Today (23rd) added 523 confirmed cases, including 13 imported cases, and 9 more deaths, marking the second time the death toll fell to single digits since February 18.
299 schools have resumed classes, and a total of 12 schools have reported positive cases, including 15 students, including 8 students and 7 teachers.
▼On April 22, reporters directly hit the resumption of local tours▼
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Eight nucleic acid tests will be conducted at the user's own expense during the quarantine period in hotels in Macao, and a total of 2,000 yuan will be required for compulsory testing | 40 more buildings will be added to the list involving the sea.
East Coast, Telford Garden and other buildings | Recorded 523 confirmed deaths, 9 cases dropped to single digits, authorities monitor unidentified children with hepatitis, flight fuses are relaxed
[16:53] Ou Jiarong said that according to the analysis of imported cases in the past few months, the number of passengers arriving in Hong Kong with the withdrawal of the 9 countries banned from flying on April 1 has increased significantly. From January to March, there were less than 300 passengers per day, and more than 1,200 passengers since April 1. Arrived in Hong Kong, but the importation rate of arrivals has decreased. In the first 3 months, 3% were positive. However, after April 1, the number of inbound people increased, and the positive percentage dropped to 1%. To adjust the prevention and control measures, the most important thing is to require all Before arriving in Hong Kong, people must have a negative nucleic acid test, and when they arrive in Hong Kong, they must be tested and quarantined in hotels for 7 days. Closed-loop management can prevent imported cases from entering the community.
The limited number of quarantine hotels can also prevent a large number of people from arriving in Hong Kong, which will burden the medical system.
[16:44] Ou Jiarong said that through the regular monitoring mechanism, it was found that the British health authority said that more than 100 children were infected with hepatitis, mainly affecting children under the age of ten. After testing, the cause could not be found. Including viral tests such as hepatitis A, B and C are all negative, the initial exclusion is related to the new crown vaccine, but poisons are not excluded, and some have adenovirus type 41, which will be monitored by the Hospital Authority, and no such situation has been found in Hong Kong at the latest.
[16:40] Au Jiarong, chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that today (23rd), there were 523 confirmed cases, including 13 imported cases, and 9 more deaths. This is the second drop in the death toll since February 18. to single digits.
299 schools have resumed classes, and a total of 12 schools have reported positive cases, including 8 students and 7 teachers, a total of 15 people.
A total of 160,000 students have resumed classes, with 8 cases, a rate of 0.005%, nearly 26,000 staff and teachers have resumed classes, and 7 cases have been reported, accounting for 0.027% of all teaching staff.
[16:08] The new crown epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The government said today (23rd) that the sewage test results of six housing estates in Tuen Mun District were positive, and the virus load was relatively high. staff, and distributed a total of about 90,000 rapid antigen test kits for their own testing to help identify infected persons.
The sewage of the six housing estates in Tuen Mun District was positive. The government sent 90,000 quick test kits.
[16:04] Block 2 and Block 3 of Yue Ting Xuan in Diamond Hill were closed at 4:00 pm today, and the operation is expected to be completed at about 1:00 pm tomorrow (24th). Depending on the test results, the operation may be extended.
[13:23] The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has eased slightly. Although there are still hundreds of confirmed cases every day, the number of confirmed cases in buildings has dropped in the past two weeks.
According to the latest list of confirmed buildings on April 22 released by the Centre for Health Protection, there were 829 fewer buildings than the previous day.
Shatin district is still the most severe, with as many as 350 infected buildings; followed by Yuen Long district, there are still 339 infected buildings.
There are 299 epidemic buildings in the Eastern District, making it the third most epidemic building area in Hong Kong.
Diagnosed Buildings｜3853 Buildings in Sha Tin District in Hong Kong have the most buildings in Lan'an and Kia Wah Xingtao Bay on the list
▼Some confirmed cases have appeared in buildings in the past two weeks▼
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[13:12] The epidemic situation has gradually eased, and the government has resumed the enforcement action of the mandatory testing announcement after a three-month interval. Yoho 9 inspected the test certificates of more than 200 houses, and found that five people were not tested, and issued a compulsory test order to them and a fine of 10,000 yuan. If they fail to test within the time limit again, they can be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisonment for six months.
Compulsory testing | Enforcement of Grand Yoho Block 9 after 3 months, 5 people fined 50,000 DSE in total without forced testing | 21 quarantined or confirmed test takers in English listening test Penny Bay took the test and 3 people abandoned the test
[12:43] The HKEAA said today (23rd) that 13 candidates who were in quarantine and 8 who were confirmed to be tested at the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility sat for the English listening section of the HKDSE.
In addition, 3 confirmed candidates chose not to take the test due to physical discomfort.
The HKEAA Public Examination Information Centre also processed an application from a candidate who requested to take the examination at the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility on the same day.
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[11:26] The government eased the epidemic prevention restrictions in the first stage the day before yesterday (21st), most of the listed gates reopened, dine-in is open until 10:00 pm, and the maximum number of people per table is 4.
Huang Jiahe, president of the Association of Catering Traders, said that the public responded enthusiastically, some restaurants were full, and daytime business of restaurants increased. The overall business volume recovered by 60 to 70%, and some restaurants even recovered 80%. It is expected that the unemployment rate of the restaurant industry will drop from April onwards. will fall back.
Dine-in restaurant in the evening market reopened Huang's family and said that diners responded enthusiastically and encouraged 8 people to relax on Mother's Day
[10:52] The government announced that from May 1, non-Hong Kong residents will be allowed to enter Hong Kong from overseas, and the threshold of the flight circuit breaker mechanism will be changed to 5 or more passengers on the same civil airliner arriving in Hong Kong, or 5 of the total number of passengers on the aircraft. % of passengers with confirmed cases, whichever is higher.
Yang Shufen, Director-General of the Travel Industry Council, welcomed the move. She said on a radio program today (23rd) that the original threshold was too strict, and the risk of airlines operating flights was high; The government will relax entry and exit restrictions and even cancel the circuit breaker mechanism in due course depending on the situation.
The Travel Council welcomes the flight interruption and reduction
[09:31] The fifth wave of the epidemic has eased. The four-day Easter long holiday has passed for several days, and the epidemic has not rebounded. Xu Shuchang, an expert consultant to the government and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at CUHK, said on the radio program today (15th), Under the fifth wave of the epidemic, more than 1.1 million people in Hong Kong were infected, but about 4 million people may actually be infected. With the current first-dose vaccination rate of 90%, the society has extensive immunity protection, reducing the chance of the epidemic rebounding. .
No rebound in the Easter holiday epidemic Xu Shuchang: The society has extensive immune protection
[08:32] Jie Yi Building, Yat Tung (2) Village, Tung Chung, was released this morning. During this period, about 870 people were tested. Among them, no positive test cases or cases with indeterminate test results were found.
The government also sent staff to visit about 400 households, of which 20 were not answered during the process.
Closed District｜Jie Yat Building, Yat Tung (2) Village, Tung Chung
[08:00] Residential homes have become the hardest hit areas in the fifth wave of the epidemic. The Hong Kong government has introduced a number of measures to address the manpower shortage, including a time-limited relaxation of the “Supplementary Labour Scheme” ( Foreign workers) the provisions of the Imported Nursing Workers section.
One month later, the Labour Department replied to "Hong Kong 01" stating that as of April 1, it had received a total of 415 applications involving 2,283 nursing staff, of which 364 were approved, involving 2,054 nursing staff.
Some people in the elderly care industry have reported that out of the eight residential care homes they operate, three of them have applied for the relaxation of the regulations this time, and a total of 46 foreign worker places have been approved. It is unknown when they will be able to arrive in Hong Kong. Some industry representatives said that it is difficult to rely on foreign workers alone to solve the old problem of the serious shortage of nursing staff in Hong Kong, and it is necessary to accelerate the professionalization of local staff in order to attract young talents to enter the industry and replenish new blood.
Foreign Workers in Institutions | Approval is easy to hire, difficult to hire, industry analysis because the mainland is getting rich: few people are willing to leave their hometowns
New crown drug | Authorities buy preventive antibodies for long-term patients Pfizer oral drug can reduce 80% of deaths
[00:01] More than 1.18 million people were infected in the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong. The chairman of the Clinical Infectious Disease Treatment Task Force of the Hospital Authority and the Medical Director of the Infectious Disease Center, Zeng Dexian, said on Friday (22nd) that the authorities have purchased the first batch of more than 190 doses AstraZeneca's preventive new crown antibody drug Evusheld will be used for chronically ill patients with poor immunity.
The two oral drugs purchased earlier, Pfizer's Paxlovid and Merck's Molnupiravir, have achieved remarkable results, reducing the mortality rate by 80% and 40% respectively, and have side effects. slight.
Zeng Dexian urged patients, especially the elderly and high-risk individuals who have been diagnosed, to seek medical treatment as soon as possible so that they can receive drug treatment in a timely manner.
AstraZeneca's preventive COVID-19 antibody drug Evusheld.
(AstraZeneca picture)
▼April 22 DSE Diploma Examination ▼
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DSE︱The first English subject examination candidates wear full anti-epidemic clothing to challenge Chow Yun-fat running and cheering DSE | 21 candidates entered Penny's Bay, 10 were diagnosed, 11 were quarantined, one of them was unwell and absent DSE | Anti-epidemic taxis picked up three candidates this morning Penny's Bay's examination process is generally smooth DSE | The university president filmed a video to encourage candidates: do your best to immerse David Bingjiang: do your best DSE︱English writing 8 questions can be answered Candidates DSE｜The article quotes the old master, 13 o'clock analysis of the comic industry micro-composition optional debate for four days
▼Changes in the flow of people in Mong Kok 2.19 night market ban on dine-in VS 4.21 night market resume dine-in ▼
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Flight circuit breaker｜From May, 5% of the passengers on the whole plane need to be grounded before non-Hong Kong people can enter the flight circuit breaker｜After the approval of the business community, it is still too strict: the mainland customs clearance is indefinite and the circuit breaker mechanism should be in line with international standards as soon as possible｜News: The government will relax the fuse mechanism to Only 5 people were confirmed to have to be grounded, 2 more than the current epidemic | 574 confirmed Indian maids arrived in Hong Kong and tested positive on the 12th day, employers must quarantine the epidemic | Relax epidemic prevention measures or rebound You Fu Office $88. You doctor's first package of Michelin desserts and breakfast. Group members pay $800 to buy souvenirs.
▼April 21 when the theater reopens to attract audiences▼
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Hong Weimin's Birthday Banquet｜The restaurant's instructions failed to meet the requirements and the official was fined 6,000 Chi Lin Dim Sum Breakfast Group members at their own expense $800 to buy souvenirs, mahjong restaurants, bars, etc. have not yet reopened Industry Representative: It’s not fair, our risk is too low 93% of the mortuary in Fushan has been cremated. The funeral parlour auditorium is nearly full on weekends and holidays. The industry says that funeral parlour services have been booked until the end of May.
▼April 21 Ocean Park reopens▼
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▼Disneyland will reopen on April 21▼
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Compulsory testing︱Added 40 buildings in Mid-Levels One, Fame Harbor, and Wing Ting Road Fire Dormitory on the list Four districts tested positive for sewage samples Civil Affairs will send about 90,000 rapid test reagents to identify hidden patients with confirmed cases | 926 new buildings added to the list Beverly Hills in Happy Valley, Tai Kok Tsui, Tai Kok Tsui Closed Seal Areas Involved Prioritise testing
▼From April 15th, the mandatory inspection announcement will be on the list of buildings▼
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