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Epidemic・4.2|On the first day, 1.57 million anti-epidemic service packages were dispatched, and the chief executive election was exempted from some gathering restrictions

2022-04-02T16:18:51.832Z


Today (2nd), there were 4,475 new confirmed cases. Yesterday, 9 countries lifted the flight ban, 18 imported cases, 116 more deaths, and the case fatality rate rose to 0.68%. A total of 7,848 people died in the fifth wave of the epidemic. Yesterday


Today (2nd), there were 4,475 new confirmed cases. Yesterday, 9 countries lifted the flight ban, 18 imported cases, 116 more deaths, and the case fatality rate rose to 0.68%.

A total of 7,848 people died in the fifth wave of the epidemic.


Yesterday, nine countries lifted the ban on flights, and there were 18 imported cases, of which 4 were Emirates flight EK384. The authorities have invoked the circuit breaker mechanism of Chapter 599H of the law, and related flights will be banned from Dubai via Bangkok from tomorrow until April 9. to port.


[20:41] As of 6:00 p.m., the District Offices have distributed more than 1.57 million "epidemic prevention service packs" through various channels, including through property management companies, including more than 3,000 volunteers and a number of civil servant teams. 65,000 grass-roots households were distributed from house to house.

The property management company will arrange to distribute it to the tenants immediately in the housing estates and housing estates it is responsible for.

Nucleic acid testing | Free for the elderly over 70 years old and those who do not have injections for non-health reasons, the chief executive election | Exempt candidates from the epidemic prevention and gathering restrictions Government: In line with the overall interests of society Epidemic prevention spending increased by thousands of yuan

[20:25] Chief Executive Election Exemption Group and Multi-Household Gathering Restriction Order:

Pursuant to Sections 5(1)(b) and 8D(1)(b) of Cap. 599G, if the Chief Secretary for Administration is satisfied that a group gathering/multi-household gathering is to be carried out, in view of the exceptional circumstances of the case, the Chief Secretary for Administration will If other aspects are in the public interest of Hong Kong, the gathering can be permitted.

Taking into account the special nature of the CE election, the Chief Secretary for Administration has exercised the relevant powers to allow "CE candidates" to hold the following group gatherings and/or multi-family gatherings from April 3 to May 8 ( hereinafter collectively referred to as the "aggregation"):

(a) From April 3 to April 23 (or the date on which the Candidates Eligibility Committee (QAC) makes a determination on the eligibility of candidates for the CE election, whichever is earlier): " "Chief Executive Candidates" (i.e. any persons who have publicly announced their intention to stand for the May 8 CE election) are permitted to hold election-related gatherings with Election Committee (EC) members.

However, if a gathering is ultimately not attended by any EC members, it is not a permitted gathering; and

(b) Between April 23 (or the date on which the Qualifications Council makes a determination on the candidate's eligibility, whichever is earlier) to May 8: "Chief Executive Candidate" (including qualified candidates only) nominations valid by the Tribunal), are permitted to hold election-related gatherings with the public.

Compulsory testing | 25 new buildings including Chun Yeung Estate and private building Tuen Mun Lai Po Building are required to participate in the national rapid testing for recovered patients?

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[16:46] He Wanxia, ​​Chief Administrative Manager of the Hospital Authority, said that AWE currently operates venues No. 8, 9, 10 and 11. The medical staff from the mainland who aided Hong Kong have been taking care of patients for nearly two weeks. About 400 patients, gradually increasing the number of patients admitted.

Several venues in use by the HA have beds available to receive patients. Knowing that some venues from the SWD will be handed over soon, the HA will not enter the venues handed over by the SWD for the time being, but will closely monitor the development of the epidemic and will consider using it if necessary. These venues will further increase the space for receiving patients, but there are no plans yet.

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[16:42] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that today (2nd), there were 4,475 new confirmed cases. Yesterday, 9 countries lifted the ban on flying, there were 18 imported cases, and 116 more deaths. The rate rose to 0.68%.

Yesterday, nine countries lifted the flight ban, and there were 18 imported cases, of which 4 were Emirates flight EK384. The authorities have invoked the circuit breaker mechanism of Chapter 599H of the law, and related flights are prohibited from Dubai/Bangkok from April 3 to 9. port.

[15:59] The government will distribute anti-epidemic service kits across Hong Kong from today (2nd), and Sanwu Building will have a special person to distribute it first.

The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, went to the Lee On Building in Sai Ying Pun in the afternoon to distribute epidemic prevention kits. After about ten minutes, he said that he had distributed more than ten households, but several households did not answer the door, and he had left a notification letter for residents to re-issue them later.

Anti-epidemic service package|The Chief Executive and the Secretary have dispatched more than 1.57 million Carrie Lam to visit Sai Ying Pun Building

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[15:55] The government announced today (2nd) this afternoon that Hong Wing House, Cheung Hong Estate, Tsing Yi, and Block 9, Regent Gardens, Kowloon Bay, were required to undergo an enclosed inspection due to positive sewage tests.

Residents are required to undergo nucleic acid tests arranged by the government before 9:00 p.m. tonight. Those who have been diagnosed within 3 months, including positive cases recorded by the Department of Health in nucleic acid tests, or positive cases reported by self-rapid tests, do not need to be tested this time. They will be tested again during the operation, and the government expects to complete the siege operation tomorrow.

[14:29] Although the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong continues to ease, the daily number of confirmed cases is still high.

The Centre for Health Protection announced the list of confirmed buildings yesterday (1st), with a total of 6,721 buildings on the list, an increase of 95 buildings compared with the previous day (March 31st). Among them, Yuen Long District has the most with 537 buildings on the list, followed by Eastern District and In Kowloon City, there are 530 and 491 buildings respectively.

Confirmed Buildings|6721 Buildings Listed, 95 Buildings Added to the List, 116 Buildings in 13 Estates and Estates in Tin Shui Wai, and 116 Buildings in Variants of New Coronavirus Recombined and Increased Transmission Power One article to see the Deltacron and Omicron complexes

[14:13] The compound new coronavirus variant strain is killed, which will trigger the next wave of global pandemic at any time. The "Deltacron" virus, which is composed of Delta and Omicorn, has caused heated discussions on the Internet earlier.

The British health department recently announced that three new circulating virus strains are synthesized from mutant viruses, including two viruses composed of Delta and Omicorn BA.1, and one composed of Omicron's own BA.1 and BA.2.

[13:43] The Hong Kong government will distribute anti-epidemic service packages to all households in Hong Kong from today (2nd).

Among them, there are nearly 320,000 households in Kwun Tong District. This morning, 500 or 600 volunteers from different organizations participated in the distribution work wearing protective equipment. The first batch of targets were more than 30,000 households in the district living in stand-alone buildings, old-style Tang Buildings and subdivided dwellings.

Anti-epidemic package|600 volunteers visited Kwun Tong 30,000 tenements, a 12-year-old female volunteer: relieve boredom and help others

[13:43] The government will distribute epidemic prevention service packages today.

The police pointed out that they noticed that some citizens received fraudulent emails and text messages that were fake "anti-epidemic kits", claiming that citizens would have to pay a postage of more than ten yuan before they could mail the "anti-epidemic kits" to their households, with a fake "anti-epidemic kit" attached. The hyperlink to the payment website, deceived the public to enter the online banking account information and password, and transferred the victim's bank deposit in the name of authorizing the payment of postage.

Police urge to beware of borrowing postage to send epidemic prevention kits to cheat bank account information and transfer deposits

[12:03] The number of the fifth wave of the epidemic has dropped slightly in recent days. Cai Haiwei, CEO of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, said today (2nd) on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Saturday Accountability" that after the "Vaccine Easy" home vaccination program was launched at the end of March, About 700 people have been given home injections, fewer than expected.

He said that one or two adults will temporarily cancel the vaccination for different reasons.

Cai Haiwei of the Federation of Social Organizations: About 700 people received home injections by one or two percent less than expected.

[11:48] Yesterday, 16 flights arrived in Hong Kong, and about 2,000 Hong Kong residents arrived in Hong Kong. The waiting time for testing is acceptable.

Hope the AA and the airlines will continue to serve.

[11:27] Lin Zhengyue said that she is not worried about the public abuse of false reports, because the platform for reporting positive results of the rapid test started in March, and it will be completed on the 31st, and 24,300 nucleic acid re-tests will be carried out, accounting for 6% of the total reports.

There are 257 cases of negative results, and only 1% of them are tested by random inspection. When the person concerned is sent to Penny's Bay for isolation, they will go to a detailed review. At present, it is believed that there have been 2 cases of deliberately false reporting so far.

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[11:22] Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor expressed the hope that the whole city will unite to fight the epidemic, calling on everyone to do the same thing at the same time, which will consolidate the strength of unity. , Saturday, Sunday, do a rapid test every day, and report positive within 24 hours, negative need not be reported, it is voluntary and non-compulsory.

All follow-up work seems to be carried out as it is currently, and the capacity has been improved. Unless the volume is so large that it is not the current estimate, it can be done.

She emphasized that the city-wide quick test for 3 days, once a day, is not a substitute for national testing.

National Quick Test | Carrie Lam calls on the city to perform daily quick test for 3 consecutive days from 4.8 to 4.10

[11:12] In the past week, there have been more self-reported cases with positive test results than nucleic acid tests. Considering the following factors, the government believes that it is time to further systematically promote rapid testing.

Inspired by a study of the University of Hong Kong, the daily infection point prevelance surveying study began in March, recruited 10,000 participants in 18 districts, and each week the participants were divided into batches on time and quickly, and the positive results were uploaded to the University of Hong Kong on the same day. Web page.

There are two types of positive results, namely new infection and previously infected but not recovered, and the amount of virus in the body is still positive.

In terms of the overall population, surveillance was just conducted in early March, and it was over 10%. By April 1st yesterday, the prevalence rate had dropped to 1.21%. For example, 1.21% in Hong Kong's population of more than 7 million, that is, 80,000 to 90,000 people. Infected at this point in time.

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[11:10] The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, stated that the position on the nationwide testing has not changed, and he believes that it is an effective method, especially the purpose is to achieve zero, but when to do the national testing depends on the timing and ability. So far on April 2, I have not been able to tell you that compulsory testing for all people will be conducted there or during that time, but there is work to be done, so it is still on the agenda.

[10:31] The government continued the siege operation yesterday (1st), among which the fifth and sixth blocks of Regent Garden in Kowloon Bay were released this morning (2nd), and the authorities found a total of 10 positive cases and 2 There are uncertain cases, and the positive rate of the tested residents is about 1%.

[10:22] The fifth wave of the epidemic has eased. Xu Shuchang, an expert consultant to the government and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at CUHK, expressed on the commercial program "Politics and Economics Saturday" today (2nd) that he was worried that the long Easter holiday would start and the market would be crowded. Recovery, the epidemic has a chance to rebound.

He pointed out that according to the forecast, the daily number of confirmed cases may drop to three digits by the end of this month, but if the number remains high, nationwide testing may be required.

Xu Shuchang is worried about the increase in the flow of Easter fakes and the epidemic may rebound. Next week, the elderly will be given priority to be closed for the fourth injection. A total of 56 positive cases were found after the closure of Regent Garden and the 4 buildings of Tsui Wan Village in Chai Wan

▼On March 25, the government announced that it will distribute epidemic prevention service packages to citizens in early April▼


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▼On March 30, Carrie Lam and 11 directors of the three divisions packaged "epidemic prevention service packs"▼


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Epidemic prevention package FAQ | How to re-issue if it is missed for seven days from 10:00 today?

Want a national quick test?

[08:00] The government will distribute 3.5 million "epidemic prevention service packs" to all households in Hong Kong starting at 10:00 am today (2nd), and senior government officials will be dispatched to the crowd. It is reported that Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will also participate.

What's in the anti-fighting bag?

How can citizens get it?

How can citizens who missed the door-to-door distribution be repaid?

"Hong Kong 01" organizes a series of materials to answer readers' questions.

Distribute epidemic prevention kits|KN95 and KF94 and other masks are more protective

[08:00] The Hong Kong government will distribute anti-epidemic material packages to more than 2.7 million households in Hong Kong from Saturday (April 2), including proprietary Chinese medicines, 20 rapid test kits, 20 KN95 masks, etc., which can be used for three-person families Nearly a week of use, it is expected to be available within a week.


What is the difference between KN95 masks and general surgical masks, Korean standard KF94, and N95 with high protection?

Infectious and infectious disease specialists remind several types of "air leak" risks and four wearing recommendations.

▼On March 31, Lianhua Qingwen Capsules and Rapid Antigen Tests will be in sufficient supply▼


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All-people epidemic prevention kits|From 10:00 on Saturday, Sanwu Building has priority, and re-sale stations will be set up from April 7. Epidemic prevention kits|3.5 million copies are ready to be delivered tomorrow. Citizens can receive the all-people epidemic prevention kits without registration or queuing|Depends The most expensive brand "Lucky Bag" can reach 2,500 yuan

▼On March 31, citizen volunteers packed anti-epidemic bags at Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre▼


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▼On April 1, Cuifu Building, Cuifu Building, Cuiwan Village, Chaiwan was closed and inspected ▼


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▼On April 1, the fifth and sixth blocks of Regent Garden in Kowloon Bay will be closed for inspection▼


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Closed area | Regent Garden and Chai Wan villages with positive sewage samples were sealed off for testing Qingming Festival | FEHD calls to avoid tomb sweeping on Saturdays, Sundays and Sundays and recommends worshipping after Qingming Festival Highly educated, the younger you are, the more you support the coexistence of the virus with mandatory testing | Zeng 25 Building Bokang Village, Shan Shan Village, Yaodong Village, etc. have been on the list for two consecutive days

▼On April 1, SHKP donated materials to Trami Makeshift Hospital▼


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Tanwei Fangcang shelter hospital was opened last week, 1,000 people stayed at the telecommunications company during the peak period and completed 5G coverage in one week. The Omicron BA1-BA2 compound variant virus strain entered Hong Kong. Two Dutch passengers arrived in Hong Kong with the virus in February. Unnamed and denounced the lack of representative epidemic situation in the general investigation of the club

▼On April 1, the no-fly order of 9 countries was revoked on the first day of the airport situation▼


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▼On April 1, the no-fly order against the nine countries was lifted▼


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No-fly order lifted | The first direct flight from the United Kingdom arrives in Hong Kong Citizens criticize the three-month suspension of the flight, labor, people and wealth, the ban on the flight is canceled on the first day, the foreign domestic helper said that he will not be afraid of the epidemic until he arrives in Hong Kong for nearly three years. Received 226 complaints, involving about 150,000 yuan, and updated the approved list search engine. The research on the invasion of male reproductive organs by the new coronavirus estimates that 10 to 15% of the diagnosed men will not report after recovering.

Epidemic | Speed ​​up the process, quick test, positive random test, no calls, 190 negative cases, accounting for about 2% Epidemic | Newly confirmed cases fell below 6,000 cases of mentally ill man who self-harmed and was admitted to ICU but still died Government departments reopened|Inland Revenue Department, Water Supplies Department, Civil Affairs The department gradually resumes services for oral medicines for new crowns on Monday | More than 20,000 patients have been prescribed and it takes half a day to get medicines from the respite center, MPs urged to speed up

▼From March 22, the mandatory inspection announcement will be on the list of buildings▼


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Blocked area | Regent Garden and Chai Wan villages with positive sewage samples were closed for testing and closed area | Four buildings including Pak Tin Village and Pokang Village released 130 positive cases of infection in Wah King Building, Wah Fu Village 4% The wave of virus concentrated on the nerve center of children, and now acute encephalitis has cramps. The government has the opportunity to replace the national test with rapid testing

Source: hk1

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