grassroots families, seniors aged 65 or above living alone, dual-elderly families and people with limited mobility.
Eligible people only need to call 2217 3112 to register, and volunteers will deliver the anti-epidemic welfare bags to their homes.
Epidemic ｜ Community anti-epidemic team sets up a hotline center to support disadvantaged groups to receive lucky bags after registration
[12:43] Hong Kong has been humid and warm recently, but it is still cold at first, and the Observatory expects that the cold front will "kill".
The Observatory predicts that a cold front will traverse the coastal areas of Guangdong tomorrow morning (23rd), and the area will be significantly cooler. There will be heavy showers and thunderstorms at first, followed by strong winds and occasional showers for a day or two.
The Observatory predicts that the minimum temperature in the urban area will drop to 16 degrees Celsius tomorrow, and it may even reach 14 degrees in Ta Kwu Ling.
Multiple pictures | Reproducing the sea of clouds Observatory expects that the cold front will significantly cool down tomorrow and there will be thunderstorms at 16 degrees in the urban area
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▼Some confirmed buildings on March 21▼
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[12:35] The latest list of confirmed buildings from the Center for Health Protection shows that a total of 4,946 buildings have been diagnosed in the past 14 days, an increase from the previous day.
The Central and Western District continued to be the "hardest hit area" with 421 buildings on the list, followed by Kwun Tong and Eastern District, with 351 and 341 buildings respectively having confirmed cases.
There are also many luxury and middle-class housing estates in the list of confirmed buildings, including the luxury mansion built on Kowloon Station, King's Landing, Tai Kok Tsui No. 1 Silver Sea, 2, and Clear Water Bay Peninsula 5.
Diagnosed Buildings｜A total of 4,946 buildings in the Central and Western District, the most luxurious buildings in the world, No. 1 Silver Sea List
[12:05] After negotiation with the FEHD, the Universal Funeral Parlour under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals announced today that it will be converted into a designated funeral parlour for the deceased from next Tuesday (29th), and the first floor will be opened. There are 6 mourning halls on the third floor, and the new arrangement is expected to add more than 400 funeral sessions on average each month, so that relatives can say goodbye to their ancestors in the mourning hall and relieve their grief.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals pointed out that the arrangement will be gradually extended to all floors of the whole building according to the needs of the public. Apart from the normal fees, no additional fees will be charged to the public or the undertaker.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Universal Funeral Home has been converted into a designated funeral home to help relatives see off the confirmed deceased
▼On March 21, the enclosure inspection of Jian'an Building, Hing'an Building and Fu'an Building in Hele Village, Kwun Tong▼
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[12:00] Kin On Building, Hing On Building and Fu On Building in Wo Lok Village, Kwun Tong, were released from the closure. About 690 people in the three buildings were tested. Among them, 24 preliminary positive test cases and one test result were found to be inconclusive. For cases, the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will arrange for follow-up.
Shing Yat House, Kwai Shing East Estate, Kwai Chung was also lifted in the morning. About 1 580 people living in Shing Yat House were tested. Among them, 44 preliminary positive test cases were found.
▼On March 22, the government announced that it would relax social distancing measures in stages. ▼
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The University of Hong Kong estimates that the infection has dropped to three digits on April 21. Liang Zhuowei suggests that the sixth wave of endemic diseases in Hong Kong may come in early June. The number of deaths due to the use of oral medicines for the new crown will be reduced by 70%. Unable to open customs
[11:14] The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong announced the latest data projections for the fifth wave of the epidemic. Leung Zhuowei, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, pointed out that it is estimated that about 60%, or 4.4 million citizens, have been infected. It is estimated that by April 21, the government expects to relax the social distance in the first phase When the measures were taken, the number of infections had dropped to three digits, and it was necessary to consider how different options would gradually return to normal. It was proposed that if option 1 was to continue the dynamic clearing strategy, it was necessary to conduct nationwide testing, and more than three tests.
▼The University of Hong Kong School of Medicine announced on March 22 that the fifth wave of the Omicron epidemic development simulation model was updated and estimated▼
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[10:45] Kong Fanyi, a clinical professor at the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong University, said on the RTHK program this morning that it is estimated that when social measures are relaxed on April 21, the number of daily new cases in Hong Kong has dropped to three digits, and he believes that the relaxation will be appropriate at that time. , and pointed out that after a period of time, the number of new cases may drop to double digits.
He believes that if the downward trend is rapid, the roadmap does not need to be implemented in stages in three months, and it may be relaxed every other week, especially for outdoor sports, which can be opened earlier.
Kong Fanyi also described that it is very wise to suspend the testing of the whole people, because the best time has been missed.
He also believes that since the virus has spread in the community, it is actually difficult to reset it.
Relaxing social distance | Kong Fanyi expects new cases to fall to 3 digits next month, outdoor sports can be opened earlier
[10:00] The closure of Choi Lai Building, Sheung Choi Yuen Village, was lifted. 1 005 people were tested during the enclosure. Among them, 96 preliminary positive test cases and 38 cases with indeterminate test results were found. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will arrange follow up.
Blocked area | 6 buildings including Shengyi Building in Kwai Shing East Village are unblocked, a total of 288 Chuyang Caiyuan Village Caili Building 9.6% are recruited for epidemic prevention |
[09:30] The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said on the RTHK program this morning that although the number of new cases is on a downward trend, the number is still high, and it must not be relaxed across the board, emphasizing that the relaxation on the roadmap needs to be considered comprehensively Different factors, such as the number of confirmed diagnoses, sewage test results, whether there are enough beds, and whether the goal of reducing infection, severe illness, and death can be achieved.
The government announced the suspension of testing for the entire population. When asked whether it would be difficult to clear customs with the mainland, Chen Zhaoshi said that he had not given up on resuming normal travel. The epidemic prevention work was linked to the mainland and received support from the mainland.
In addition, she predicted that within this week, the mandatory testing announcement will be re-issued within this week, and a notification will be issued through the safe travel program.
▼Mainland doctors and nurses come to AWE to help take care of patients▼
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50,000 units of Fangcang shelter hospitals can be used for 4 purposes Liang Zichao: No surprise, no use
[07:20] The fifth wave of the new crown virus epidemic has a tendency to retreat. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced yesterday (21st) that the implementation of compulsory nationwide testing will be suspended.
Earlier, in response to the epidemic, the central government assisted the construction of a number of community isolation facilities (also known as makeshift hospitals), which can provide more than 50,000 beds in total. So far, 4 projects have been put into use.
The compulsory testing of all people will not be implemented in the short term. Is there still a need for makeshift hospitals?
Liang Zichao, a respiratory specialist, said that even if the government suspends nationwide testing, it is still possible to strengthen testing in the future.
He believes that the current cases are starting to decline, and suggested that confirmed patients should be sent to makeshift hospitals for isolation as soon as possible to reduce the risk of community transmission; even if there are still remaining units, some of them can be repurposed for quarantine and other purposes. Lin Zhexuan, a member of the Legislative Council in the medical and health sector, also agrees that the square cabin hospital is used to isolate patients, and after the epidemic, it can even be converted into a social housing.
Read it clearly｜Lam Cheng announces the route to return to normal 4.1 Lifts the ban on flights in 9 countries4.21 Can dine-in in the evening market Carrie Lam announces the route map 4.21 From 4.21 onwards, the social measures will be relaxed in 3 stages The quarantine period for Hong Kong people returning to Hong Kong has been shortened to the shortest 7 days since the cancellation of all injections | Lam Cheng: The peak has passed and it is still severe India is still struggling in Hong Kong Industry: Hotel bookings are difficult to cancel the no-fly order | Quarantine hotels are full, one room is hard to find in April, the hotel means that some rooms may be vacated
▼The government announced that social distancing measures will not be relaxed before April 20▼
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Classes resume | Kindergartens and primary schools can teach face-to-face classes at the earliest on 4.19. Secondary schools will resume classes after DSE core subjects. Evening dine-in | First-served hope that the government's "post-disaster reconstruction" pushes to support the closure of the districts | The five buildings have been lifted and a total of 392 cases have been found in Caiyu Building, Caiyuan Village, Chuyang. The recruitment rate is 10.3%. The confirmed building | About 40 housing estates, including Kingswood Villas, were infected with the virus. The government sent rapid test kits to 145,000 residents.
▼On March 20, the price of Sham Shui Po test kit and Lianhua Qingwen capsules broke down▼
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Epidemic ｜ 14,068 confirmed cases were added for two consecutive days, less than 15,000 Residential homes had no new cases yesterday Vaccine Pass ｜ Plan to expand to public hospitals Hospital Authority: We must save people first. The Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Vice-Presidents offers free remote consultation. Registration will be accepted from tomorrow. The first phase will provide 20,000 consultation places. The area will be closed. A total of 392 cases have been lifted in the five buildings. Inefficient harassment?
Zhang Zhujun refutes Leung Pak-yin: Find invisible cases quickly and effectively DonateHub is involved in borrowing a charitable organization to raise 850,000 yuan for the purchase of rapid test reagents There are about 40,000 Disney spots in the edition | Losses narrowed by 12% to 2.4 billion yuan, the second highest in the past year. No job security or layoffs
▼Workers in Fangcang shelter hospital simulate flooding ▼
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▼Fangcang shelter hospital workers go to the maintenance process▼
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New Crown Oral Drugs | The Hospital Authority allows prescriptions for high-risk patients under the age of 60 and adolescents can take Pfizer oral drugs | Zeng Qiyin advocates changing the guidelines for prescribing patients who have received injections, and the policy of encouraging injections contradicts it. Approved for the peak of the epidemic, the sewage enclosure is ineffective Huang Jinxing reiterated that he took the lead early: the hit rate exceeds 10% for national testing | Tian Beichen said that it is to pave the way for customs clearance, indicating that the mainland must not accept voluntary testing
▼Tsing Yi Fangcai Hospital Community Isolation Facility Maintenance Command Center▼
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