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Latest Epidemic | 56 places Naqiang Inspection Announcement Variant Virus Patients Visited 11 Dates Exposure

2022-05-20T14:51:59.048Z


Today (20th), there were 243 new confirmed cases, of which 26 were imported, and one case was diagnosed after entering the community. It is believed to be Fuyang. In addition, there were 11 more cases of the mutant virus strain BA.2.12.1, including a pair of American


Today (20th), there were 243 new confirmed cases, of which 26 were imported, and one case was diagnosed after entering the community. It is believed to be Fuyang.

In addition, there were 11 additional cases of the mutant virus strain BA.2.12.1, including a couple who arrived in Hong Kong from the United States, who were found to be diagnosed in community testing. The father and son were also infected, and an outbreak was suspected in the hotel.

Two patients were diagnosed only after leaving the community. Due to activities in the community from May 10 to 15, 11 locations including McDonald's in Taikoo Shing had to undergo mandatory inspection.

Four more deaths were reported today, and 18 positive cases were reported in schools.


Summary of yesterday's epidemic reports:

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5.19| 5 customers of Tan Zai San Ge in Sheung Wan infected 4 people who attended the Benchmark Hongsi

▼May 20 Compulsory Testing Announcement▼


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[22:22] The Food and Health Bureau announced the mandatory inspection announcement. As many as 45 buildings and 11 restaurants and premises are on the list, with a total of 56 places, which is a new high since the restart of the mandatory inspection.

Kowloon Bay Regent Garden has five more buildings on the list. In the past two days, a total of ten buildings have been included in the compulsory inspection announcement, accounting for nearly half of the 22 buildings in the whole estate; Tuen Mun has six buildings on the list, involving Siu Hong Court, Siu Fai House and Siu Qiang Court, Fu Tai Village, Mei Tai Building, 13 Longmen Residences, 2 Daxing Garden Phase 2 and 13 He Yuehu Villas; the Blue Sea and Blue Sky of the Four Little Dragons in Cheung Sha Wan and the Joyful Residences each make the list, and Tseung Kwan O LOHAS Park Residents of Lingdu Block 3 and MALIBU Blocks 2A and 2B are subject to mandatory inspections.

In addition, the 11 places visited by patients of the first Omicron variant virus subspecies BA.2.12.1 in the community were all included in the mandatory inspection name. The days and time periods were different. Around May 10 to 15, it involved Nan’an Street, Shau Kei Wan. The patients also visited the Shau Kei Wan Marine Sub-office from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on May 10.

People who have been to one of the 45 buildings in the announcement for more than two hours from May 14 to 20 in the 45 buildings, and those who have been to the 11 buildings on the specified date and time, are required to go to the 11 buildings tomorrow or The day after tomorrow (21-22 days) to go for nucleic acid testing.

Diagnosed Buildings|In a single day, 198 buildings in Taikoo Shing and 3 buildings in Taikoo Shing are listed as many as 6 buildings in Regent Garden

[21:15] The Centre for Health Protection updated the list of confirmed buildings today (20th), adding 198 buildings, including the Royal Palace in Mid-levels Central, Lijing Court in Central, Huixi at Nanchang Station, etc. There are also a total of 4 buildings in LOHAS Park, Tseung Kwan O Some people were infected, and 6 buildings in Regent Gardens in Kowloon Bay were recruited.



In addition, Ruttonjee Hospital staff quarters are also on the list, and Fanling Shung Him Tong is also on the list.

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Ma On Shan, Tai Po and Central and Western Districts are positive for sewage and 200,000 people including She Tai Wo Village, Xingang City, etc. to be tested quickly

[21:11] At present, there are still more than 200 to 300 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus every day. The government said that the sewage in Tai Po, Shatin, and some areas in the Central and Western District tested positive and had a high virus load, including Tai Wo Village, Newport City, Ma On Shan City Centre, Imperial Kennedy, etc.

Rapid antigen test kits will be distributed to 200,000 people at relevant locations for them to test themselves.

Regions include:

Tai Po District - Tai Wo Village, Tai Po Garden, Tai Po Tau Shui Wai, Royal Court and Po Nga Court



Sha Tin District - Ocean Court, Ocean Park Garden, Ocean View Court, Ma On Shan Centre, Sunshine City, Fook On Garden and Yiu Yiu Central and Western District

of An Village



— Po Fai Court, Po Court, Xinfa Building, Huihua Court, Hanlin Pavilion; residential areas near Shanshi Street, North Street and Smithfield Road


Lan Kwai Fong Hotel is now vertically spreading Yuan Guoyong lifts the top of the pipe groove to force the virus to spread

[18:35] There are 11 new confirmed cases of Omicron BA.2.12.1 variant virus in Hong Kong today (20th), including a couple who were diagnosed on the 12th day of arrival in Hong Kong and stayed at "Lan Kwai Fong Hotel@Kowloon Fong" Room 3304 was quarantined, and another father and son living in room 3204 in the same hotel were also recruited.

Government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, Yuen Guoyong, went to the hotel to investigate this afternoon and found that the pipe grooves that house the sewage pipes and other pipes were capped.

Yuan Guoyong inferred that the chimney effect formed vertical transmission, and the excrement or saliva discharged by the patient leaked into the pipe groove through the sewage channel, and the hot air carried the virus to the top. , When the smoke door of the rear staircase is opened, the virus flows to the floor corridor, and then enters Room 04 at the nearest rear staircase, infecting the residents.

He said that environmental samples will be collected to further determine the route of transmission, but those who are quarantined in the hotel do not need to be evacuated for the time being.

▼On May 20, Lan Kwai Fong Hotel @ Jiurufang exploded the BA.2.12.1 new variant virus epidemic▼


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On the 6th, the couple infected with the mutant virus on Hong Kong Island East's footprints exposed the Taikoo Shing Cinema, 3 McDonald's

[18:10] The epidemic continues. Today (20th), 243 new cases were confirmed. For the first time in Hong Kong, BA.2.1.2.1 cases entered the community, involving a couple and a father and son.

Among them, the couple was suspected to have been infected by a hotel. As they were active in the community after the quarantine, they had visited at least 11 places. The relevant places in Shau Kei Wan and Quarry Bay have been inspected by the public authorities. day) or the day after (22nd).

▼Some places that must be inspected▼


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[18:00] Yacui Court, Xiao Cui Court, Siu Sai Wan was closed for a forced inspection in the evening. The government's goal is to complete the operation at about 9:30 am tomorrow (21st). Depending on the test results, the operation may be extended.

▼On May 19th, the third brother of Tan Tsai and the "Hongsi" training center in Sheung Wan had an outbreak▼


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Epidemic|BA.2.12.1 The new variant virus first entered the community, the infected couple went to 11 places in the East District

[17:11] An epidemic broke out in the Lan Kwai Fong Hotel in Jiurufang. The two patients who had been to 11 places from May 10 to May 15 had to undergo a full list of mandatory inspections:

1) Sun Hung Fung Restaurant, Jin Hua Street, Shau Kei Wan

2) Quarry Bay Liyuan Food

3) Café de Coral, Nan On Street, Shau Kei Wan

4) King's Road Metro City Building Café de Coral

5) McDonald's in Taikoo Shing

6) Taikoo Shing MOViE MOViE Cityplaza

7) McDonald's in Donghui Building

8) Love East Village McDonald's

9) New Chiu Kee, Kam Wah Street, Shau Kei Wan

10) Shing Kee Wanton Noodles at Kam Wah Street, Shau Kei Wan

11) Shau Kei Wan Marine Sub-office of the Marine Department

A total of 17 people have been diagnosed with the outbreak at the Benchmark Hongsi Outbreak Training Center in Sheung Wan. Au Jiarong: I believe that the new crown virus will eventually become an endemic disease.

[17:03] The BA.2.12.1 group economics involved in the explosion of the Lan Kwai Fong Hotel in Jiurufang, the details of the compulsory inspection required for 11 restaurants and venues will be announced tonight, generally in the Shau Kei Wan area, including Xin Hongfeng Restaurant , Lei Garden Food at Quarry Bay, Café de Coral at Nan On Street, Café de Coral at Metro City Building at King's Road, Café de Coral at Nan On Street, McDonald's in Taikoo Shing, movie movie \city plaza in Taikoo Shing, Dagong Kee on the ground floor of Tung Fai Building, Shau Kei Wan , Aidong Village, Xinchaoji Ice Room, Jinhua Street, etc.

[16:58] The latest situation of the third brother of Tan Tsai and Hong Si group in Sheung Wan:

- There are no new cases of the third brother of Tam Tsai in Sheung Wan, and there are currently 5 cases.

16 environmental samples were taken yesterday, all negative.

The information obtained, involving about 25 customers and 15 staff, has been included in the announcement of compulsory inspection and is waiting for the test results.

-Hong Si has been to Tan Zai, and 4 students are students. The list of students and staff has been retrieved, and 2 more staff and 10 students were found to be positive, that is, in addition to 4 students who have been to Tan Zai, there are 17 cases so far, a total of 17 cases. 15 students and 2 staff.

The onset time ranged from May 13th to 20th, and most of them were positive from May 16th to 19th. Twenty environmental samples were taken earlier this morning, and the results were tested.

[16:52] Ou Jiarong, chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that in terms of whole-genome analysis, 11 cases of the BA.2.12.1 sub-lineage were found yesterday, involving 6 males and 5 females, aged 19-65 years old, and 8 cases from the United States Port, 1 Turkey, 1 Netherlands, 1 Nepal.

There are currently 46 positive cases of BA.2.12.1 in Hong Kong.

Quarantine Hotel Kowloon Fong Lan Kwai Fong Hotel was involved in the explosion of BA.2.12.1, one case and two cases involving a couple were positive in the community testing center on the 12th day. Quarantine at Lan Kwai Fong Hotel, Room 3204, the sample has always been negative. After completing the quarantine, he went home and lived in Shau Kei Wan; on May 14, the 12th day, he went to the community testing center and the sample was positive. One of the 64-year-old women had received three injections. On May 12th, that is, on the 10th day, she developed mild illness, such as fever, cough, runny nose, etc. At that time, the CT value was 15. She was sent to Penny's Bay when she found out that she was positive on May 15th. Three injections, no symptoms all the time, positive on the 12th day of May 14, CT value 32, relatively high, but the virus is low.

The two have no previous positive records.

Since the two are BA.2.12.1, they may be highly contagious. They had activities in the community and went to restaurants between May 10 and May 15 when they were quarantined. Therefore, all 11 places they visited were Forced inspections are required, and citizens who have been there during the relevant period must undergo forced inspections the day after tomorrow.

The investigation found that while they were staying in a quarantine hotel, there were two other cases in the same hotel, father-son relationship, who arrived in Hong Kong from Nepal on May 7. One of them tested positive on May 10 on the fourth day and was sent to a community isolation facility.

Another person tested positive on the fifth day, May 11.

3 samples have been sent to public laboratory for full gene sequencing. It was found that the gene sequences of the 3 people are the same. It is suspected that there may be transmission in the hotel. Professor Yuan Guoyong has been invited to the hotel for inspection.

520|Newcomer Jirara buried the skylight and welcomes the banquet when the number of people is relaxed and the banquet is added: everyone is happy

[13:10] Today is May 20, and many newcomers take the homonym of "I love you" and take the opportunity to "bury the skylight".

The marriage registry in Tsim Sha Tsui was crowded today, and many couples and their relatives and friends crowded the area around the Cultural Plaza.

Some newlyweds pointed out that they had chosen to register today more than a year ago. They joked that the wedding date was special and easy to remember.

In addition, the second phase of relaxation of social distancing measures took effect yesterday (19th), and the maximum number of people at banquets has been raised to 120 people.

Some newlyweds laughed and pointed out that as soon as the news of the relaxation came out, they immediately added banquets to the hotel. Originally, only 20 people were arranged to attend the wedding banquet, but now it can be increased to more than 60 people. In addition, the upper limit of the number of people can be relaxed. Today's "big day" is very happy. : "Many relatives, friends and relatives are too tolerant to see each other during the epidemic. Let's have fun together while everyone can be buried together during this period of time."

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Travel | South Korea resumes travel visa travel agencies in June and strives to return to Hong Kong for home quarantine

[12:10] The South Korean government announced that it will resume the issuance of tourist visas to citizens of ordinary countries from June. The executive director of Dongying Travel, Xuan Guoquan, said that currently the biggest obstacle for Hong Kong people to travel abroad is the issue of returning to Hong Kong for quarantine, and the cost of hotel quarantine for seven days is too high , I don’t know if the room supply is sufficient. On the contrary, if it is relaxed to allow people who have received more than three doses of vaccine to be quarantined at home after returning to Hong Kong, it is believed that the attraction will be greatly increased. Go to the edge when you open it.”

The fourth needle | The Science and Technology Committee advocates that at least 7 types of people can be vaccinated to provide additional protection for young adults

[12:09] After reviewing the latest scientific evidence and the local situation, the Joint Scientific Committee and the expert advisory group proposed today that the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine may provide short-term additional protection to younger adults against infection and Symptoms appear.

If uninfected adults aged 18 to 59 have a higher risk of exposure or personal needs (such as studying abroad or meeting the regulations for overseas travel, etc.), they can choose to be vaccinated after considering the risks and benefits to themselves. A dose of Covid-19 vaccine must be administered at least six months after the third dose, and the same approach can be applied to recovered patients of the same age group.

On the other hand, as people aged 60 or above accounted for the majority of the deaths in the fifth wave of the local epidemic, experts had recommended them to receive the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine last month.

Vaccine Pass|Yuan Guoyong: It is against the principle of fairness to cancel only the elderly at this stage

[11:23] The third phase of the vaccine pass will take effect on the 31st of this month. Citizens need to receive three doses of vaccines when entering and leaving designated places such as restaurants.

Yuan Guoyong, chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, said that the vaccine pass and mask order cannot be cancelled at this stage. He emphasized that the vaccine pass is not for forcing people to get injections, but to protect citizens who are unwilling and unable to get vaccinated. If it is stipulated that the vaccine pass is only applicable to the elderly, It goes against the principle of fairness and makes the public feel that vaccination is not important.

▼On May 19, the bar will resume business▼


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The fifth wave broke out in February, public transport data revealed that monthly passenger volume fell by 110 million, worse than SARS

[11:09] The fifth wave of the epidemic broke out at the beginning of this year. The Hong Kong government issued a number of "spicy measures" for social distancing. Many places were closed, and the flow of people in the market dropped sharply. The Hong Kong market was almost depressed.

The Transport Department recently released the "Monthly Report on Transport Information" for February, showing that the passenger volume of various public transport vehicles fell sharply in the month, among which the passenger volume of railways and franchised buses fell by more than 40% month-on-month. The number of passengers dropped by nearly 100 million in a single month, which is worse than the "SARS" situation in 2003.

Closures | Regent Gardens Block 5 and Block 6, etc. have been closed today and a total of 7 positive cases have been found

[08:08] The government said early today (20th) that the designated "restricted area" of Fu Chung Court, Mei Chung Court, Tai Wai has completed the closure test, and found 2 positive test cases and 2 cases with indeterminate test results. .

In addition, Blocks 5 and 6 of Regent Gardens in Kowloon Bay were also released this morning, during which about 1,270 people were tested, and 2 positive test cases were found.

In Yeung Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan, 1,895 people were tested, of which 3 positive test cases were found.

One of the 10 infected children and one suffering from the new crown girl was unable to return to school due to stridor and lack of energy

[00:01] The "sequelae" of children who have recovered from the new coronary pneumonia cannot be ignored. He Xuegong, a specialist in pediatric immunization, allergy and infectious diseases, said that at least one of 10 children with new coronary pneumonia has "long new crown" sequelae.

He had treated a nine-year-old girl who developed severe fatigue, shortness of breath and asthma symptoms three weeks after the diagnosis. He even lacked the energy to "fall off the street" and was unable to return to school as usual.

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Compulsory testing | Five buildings in Sheung Wan's "Tan Tsai Three Brothers" and Hongsi International Regent Garden are on the list. The bar resumes business. The workers are crowding Lan Kwai Fong: finally there is a drink. 224 Beverly Hills detached houses, three university dormitories on the list Residential care homes for the elderly took the lead in testing the samples of white eel in Tung Chung. Malachite was detected. The person in charge of the infection retorted: You must wear a mask. The Department of Health misunderstood the Education Bureau to loosen the restrictions and you can participate in the graduation ceremony without injections. The daily rapid test was extended to the end of June. The family happiness index fell to 6.1 points. Low-income family relations have deteriorated. The epidemic has damaged social connections. It has been less than a month since the resumption of classes. Expose 3 major ventilation problems and create a temporary vaccine pass for super transmission|Restart the online platform Non-local injectors can fill in the form before 8.31 to enter the restaurant Kong Fanyi: If there is no new variant, there is no need to wear a mask outdoors during the summer vacation and return to Hong Kong from overseas. Five diners infected with the epidemic and four people who had been in class at "Hongsi" but did not know each other. Only 15% of the first coupons flowed into the restaurant industry. The second phase does not affect the time of payment due to the transfer payment tool

▼May 18 Central bar is ready to reopen from May 19▼


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List of confirmed buildings on May 19


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▼5.18 Party room reopening preparation▼


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Several students from Benchmark Hongsi in Sheung Wan contract the virus


▼On May 19th, the Education Bureau relaxed the regulations on school activities▼


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Source: hk1

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