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epidemic. 5.27|BA.2.12.1 The source of 3 cases on Hong Kong Island is unknown

2022-05-27T16:01:26.485Z


Today (27th), there were 250 new confirmed cases, including 29 imported cases. Among them, 4 cases were confirmed by community testing on the 8th or 12th. It is believed that all of them belong to Fuyang. U.S.


Today (27th), there were 250 new confirmed cases, including 29 imported cases. Among them, 4 cases were confirmed by community testing on the 8th or 12th. It is believed that all of them belong to Fuyang. The crew of a local cargo plane in the United States quickly tested positive on May 26, adding another death.


The 4 cases of community infection BA.2.12.1 announced yesterday were confirmed to be the same as that of the McDonald's group in Taikoo Shing, and an additional case was added. The new 55-year-old female patient was washed in Changjufang, the staff restaurant on the 2nd floor of the exhibition. The bowl worker, and another patient in the group who worked as a cleaner at the convention and exhibition, ate in the staff restaurant at the same time.

In addition, the quarantine hotel Courtyard by Marriott Sha Tin suspected BA.2 transmission, and two adjacent rooms were recruited.


The Desiqi Canadian International School in Taikoo Shing has an outbreak. 4 people in one class were infected, involving 3 students and 1 teacher. It is recommended to suspend classes next Monday.


Summary of yesterday's epidemic reports:

epidemic.

5.26|BA.2.12.1 The virus is suspected to be transmitted from local sources, 4 cases, 2 people work in Wanchai

▼May 27 Compulsory Testing Announcement▼


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Compulsory testing | "Taste Jufang" is on the list again after the outbreak of the epidemic in 42 places including Shemingcheng and Meifu Xincun

[22:38] The epidemic of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong has eased, but there are still confirmed cases in many districts.

The Food and Health Bureau announced the mandatory testing announcement tonight (27th), and a total of 42 locations were included in the announcement.

Among them, there are 6 buildings in Shatin District, which is the most among all districts, including Lingquan Building of Shuiquan O Village, 2 Bingjing Garden and 3 buildings of Tai Wai Famous City Phase 2.



In addition, the staff canteen "Taste Jufang" on the 2nd floor of the new wing of Wanchai Convention and Exhibition has one more exhibition staff who had been to the restaurant. Therefore, after being included in the mandatory testing announcement yesterday (27th), Tasty Jufang will be listed again today. List, the specified time is from 7:00 am to 7:30 am every day from the 20th to the 22nd.

The authorities pointed out that citizens who have visited the places listed in the mandatory testing announcement at the designated time must be tested within May 28 to 29.

Diagnosed Buildings|Added 162 Sea Love.

Love dazzling beauty, royal gold.

Guofeng and Yangriju are on the list

[21:08] The epidemic continues. The Centre for Health Protection announced today (27th) that 162 newly confirmed buildings have been reported. There are 73 buildings mainly located in the New Territories. The detached house of Tai Po Yilong Villa, Shatin City, Tseung Kwan O Tian Jin Phase 1 Day Diamond The love of the sea, Tsuen Wan sea.

Aixuanmei, etc. are on the list; Kowloon District has Kowloon City The Avery, Royal Gold.

Guofeng, Yang Riju, etc.; Hong Kong Island has Bowen's Lookout, Taikoo Shing, Xinghua Village, Haoyuan, etc.

Japan Switch|East Yingyou pushes the Tokyo Nagano seven-day tour as soon as 6.11 with a tour fee of 30,000 yuan

[20:05] Japan announced that it will "switch off" from June 10, and Hong Kong people can "return to the countryside" without entry quarantine.

Dongying Travel announced today (27th) that it has launched a 7-day small tour group of Tokyo and Nagano Tateyama Kurobe Snow Wall. As long as 2 people sign up, the trip can be done. The earliest departure date is June 11th. , but did not include the 7-day quarantine fee at the hotel in Hong Kong.

Xuan Guoquan, executive director of Dongying Travel, said that the increase in group fares is mainly related to air tickets and labor costs. He hopes that the government will cancel the seven-day quarantine policy as soon as possible, so that the tourism industry can truly recover.

▼On May 27th, the outbreak of Desiqi Canadian International School▼


Food Trucks|The pilot scheme 6.1 has ended, six of them will continue to operate in the West Kowloon Cultural District and their locations will be fixed

[19:30] The food truck pilot program has been implemented for nearly five years and will end on the 1st of next month.

A spokesman for the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority announced that after consultation with relevant government departments in the past few weeks, it was agreed that as long as the food trucks meet the relevant licensing requirements of the government departments, they can be changed to the West Kowloon Cultural District Art Park after June 1. Designated fixed locations within the facility continue to operate, while the Authority has signed up the operator of six food trucks.



The Authority also expects that with the opening of M+ to the public at the end of last year, the Hong Kong Palace Museum is also expected to open in the middle of this year, and more large-scale events will be held in the West Kowloon Cultural District in the future. demand is very strong.

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Recruitment | Sushi Lang is short of two adults, and the number of advertisements in the catering industry soars by 1.3 times the starting salary and 3% to grab people

[17:53] The epidemic has eased, social distancing measures have been relaxed, and various industries seem to be gradually recovering.

A recruitment platform held a recruitment expo today (27th), with the participation of 20 SMEs from different industries, providing 500 job vacancies.


A sushi restaurant said that each branch originally needed 100 employees, but now there are only about 70 or 80 employees per restaurant, and nearly 20 people are in short supply.


As for job seekers, there are many candidates who have just completed the DSE examination. Some candidates said that it was difficult to find summer jobs due to the epidemic last year. They hope that the current epidemic situation has eased, and the job fair will help them find jobs.

There are also freelancers applying for jobs at the job fair. He described that his income had been reduced to zero for many months due to the epidemic, and he came to apply for a job specially after studying the Bi AI value-added course.

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[17:34] Yu Yan Court, Yu Chui Court, Shatin was closed for compulsory inspection in the evening. The government's goal is to complete the operation at about 8:00 am tomorrow (28th). Depending on the test results, the operation may be extended.

210,000 people in eight buildings of LOHAS Park Phases 1 to 5 were positive for sewage together with six locations in Tai Po, Tuen Mun and required rapid testing

[17:17] Recently, the epidemic situation is at a low level. The government stated today (27th) that in response to Tseung Kwan O, LOHAS Capital, MALIBU, Jinhai, Jinhai II, Lingkai, Lingfeng, Lingdu, Zhilan and Tun The test results of 14 sewage sites including Men Tai Hing Village were positive and the virus load was relatively high. The Housing Department and the local District Office will successively distribute a total of about 210,000 quick-fixes to the residents, local cleaning staff and property management staff of the relevant locations. Antigen test kits for self-testing.

▼On May 27th, residents of LOHAS Park, Tseung Kwan O, Phases 1 to 5 will have to take a quick test▼


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[17:14] Ou Jiarong said that there were 4 cases in one of the classes of Desiqi Canadian International School in Taikoo Shing, involving 3 students and 1 teacher, more than 500 students and nearly 100 staff in the school. The others were negative this morning. There are 23 students in the class room, and the remaining 20 students are temporarily overcast.

The earliest onset student showed symptoms on May 24, and the test was positive on the same day. They returned to school last Monday on May 23, and the rest went to school last yesterday. They developed symptoms today and were positive today. It has been suggested that this class will be suspended next Monday and the holiday will continue. Do a quick test and report the positive to the school and the Department of Health. It is recommended that the school be disinfected.

Since the school is also located in Taikoo Shing, these cases are all positive by rapid test, and samples will be taken for nucleic acid testing and whole genetic analysis. We will also find out whether they have been to the places where the confirmed cases of BA.2.12.1 are located. If you have been there, you will ask clearly; you will not rule out infection with a virus that is not prevalent in the community, and will pay close attention.

4 teachers and students of Desiqi Canadian International School in Taikoo Shing are recruited for the classes involved, so don't suspend classes together next week

[16:59] Au Jiarong said that a couple living in Shau Kei Wan infected with the disease was the source of the disease. It was detected on the 12th day after returning to Hong Kong from the United States. After the onset of the disease, there were activities in the area of ​​Shau Kei Wan, causing a large group at McDonald's in Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong Island BA .2.12.1 branch has propagation.

Of the 4 new cases, 2 of them work in Wanchai. It is inferred that this branch has flowed into the community through insidious cases and caused transmission. 2 cases are temporarily listed as unknown sources, and no direct relationship with the previous cases can be found, but the genetic analysis is the same as the previous cases. The display is related, and the relevant places have been included in the compulsory inspection.

[16:55] Ou Jiarong, the chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that there were 2 cases of staff in the exhibition group. One was a cleaner announced yesterday. His work was mainly on the 3rd floor of the exhibition, and he was responsible for cleaning the toilets and wiping the handrails. Elevators, elevator switches and floor sweepers generally do not have direct face-to-face contact with exhibitors. According to their whereabouts, the patient has no direct connection or relationship with the previous McDonald's group in Taikoo Shing, and the source is being investigated.

The other patient became ill on May 24. Both of them worked at the convention and exhibition, but the location was different. The new case mainly washed dishes in the kitchen, and only ate in the staff restaurant, which was only for the use of the staff. More than 600 employees are available, and we need to know how many people actually eat.

[16:50] The 55-year-old female patient lives in Li'an Building, Shui Street. She became ill on May 24, and tested positive on May 25. She went to work on May 23 on the last day. On the morning of March 20-23, I went to the staff restaurant for dinner and shared the staff locker room on the LG floor.

Due to the positive rapid test, there is no genetic analysis to know whether it is the same as the case announced yesterday, but the case will be arranged to take another sample for nucleic acid genetic analysis to find out whether it is a BA.2.12.1 case. The FEHD and the EMSD inspected the restaurant and suggested disinfection. And take environmental samples for testing.

Taikoo Shing McDonald's Group New Variant Virus Invisibly Spreads to Wanchai Convention and Exhibition Staff Restaurant

[16:46] There were 4 cases of community infection BA.2.12.1 announced yesterday. Among them, 3 members of a family were recruited. The earliest onset was a 63-year-old woman who worked as a cleaner at the Wanchai Convention and Exhibition. She last went to work on May 23.

From May 20th to 23rd, at 7:00 am and 11:00 noon, I went to the staff canteen, and ate at the Changju Square on the 2nd floor of the exhibition. In one case yesterday, a 55-year-old female patient was working in the exhibition, and mainly participated in the exhibition on the 3rd floor. The workers worked as dishwashers in the dining hall, and the two did not know each other.

▼San Francisco couple returning to Hong Kong infected with Omicron subtype BA.2.1.2.1 virus▼

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South Korea Switch|From 6.1 onwards, the teaching of reissuing tourist visas does not require reservations, and the daily application quota is only 30

[14:45][Japan Switch/Korea Switch 2022/Korea Tourism/In-company blind date] In addition to Japan’s announcement that the switch will resume on June 10, South Korea also announced earlier that it will resume normal countries (Level 1) from June 1. Citizens are issued short-term visit visas (C-3) and electronic visas, and Hong Kong people are expected to travel to South Korea.

The government will send quick test kits to people over 60 until the end of June, each time they can take 5 copies with their ID cards

[12:12] The government said today (27th) that it will continue to provide the elderly with free rapid antigen test kits until the end of June, with a total of about 6 million copies, which will be provided through different social welfare institutions, elderly centers and Chinese medicine clinics of the Hospital Authority, etc. Local distribution, each person can get five quick test kits each time, but they cannot be collected on the same day.

A spokesman for the Food and Health Bureau said that even if the outbreak eases slightly, the mutated virus strain of Omicron is highly transmissible and the public should remain vigilant.

[09:17] Huaguan Building, Linghuaxin Village, completed the enclosure test this morning, during which about 1,720 people in the "restricted area" were tested. Among them, three positive test cases and one test result were found to be negative. confirmed cases.

▼On May 23, DH staff went to McDonald's at Cityplaza to investigate the outbreak▼


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Four additional cases of suspected new variant virus Au Jia-wing: investigation into group relationship with McDonald's The risk of pox is not high, vaccine passport | May 31, the third stage will have three shots

Confirmed group since May.

▼Japan's switch item Mingsheng held five Japanese tours▼


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Japan switch | Xiang Mingsheng's tour around the island in July is enough to form a group: returning to Hong Kong and quarantine is the biggest obstacle to Japan switch | Hong Kong people returning to the "countryside" need to make a side needle?

Just pay attention to one thing!

Japan will resume the entry of foreign tour groups from June 10 to see clearly the instructions for Hong Kong people to travel to Japan Want to "return to normal"?

Japan Tourism︱Resumption of reception of foreign tourists from June 10 to entry must be for tour groups Japan said that the opening of foreign tour groups to enter Hong Kong from June 6 is expected to be classified as a low-risk group?

▼Airport accident and rescue drills will be held at the airport on May 24▼


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Feng Haoxian, the former director of the Wuhan Office, refuted that the tourism plight has nothing to do with the number of hotels under quarantine Self-performers, some of them have new development, the HKTB promotes "Art in Hong Kong" to maintain international exposure and invites overseas media to participate in online guided tours

▼May 25, the first day of partial suspension of St. Catherine's International Kindergarten▼


Compulsory testing|Community transmission of new variant virus, McDonald's at Sun Hung Kai Center, and the Immigration Building on the list of confirmed buildings|188 new buildings were added to the list involving Sijihui, and Taikoo Shing of the Sky Peninsula accounted for 3 closed areas|Hua Cui Building and Sui He Court in Tianhua Village Qinghong Court completed the test and found two positive cases. The sewage at 27 locations including Huadu Plaza and Shengbai Mountain was positive. The government sent 210,000 quick test kits

▼Compulsory testing announcement from May 20▼


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Lan Kwai Fong Hotel Shop Kau Fong and Cityplaza McDonald's Group.

(Hong Kong 01 cartography)

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