The epidemic situation in Hong Kong continued to slow down, but many infection clusters continued to expand.
There were 237 new positive cases in Hong Kong yesterday (22nd), and there was another related case in the Lan Kwai Fong hotel cluster in Kowloon Square. When visiting McDonald's at Cityplaza, the center found that a family of three fell ill on the 18th and tested positive on the same day. McDonald's in Cityplaza will be closed until further notice.
Ho Pak-leung, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong, said in a radio program today (23rd) that it is difficult to completely eliminate the spread of the virus in quarantine hotels. Therefore, citizens should be mentally prepared that sporadic cases will flow into the community.
Liu Yulong, chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, said on the radio program this morning (23rd) that from the perspective of preventing severe illness, except for the elderly and chronically ill patients, many people do not need to receive the fourth dose, which is not a priority. Only one to two months more protection.
Summary of yesterday's epidemic reports:
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5.22｜McDonald's in Taikoo Shing is suspected of a new variant virus outbreak, three diners contracted the virus after visiting
[21:28] The Food and Health Bureau announced the mandatory testing announcement. A total of 49 places are on the list. In addition to some buildings, there are also many restaurants on the list, mainly involving newly diagnosed patients in the McDonald's group in Cityplaza, Ju Lijing The 76-year-old woman in the garden, including McDonald's Causeway Bay Yee Wo Street branch, Mong Kok Hollywood commercial center Tao Xiang.
Tea House, To Kwa Wan Malacca, Wan Chai Wan Chai Wan View Centre, and the newly announced Hong Kong Central Library in Causeway Bay was on the list. It was present from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm on May 15 (last Sunday). It is necessary to go for nucleic acid testing. It is unknown which case is involved.
In addition, the Fanling Police Tactical Unit Headquarters suspected an outbreak of the epidemic, and mandatory testing notices were included in many places, including the staff cafeteria on the 1st floor of Block H and the men's changing room on the 5th floor of Block C, as well as the first block of the Chai Wan Police Married Quarters in Chai Wan. List, material is related.
▼Announcement of mandatory testing on May 23▼
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[21:21] Another patient visited McDonald's during the infectious period. The latest is the Yee Wo Street branch in Causeway Bay. A 76-year-old woman dine-in at the store from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm last Tuesday (17th).
A spokesman for McDonald's in Hong Kong said that the store has been closed immediately for professional deep cleaning and disinfection, and all employees of the relevant restaurants have been arranged for nucleic acid testing, as well as rapid testing for three consecutive days.
The spokesman said that the company attaches great importance to the safety of customers and employees, will continue to strictly implement epidemic prevention measures, and fully cooperate with the work and instructions of the Centre for Health Protection; for safety reasons, the Cityplaza branch has arranged for the third professional deep cleaning and disinfection. and will remain closed until further notice.
▼On May 23, DH staff went to McDonald's at Cityplaza to investigate the outbreak▼
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Diagnosed Buildings | 84 new buildings including Shekang Paradise, Mid-level Aidu Building and other three buildings in Bel-Air are on the list
[20:07] The epidemic of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong has eased. The Centre for Health Protection announced the list of confirmed buildings today (23rd), showing that a total of 1,755 buildings had confirmed cases in the past 14 days.
Among the 18 districts, Sha Tin district is the most severely affected, with 164 buildings with confirmed cases, followed by Yuen Long with 163 buildings on the list.
As for the buildings with new confirmed cases, the latest reported yesterday (22nd) that there were 84 buildings with confirmed cases.
The newly-reported buildings include a number of luxury and middle-class housing estates, including Block 2 of Aidu Building, a multi-billion-dollar mansion in the Central and Western District, Phase 1 of Yinhua Garden in Mid-levels West, and Block 10 of Beacon Hill Garden in Shek Kip Mei; There are also three buildings in Shawan on the list, including 5, 6 and 6 in South Bank.
▼Some newly-reported buildings involving confirmed patients▼
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5 children at St. Catherine's Kindergarten were infected with the virus and 3 had been on a school bus and did not return to school two days before the diagnosis
[18:53] St. Catherine's International Kindergarten issued a notice that today (23) received notification from the parents of four students in the afternoon class of the Kowloon Tong school building that four children were tested positive, two of whom were positive Toddlers ride the school bus.
The last school date for the four was May 20.
In addition, the school also received a notification from the parent of another afternoon class student today that the child tested positive on Thursday (19th), and two of his family members were also infected with the virus earlier.
The children also take the nanny car to and from school, and the last school day is May 17.
In other words, a total of five young children in the school were recruited.
The school said that in accordance with the guidelines of the Center for Health Protection, the above five children did not return to school two days before the diagnosis, so the school is not listed as an outbreak case for the time being.
International English Kindergarten is a private kindergarten, and many "star second generation" have been enrolled in this school in the past.
(File photo/Photo by Gao Zhongming)
Charity employee was fired during quarantine after being diagnosed at work, accusing employer of discrimination and claiming 100,000
[18:36] A project manager who has just been hired by a charity organization was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia after working for a few days.
He told the agency in a WhatsApp message that he had been fired because of the infection while he was hospitalized.
The project manager filed a lawsuit in the District Court today (23rd) through the Equal Opportunity Opportunity, claiming that the agency violated the Disability Discrimination Ordinance and claimed about 100,000 yuan.
Li Ka Shing Foundation donates 150 million to CUHK Faculty of Medicine to support biomedical research
[17:20] The Li Ka Shing Foundation announced today (23rd) that it will donate 150 million yuan to the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong to support biomedical research and promote the transfer of scientific research results. This donation will also be matched with an equal amount of 150 million yuan. The CUHK Faculty of Medicine has received a total of 300 million yuan in development funding for this research project.
In addition, the Foundation also announced that it will donate 5 million yuan to the "Hong Kong Academy of Nursing" without specific projects to support the expansion of the venue and provide further specialized training courses, so as to ensure that all nurse members in Hong Kong receive support for continuous professional improvement.
[17:18] The government announced that from 5:00 p.m. today, Lai Fu House in Lai Kok Village, Sham Shui Po will be closed for inspection, and a temporary sampling station will be set up, requiring those who are inspected to be tested before 11:30 p.m. today , the goal is to complete the operation at about 10 am tomorrow.
Those who have tested positive in the past 14 days, including the nucleic acid test positive cases recorded by the Department of Health, and the self-rapid antigen test positive cases reported to the Department of Health, will not be required to be tested in the compulsory testing operation.
15 housing estates on Hong Kong Island were positive for sewage, and 210,000 people, including Haiyi Peninsula and Saixihu Building, need to be tested quickly
[17:00] The government said today (23rd) that a total of 15 housing estates in Southern District, Wanchai and Eastern District have tested positive for sewage and have relatively high virus levels, including several large housing estates such as South Horizons, Chi Fu Fa Yuen, Lai Tak Estate, Sai Sai Lake Building, Braemar Hill Garden and Heng Fa Estate.
The District Office of the District will distribute a total of about 210,000 rapid antigen test kits to its residents, cleaners and property management staff for their self-testing.
Fourth injection｜Zhang Zhujun: Generally speaking, three injections are enough. Three types of people can choose additional protection
[16:58] Regarding the future trend of the epidemic, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that there will be ups and downs in the numbers, but the overall epidemic situation is stable and downward, and it is expected to continue to decline. The virus strain, because its infection rate is faster, but fortunately, we have not seen any serious cases. The most important thing is to get all the shots, because it can protect against serious and fatal cases.
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Monkeypox｜CHP today issued a letter to private doctors for suspected infection cases requiring isolation
[16:53] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that he will send a letter to private doctors to request a report on monkeypox. , that the 21st is a normal requirement.
McDonald's at Cityplaza has 2 more diners who were diagnosed with female patients and visited McDonald's at Yee Wo Street during the infectious period
[16:38] McDonald's in Taikoo Shing has found two more cases. One of the confirmed cases is a 76-year-old woman. In addition to McDonald's in Taikoo Shing, she has been to 4 restaurants, including Malau in To Kwa Wan and Wan Chai Wan King Centre. Happy World, McDonald's in Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, and Tao Heung Tea House in Hollywood Center, Mong Kok, will be subject to strong inspections in four places. He went to the restaurant for dinner from 11 to 12 in the morning and sat at the round table near the door. He did not eat out during the infectious period.
The bureau is worried that it is spread in the store, and has already carried out on-the-spot investigation.
Epidemic ｜ 190 new cases hit a new low in the fifth wave, Kowloon Three Primary School has more than 2 cases within 7 days, and there may be an outbreak
[16:35] There were 190 new confirmed cases today, of which 28 were imported cases, 19 were found at the airport, involving 6 flights, and the remaining 9 were found in quarantine hotels or isolation facilities.
There were no deaths.
[16:10] An outbreak group appeared in "Lan Kwai Fong Hotel@Kowloon Fong". The chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group, Sheng Zhiwen, issued a statement today, clarifying that the Lan Kwai Fong Hotel is located in Kowloon Fong, which borders Sheung Wan, not in Central Lan Kwai Fong.
He mentioned that Lan Kwai Fong Group and Lan Kwai Fong Association have implemented enhanced preventive measures and will continue to adhere to strict guidelines in all restaurants, bars and clubs to protect customers and staff.
Sheng Zhiwen emphasized that he will continue to work closely with all tenants, employees and the government to maintain a safe environment in the Lan Kwai Fong area and increase vigilance to fight the epidemic for the public.
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Omicron mutation expert: the new variant BA.2.12.1 has stronger transmission and no serious illness has been reported
[14:55] The epidemic in Hong Kong has recently seen the spread of Omicron’s new mutated virus strain “BA.2.12.1”. Two groups of tourists arriving in Hong Kong from other places stayed in the Lan Kwai Fong Hotel in Kowloon Fong, Central, and were introduced into the community, resulting in many outbreaks in Taikoo Shing epidemic.
Xiao Jie, associate professor of the Department of Health Technology and Informatics at the Polytechnic University, pointed out that the new virus strain is more contagious than the current fifth wave of BA.2, but there is no evidence that it will cause more severe symptoms.
Xiao reminded that in the future, we must be mentally prepared. The Omicron virus will not completely disappear, and the characteristics of its spike protein may continue to evolve, making the transmission stronger repeatedly, but it may not be aggressive to the human body, and the vaccine still has sufficient protection.
Epidemic ｜ After working for a few days, it was diagnosed and dismissed because of disability discrimination
[13:45] The new crown epidemic has hit all walks of life hard, and some citizens even lost their jobs due to the epidemic.
The Equal Opportunities Commission today (23rd) filed legal proceedings in the District Court on behalf of a claimant, claiming that he had to be hospitalized for treatment for several days after being diagnosed with the disease, but was notified of his dismissal due to infection with the new crown pneumonia during the hospitalization.
The EOC referred the case to the court, hoping to enhance public awareness and remind employers that disability discrimination in the workplace is illegal and that unnecessary measures should not be taken against confirmed cases.
He Bailiang expects that there will be more new virus mutation cases in the community, I believe that there will not be a large number of deaths or severe cases
[13:30] The Omicron mutated virus strain BA.2.12.1 sub-strain has entered the community for the first time recently. He Bailiang, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said on the radio program today (23rd) that it is difficult to completely eliminate the spread in quarantine hotels. Therefore, the public should be psychologically prepared that there will be sporadic cases flowing into the community.
However, he also pointed out that as long as most of the citizens have been vaccinated and have been naturally infected before, even if other Omicron variants enter the community, even if the number of cases increases, it is believed that there will not be a large number of deaths or severe illness, and there is still room to adjust the quarantine arrange.
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Vaccine Pass｜From 6.13 to enter the hospital, you must have an injection approved by the Social Association to implement a follow-up consultation for the elderly who are in a hurry and inconvenience
[11:30] A few days ago, the government announced that from June 13, the designated medical premises under the Food and Health Bureau, the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority will implement the "vaccine passport" arrangement. Those who have not received injections must first obtain a negative nucleic acid test. result.
Lian Weiqiao, director of the Community Organization Association, criticized on the RTHK program today (23rd) that the government has implemented relevant measures too hastily, and some elderly people have to go to the hospital for follow-up visits and blood draws almost every week, which means they need to be treated every week in disguise. Additional nucleic acid testing; some of them have limited mobility, and they themselves need escort services for follow-up consultations, that is, they will need to spend extra money in the future to hire escorts to wait for testing, which constitutes additional expenses.
Mandatory testing｜Government raided the 13th block of Lung Mun Residence in Tuen Mun, revealing that 17 people violated the announcement without testing
[11:23] Block 13 of Tuen Mun Lung Mun Residence was included in the mandatory testing notice earlier. The government conducted a surprise inspection today (23rd), requiring residents to present a text message or relevant certificate of the results of the new coronavirus test within the notice period. 17 people violated the announcement of compulsory inspection.
The Government has issued mandatory testing orders to these persons, requiring them to undergo testing within a specified period.
The government's surprise inspection found that 17 people at Block 13 of Tuen Mun Lung Mun House violated the compulsory inspection notice.
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The Hong Kong University Alumni Association College is as usual in class, and he has been in contact with patients in his life: the classmates are shocked
[10:30] At the Hong Kong University Alumni Association College located on Nam Fung Road, Wong Chuk Hang, last week, three students in the same class were diagnosed with the virus.
The school said that no other teachers, students and employees have been diagnosed with the disease so far. The whole school has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected a few days ago, and physical classes will be held as usual today (23rd).
Some students revealed that the school had asked students to submit a quick test certificate last weekend, and set up an online form for students to fill out before going to school.
A student from Secondary One expressed that he was worried that he had come into contact with confirmed students, and said, "The students in the special class are shocked."
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18 to 59 years old can get the fourth injection Liu Yulong: The protection is only 1 to 2 months and it is not necessary
[09:45] The government announced a few days ago that uninfected people aged 18 to 59 who have a higher risk of exposure or personal needs can receive a fourth dose of the new crown vaccine.
Liu Yulong, chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, said on the radio program this morning (23rd) that there have been many misunderstandings about the fourth injection in the past two days. There is no need to be vaccinated, which means "it really shouldn't be vaccinated", which is not a priority. Even after vaccination, there is only one to two months of protection.
Liu Yulong even more frankly said: "You have reviewed the book for the fourth time, you have thought about it, and your score has reached 70 points... There is no need to improve it." The proportion of three injections is only about 20%, emphasizing that the highest priority is to push up the vaccination rate of the third injection.
▼On May 22, McDonald's at Cityplaza was closed for disinfection▼
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▼On May 22, the Jockey Club will reopen the racecourse for horse fans to enter▼
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Nursing students of the University of Hong Kong take care of the elderly at the respite center and use the rinse-free wipes to solve the big problem
[00:00] The fifth wave of the epidemic was forced to explode in public hospitals. The first community isolation and temporary care center was established in Cairong Road Gymnasium to take care of patients diagnosed with mild illness.
Year 5 students of the Bachelor of Nursing from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, Chen Yunya and Ho Aiqi, once went to the respite center to help take care of the elderly. During the fifth wave, they saw that both the elderly and the medical care were very hard. As nursing students, they thought of doing their bit.
They have also brought new elements to the respite center, such as the introduction of a rinse-free wipe, so that the elderly who cannot take a bath can easily clean their bodies.
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▼May 21st, Haiyi Peninsula Meijia Pavilion enclosure inspection▼
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McDonald's in Taikoo Shing, a family of three who had been in the same room with patients from the Lan Kwai Fong hotel group. McDonald's in Cityplaza was closed for disinfection until further notice. Last Friday, I went to the American Clubhouse to drink and travel with peace of mind | A new telephone hotline is set up for citizens to inquire about the epidemic situation of the vaccine pass, which operates from 7 to 9
▼On May 20, Lan Kwai Fong Hotel @ Jiurufang exploded the BA.2.12.1 new variant virus epidemic▼
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Chen Shizhao attended the World Health Organization Video Conference and emphasized "three reductions, three priorities, and one priority" to achieve dynamic clearing of the fourth injection | The elderly who have received three injections who have recovered want to be refused injections: old people have many diseases to clear customs | General Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ruan Su Shaomei The unemployment rate rose to 5.4%, and the unemployment rate rose to 5.4%. Chen Maobo pointed out that the data lag did not reflect the improvement of market conditions, so there is no need to be too pessimistic
▼Compulsory testing announcement from May 20▼
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Compulsory testing｜Involving 48 locations including Jiazhao Terrace in the mid-levels, Xue Jiayan’s residence, Yinhua Garden Phase 2, was listed on the list of 6 housing estates including Tseung Kwan O’s Blue Bay and Xinbaocheng. 170,000 people tested positive for sewage. New month low Pokfulam mansion Baguio Bay and LOHAS Park Linkai are on the list of closed areas for testing serial "Ginkgo". The Department of Health points out that patients may be positive for sewage due to home isolation and detoxification
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