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epidemic. Live | A total of 28 people from the Xingyue Building in Sheung Wan were recruited by the Center for Health Protection to explain the epidemic

2022-05-13T08:43:40.240Z


There were 294 confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday (12th), of which 40 were imported cases. In addition, 4 people contracted the virus after playing billiards at the same time in the Hung Hom commercial center "Xin Wang Club", and about 150 people had to undergo forced inspection.


There were 294 confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday (12th), of which 40 were imported cases.

In addition, 4 people contracted the virus after playing billiards at the same time in the Hung Hom commercial center "Xin Wang Club". About 150 people had to be tested. The sewage in Sai Wan Village was found to have a very high level of virus, and the five buildings in the village were enclosed for testing. .

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong issued an email urging teachers, students and staff not to eat at restaurants in the district or participate in activities to remove masks in the coming week.


The Food and Health Bureau suddenly included Xingyue Building in Sheung Wan in the mandatory testing announcement on Thursday night. Departments of Health, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and other departments visited Xingyue Building this morning (13th), Au Jiarong, chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said, A total of 28 people in Xingyuelou have been infected with the virus. They visited last Saturday (7th) on the eve of Mother's Day. Some of the patients were family members. This morning, 45 environmental samples were collected for testing.


Summary of yesterday's epidemic reports:


Epidemic ‧5.12|Sewage from suspected outbreak in Xihuan Village contains extremely high virus levels, more than half of the population has received three injections

▼In the morning of May 13th, the weather was bad and the citizens returned to work in the rain▼


▼Compulsory testing announcement on May 12▼


Respite Centre|Cai Wing Road Sports Centre, Harbour Road Sports Centre, etc. returned to LCSD for continued operation

[15:35] The Social Welfare Department announced today (13th) that in response to the easing of the epidemic, the four gymnasiums that were previously used as respite centers, namely Choi Wing Road Sports Centre, Shek Kip Mei Park Sports Centre, Harbour Road Sports Centre and Tsuen Wan West York The gymnasium will be returned to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department tomorrow (14th).

[15:30] Tak Yam Building, On Yam Village, Kwai Chung was closed for inspection this afternoon. The government's goal is to complete the operation at about 11:00 a.m. tomorrow (14th).

Depending on the test results, the operation may be extended.

A total of 28 people were recruited by the Department of Health for inspection on the eve of Mother's Day in the Xingyue Building, Sheung Wan

[12:45] On Thursday night, the Food and Health Bureau suddenly included the Xingyue Building in Sheung Wan into the mandatory inspection announcement, requiring that from 18:00 to 23:00 on May 7, that is, those who visited the evening market on the eve of Mother's Day or were present, must He will be tested today and tomorrow.

Xingyue Building is closed today. Staff from the Department of Health, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and other departments visited Xingyue Building this morning. Au Jiarong, the chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that a total of 28 people in Xingyue Building were infected with the virus. , Some of the patients are family members, who came to the scene this morning to take 45 environmental samples for testing.

Xihuan Village|Yuan Guoyong: Citizens need not panic

[11:54] The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong posted on Facebook yesterday (12th) that there may be a large infection group near Kennedy Town, and urgently appealed to teachers and students not to have lunch in the area. The incident caused heated discussions, and some citizens questioned the emergency Appeal to cause panic.

Yuen Guoyong, chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, said on a radio program today (13th) that in response to the current development of the epidemic in Hong Kong, it is believed that the community has built an immune barrier to prevent severe illness, and said that citizens only need to get all the vaccines before they can go to restaurants in the district. eat.

HKU Faculty of Medicine calls for a responsible approach to avoid going to Kennedy Town to decipher sewage with a thousand times higher virus levels

[10:50] The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong issued an urgent appeal on the social networking site Facebook yesterday (12th), saying that a large group may break out in Kennedy Town, and teachers and students are strongly advised to avoid eating in the area.

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong issued a statement today (13th) to further explain the incident.

The statement said that it is a responsible practice to release relevant internal information to teachers and students, and try to avoid the unnecessary spread of the epidemic in hospitals and nearby medical facilities.

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong pointed out that there is a chance of large clusters of infections in Kennedy Town and its surrounding areas.

(Screenshot of HKU Faculty of Medicine Facebook)

The mortuary of Tuen Mun Hospital made a mistake and burned the wrong corpse. Social Association: The workload of the mortuary has increased sharply under the epidemic, calling for strengthening verification

[10:28] Two bodies were mistakenly swapped in the mortuary of Tuen Mun Hospital, one of which had been cremated.

Peng Hongchang, director of the Association of Community Organizations, said on the radio program this morning (13th) that incidents of disturbing remains are relatively rare, and it is believed that this incident is related to the sharp increase in deaths under the fifth wave of the epidemic, especially the increase in the number of public mortuaries by one to two times. He also believed that there were also problems in communication between the mortuary and the funeral home. He suggested strengthening the verification procedures and communication, and urged the hospital to announce the cause of the accident after completing the investigation.

Closed District | Xihuan Village was unsealed and found that 22 positive cases were detected, and the recruitment rate of residents was about 1.3%

[10:03] Xihuan Village completed the enclosure inspection this morning. A total of about 1,680 people were tested. When a total of 22 positive test cases were found, the positive rate was only 1.3%.

The government has also dispatched staff to visit about 630 households. Among them, 22 households were not answered during the process. The government will take measures to follow up.

[09:49] There were 294 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday (12th). Central Sai Wan Village was closed due to the high amount of viruses in the sewage. Lin Weixun, vice president of the Hong Kong Society of Infectious Diseases and Infectious Diseases, was in this morning (13th). The radio program pointed out that when the amount of virus in the sewage is high, there is a chance of super-spreaders. Closing down villages and conducting compulsory testing on a large scale is a more “stable” approach; for Hung Hom, there is a pool room in Hung Hom where infection groups appear, although pool is relatively static. Activities, but the nature is entertainment venues, there may be catering activities, and citizens may be less "relaxed", removing masks in the billiards room increases the risk of infection.

Xihuan Village | High Sewage Virus Volume Experts in Enclosing the Village: Worried About Super Spreaders

▼May 12 Enclosure inspection of Xihuan Village▼


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▼On May 12, the Department of Health announced the outbreak of "Xinwanghui"▼


Sai Wan Village|Kennedy Town outbreak resident Ji Qiang found the source of the outbreak, worrying that business will be hit again The five public housing estates in the village are positive for sewage. The closure of the five public housing estates in the village is expected to be lifted on Friday morning, and there is another group outbreak. Zhang Zhujun points out that social distancing will be relaxed. There are no new cases at the Peony Golden Court in Yuen Long. About 150 people infected with the virus after playing pool with four guests must be tested

▼On May 12, 14 swimming pools of the LCSD will reopen▼


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▼List of public swimming pool reopening schedule in two phases▼


Compulsory testing | 20 buildings on the list who have visited Xinwanghui and Xingyue Building in Sheung Wan must be forced to inspect the HKU Faculty of Medicine Urgent appeal: Teachers and students in Kennedy Town or the current large-scale infection group should not have lunch in the district with confirmed buildings|Increase 161 A new building was reported to be involved in Bao Jade Garden, Victoria Harbour, etc. Mei Foo New Village 3 buildings were listed on the list, four districts were positive for sewage

▼From May 1st, the mandatory inspection announcement will be listed on the list▼


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The Jockey Club betting shop resumed betting after more than three months. Some people even bought ten lottery lottery draws: everyone is awake, the swimming pool is reopened | some people have not hit all the needles and touched the nails, and some swimmers can't hide their excitement: so happy and safe to travel | Needle card It was once deleted by the OGC Office: 100 people asked for help after the acceptance test was missed | He Bailiang criticized the government for not making any effort to appeal for the ditch needle: hand it back to the elders and choose irresponsible DSE | Chinese literature examination candidates rushed to the examination room : Afraid of traffic jams and the epidemic, the University of Hong Kong promotes flexible admission arrangements. Candidates who miss a subject will still have a chance to enter the University of Hong Kong

▼On May 12, the Jockey Club betting shop will resume betting services▼


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▼5.19 Reopening of listed premises in Chapter 599F▼


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Source: hk1

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