The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has dropped to the lowest level in nearly a month and a half. Yesterday (3rd), 3,709 new cases were confirmed, and the number of reported cases in a single day fell below 4,000.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam continued to preside over the government's daily anti-epidemic press conference this morning (4th). The press conference was rarely attended by other ministers or experts.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced at the beginning of the press conference that she would not participate in the election of the sixth chief executive, ending her 42-year government service career after completing her five-year term on June 30.
In addition, the government distributed the first batch of 5,000 yuan of electronic consumption coupons on Thursday (7th), which is expected to stimulate citizens to go out to spend.
However, the epidemic situation is still at a high level. Reflecting the trend of the epidemic, the real-time effective reproduction rate of cases compiled by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has an average value of 0.3547 in mid-March, and rose to 0.5957 in late March, an increase of 68%, indicating an increase in city travel. , the decline of the epidemic may slow down or even rebound.
Summary of yesterday's epidemic reports:
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4.3｜The number of confirmed cases reported in a single day fell below 4,000, and the HA indicated that the fatality rate is on a downward trend
Reflecting the trend of the epidemic, the real-time effective reproduction rate of cases compiled by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has rebounded to the level of 0.61 on April 3.
▼On April 3rd, the seal inspection of Shengxu Pavilion and Shengzhen Pavilion in Tiansheng Court, Tin Shui Wai ▼
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[14:13] Kang Chen Cuihua pointed out that candidates who are diagnosed but whose health conditions permit can voluntarily go to Penny's Bay for examination and quarantine, and the Education Bureau will arrange point-to-point anti-epidemic taxis to take them to Penny's Bay. Every day is different, so it is recommended to allow candidates to decide whether to take the exam or not to take the exam on the day of the exam. If they choose not to take the exam, the result will be evaluated. However, for the fairness of the exam, after making the decision on that day, they will not return the exam, that is, they decide not to take the exam after they cannot see the exam paper. .
[14:10] Kang Chen Cuihua, Deputy Secretary-General of the Education Bureau, said that the authorities have once again set up a special examination room for non-diagnosed candidates who need to be quarantined at the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility. Those who are close contacts of confirmed family members can contact the HKEAA and express their willingness to Entering Penny's Bay for quarantine, point-to-point anti-epidemic taxis will be arranged to go to the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility for quarantine and examination.
[14:03] Yang Runxiong said that there are 3 arrangements this year, including: 1) DSE candidates can give priority to testing when their residences are closed and forcibly inspected, and get the results as soon as possible to go to the exam; 2) Candidates who are not confirmed close contacts can be tested at Pennywise 3) Candidates with confirmed diagnosis and health conditions can take the test at the Penny's Bay Special Examination Center voluntarily, and the authorities will be responsible for the relevant expenses.
[14:01] Yang Runxiong announced that he decided to start the DSE test on April 22 as scheduled, and conducted it according to the compressed schedule announced earlier. 60% of the candidates completed all the examination subjects within the first 2 weeks, and the test period was until May 14, July The ranking will be released on the 20th, I believe it will not affect the timetable for candidates to apply for university.
Epidemic ｜ Green in the district plan suspended for more than a month April 21 to restore points can be stored and exchanged for gifts
[13:40] Affected by the epidemic, the "Green Rewards" points program of "Green in the District" and recycling convenience points earlier was suspended. Some operating groups worry that the recycling volume will be greatly reduced due to lack of incentives, and the operation will be deducted for failing to meet the contract requirements. fee.
With the gradual relaxation of social distancing measures by the government, a number of "green districts" recently announced that the "Green Rewards" points program (including points savings and gift redemption) will resume from April 21.
DSE｜News: According to the target 4.22, the examination will be opened as scheduled. Penny's Bay will set up an examination room for the confirmed candidates to take the examination
[12:15] It is reported that the authorities have temporarily decided to start the DSE exam as scheduled on April 22 according to the target.
In addition, the news also pointed out that candidates who are confirmed and listed as close contacts can also take the test. It is reported that the authorities will open a special test center in Penny's Bay.
[11:20] According to the news, the authorities have temporarily decided to start the DSE test as scheduled on April 22 according to the target.
[11:09] The Secretary for Education, Mr Yang Runxiong, held a press conference at 2 pm to announce the arrangements for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE).
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[11:08] Carrie Lam said that she will do four tasks in her term of office for more than two months, including stabilizing and controlling the fifth wave, restoring social operations as soon as possible, and summarizing experience to avoid the next wave of the epidemic affecting the social economy.
[11:05] Lin Zhengyue said that the idea of not being re-elected has been expressed to the central government as early as early 2021, and it has been understood and respected by the central government. She said that today's press conference is not a time to talk about personal feelings, and pointed out that the fight against the epidemic is currently overwhelming.
[11:00] Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced that she would not participate in the 6th Chief Executive election, saying that after completing her five-year term on June 30, she will end her 42-year government service career.
National Quick Test | Experts expect tens of thousands of patients to break hundreds of transmission chains, Zhao Yantao reminds to avoid too much nasal discharge
[09:45] The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has shown signs of easing recently. The government has called for rapid nationwide testing for three consecutive days from April 8 to 10. Member of the Scientific Committee for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, family doctor Lin Yonghe said on the radio program this morning that the rapid testing of the whole people The overall effect depends on the participation of the public, the correct sampling method and whether the report will be truthful.
Zhao Yantao, a visiting associate professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, reminded in the same program that you can blow your nose lightly before sampling, which is convenient to push the nasal fluid or virus from the deep nasopharynx to the front section for sampling.
He continued, the sampling stick should not collect too much nasal fluid, so as not to affect the accuracy.
▼On April 3, the enclosure inspection of Choi Lok Building, Choi Fook Village, Kwun Tong ▼
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Nutritionists teach the way: eat more corn, pumpkin and other probiotics to help reduce the symptoms of "new crown"
[08:00] The fifth wave of the epidemic hit Hong Kong, and more than one million people were infected. Most of the patients have recovered, but many people are plagued by the sequelae of the "long new crown", affecting their daily life and work. Common symptoms include extreme fatigue, Shortness of breath, chest pain or tightness, poor memory and concentration commonly known as brain fog, insomnia, palpitations, dizziness, tingling, etc.
If you don’t want to have “long hands and tails” after the epidemic, a nutritionist will teach you how to eat more whole-shell foods such as corn and pumpkin, vegetables, fruits, and nuts to supplement probiotics and prebiotics, improve intestinal health or reduce the sequelae of COVID-19. The essential.
Dozens of meters of colored tissue "excretion lines" appear in hiking hotspots
[00:01] Unable to travel outside due to the epidemic, citizens have switched to country parks to breathe fresh air, but they left behind a lot of garbage after enjoying it.
According to information from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, 1,807 tonnes of rubbish was cleared in country parks last year.
Youhuan Group conducted a waste survey on country trails earlier, and cleaned up about 15,000 pieces of waste, of which paper towels, wet tissues and their packaging accounted for more than 30%.
There is a "sunrise resort" where "paper towel flowers" can be found everywhere after the holiday, and the mountain trails are even dozens of meters long, and the mountain "excretion line" formed by moldy colored paper towels after use.
The group believes that country parks are the back gardens of Hong Kong people, and the beautiful natural environment should not be wasted by garbage, and calls on the public to take their own garbage away.
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▼From March 22, the mandatory inspection announcement will be on the list of buildings▼
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▼On April 3, the 5th director sent an epidemic prevention service package to the district and urged citizens to do rapid testing▼
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Consumption Vouchers | Distribute 5,000 yuan Octopus to 6.3 million citizens on April 7, and you must receive the consumer coupons in two installments | The final sprint to confirm that the account is normal to withdraw money. There are a maximum of four steps for consumer coupons | Anti-epidemic first, no contradictions Social distancing Carrie Lam: Don't rush to use coupons 8 Q&A | Check out what is not applicable to consumption, the conditions for leaving Hong Kong and how to report lost coupons | Small merchants in Causeway Bay are not optimistic about the results, restaurants are worried about the loss of dine-in in the evening market Business Opportunity Coupons｜Restricted gatherings without removing the citizens, send out cash coupons to attract customers
Compulsory testing｜Added 25 buildings in Kwai Chung Yong Yaxuan to become the only private building and two buildings were positive for sewage on the list｜The two buildings in Tin Shing Court and one building in Choi Fook Village were positive for sewage. Nearly 80 celebrity mansions in the new village, Tenghuangju, were closed due to outbreaks of epidemics｜The ninth block of Regent Gardens, Changkang Village, Hong Rong Building, was released. Less than five cases of infection were closed. Four residents of Hong Rong Building participated in home injections Nie Dequan: It will be extended to all enclosed buildings. About 1.3 million copies of the epidemic prevention kits have been dispatched by Carrie Lam. They may be used up within 7 days. The epidemic prevention service kits can be collected on Thursday.
▼On April 3, filial sons and grandsons waited in the car to pay tribute to their ancestors at the Chai Wan Cemetery▼
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▼2022 Tomb-sweeping Day, the economic environment is poor, and the paper is changing.▼
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Rapid test for the whole people | Yuan Guoyong taught to blow the nose test stick and make circles 10 times before sampling correctly A 38-year-old woman passed away after fainting at home and passed away in the hospital. Zhang Zhujun once said that the chances of recovering from "yin to yang" are not high. Now he means that the symptoms should be tested for the epidemic. The immediate reproduction rate has rebounded to nearly 70%. Zhang Zhujun: below 1, still fall back
▼On April 1, the no-fly order of 9 countries was revoked on the first day of the airport situation▼
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The Hospital Authority urges 300 patients to seek medical advice and take antiviral drugs within 5 days to receive 1,400 TCM consultations The Hong Kong government will provide private doctors with two types of oral medicines for COVID-19 for free. Doctors are not allowed to charge for the drugs. Medicine incorporates traditional Chinese medicine in the medical system | Mainland expert group meets with representatives of the Chinese medicine sector to discuss treatment plan at HKBU Call for "3T" to ease the grief of the dead