The COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong continued, with 7,685 new confirmed cases yesterday (28th), and the number of confirmed cases reported in a single day fell below 10,000 for three consecutive days, but the decline slowed down and was only 4% lower on a daily basis. The "immediate effective reproductive rate of cases" is rebounding from a low level, and the Department of Health is worried about the risk of a rebound.
In response to the Chief Executive Carrie Lam's request from the Central Government to send Chinese medicine experts to Hong Kong for support, Tong Xiaolin, head of the Expert Committee on the Prevention and Control of Chinese Medicine Epidemics of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will lead the expert team to Hong Kong this morning (29th).
In addition, the respite care centers set up by the SWD in several gymnasiums will directly accept elderly residents from today to send confirmed residents with mild symptoms or no symptoms to the centers for isolation and treatment. Protection center for the relevant departments to make an assessment.
Summary of yesterday's epidemic reports:
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3.28｜The number of newly diagnosed cases is less than 8,000, and there is a risk of rebound. Zhang Zhujun does not recommend going to the mall
▼On March 28, the enclosure inspection of Guangren Building in Guangfu Village▼
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▼From March 22, the mandatory inspection announcement will be listed on the list▼
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The Department of Health has switched to the "case fatality rate of reported cases" Zhang Zhujun said that it will not use the estimated number of infected people to calculate the epidemic situation | It fell below the 8,000 mark for the first time in more than a month, the decline has slowed down, Zhang Zhujun is worried about the rebound, and the national testing has not given up. : Infected within 3 months, no need to be tested | Cremation Festival increased to 300 days, nearly 24 hours operation FEHD: Cremation of deceased people as soon as possible | Storage space of mortuary increased by 3.4 times to 4,600 non-anatomical cases in 2 days Carrie Lam admits that the number of infected people in Hong Kong is more than 1 million. After the epidemic is stabilized, the epidemic situation will be analyzed. Three weeks later than the flu estimate, the diagnosis returned to three digits
▼After the peak of the epidemic on March 27, the market flow increased on Sunday▼
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Vaccines | Social workers said they were asked to voluntarily resign because they did not get injections, SWD urged to be vaccinated as soon as possible
[07:00] The Social Welfare Department issued a letter to all NGOs in Hong Kong in mid-February, requiring all subsidized or subsidized welfare service units to implement the "vaccine passport" arrangement in two phases. The first dose of the vaccine can only be provided before the 1st of January.
Some social workers said that their employers require employees who choose not to have injections to voluntarily resign and not receive any payment in lieu of notice, severance payment or long service payment.
The Hong Kong Federation of Social Workers is concerned that the loss of front-line workers will lead to a manpower shortage, and it is recommended that the SWD allow regular testing to replace vaccination.
In response, the SWD emphasized that the scientific evidence that vaccination can effectively protect patients from severe illness and death is an indisputable fact, and the "vaccine passport" is an important anti-epidemic measure. The human resources policy and management of the non-governmental organizations that assist the service shall be handled by the relevant organizations themselves.
Compulsory testing｜Increased to 20 buildings in Sha Kok Village, Siu Sai Wan Village, Tang Ming Court and Tai Hing Village and other closed areas｜Guang Yan Building in Kwong Fook Village must be enclosed and the whole village was lost, Cheung Chi Building in Cheung Wah Village, Fanling was listed on the list of confirmed buildings in the afternoon｜More 241 buildings were newly added to the list, including Xianglong Bay, Longcheng Bay, and Erdeng Hauteng District. Three buildings were released from the closure, and a total of 110 confirmed cases involved Guangfu Building in Guangfu Village and Lei Tim Building in Ap Lei Chau Village.
▼On March 27, the enclosure inspection of Guangfu Village in Tai Po▼
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Epidemic prevention kits︱Distribute masks and rapid test kits to 2.7 million families from Saturday, enough for three families to use 4 a week for children's vaccination centers to adjust the time of vaccination stations in public hospitals only from one to five days to mobilize manpower At the time, only one in Kexingji was provided. Tsuen Wan Saiyo Sports Center Temporary Care Center was opened. All centers began to accept minors and elderly residents. The cross-border freight transfer is fully connected to the labor union, saying that 90% of drivers have stopped work and advocated that they should not be closed to pass the customs to ensure their jobs.
Consumption Vouchers | 95,000 people have successfully updated their payment instrument records and have not completed the formalities within the due date, but still can get remedial vouchers | APM Harbour City and other shopping malls and other shopping malls at a glance discounts at most half price for takeaways Cathay Pacific restarts the apprentice pilot training program and PolyU cooperation goal training this year 190 people, Yao Bailiang, denounced the circuit breaker mechanism and punished airlines in disguised form. They called on 10% of passengers on the same flight to be recruited to fuse the MTR fares | The price will continue to be pushed up by 3.8% for one year, and the fare discount will be delayed by 3.35%.