The number of confirmed cases continues to rise, with Hong Kong breaking the 1,000-day mark for 9 consecutive days. Today (23rd), there were 1,650 new confirmed cases, including 128 imported cases.
1 new death was reported.
The school reported 172 cases, and there were 3 cases in Class 6C of St. Joseph's English Primary School in the past 7 days. This class is advised to suspend classes.
The number of confirmed cases in Macau has also continued to rise. A new round of nationwide nucleic acid testing will be carried out in Macau from 9:00 am today (23rd) to Friday (24th). It is hoped that all the results will be available at 9:00 am on Saturday (25th). The center recently stated that as of 9:00 this morning, there were a total of 110 nucleic acid positive cases. From 5:00 this afternoon, dine-in in Macau will be banned, and places such as cinemas and fitness rooms will be closed.
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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6.22︱The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong exceeded 1,000 for the eighth consecutive day.
The latest real-time effective reproduction rate of the virus from the Public School of the University of Hong Kong shows that it is still at a high level, with one patient passing to about two people.
(Photo of HKU Faculty of Medicine)
Macau Epidemic ｜ 110 Cases Temporarily Revealed 5 Groups Including a Doctor Who Opens the Macau Egg Cabin Starting in the Morning
[18:30] The new crown epidemic broke out in Macau. The local infection response and coordination center announced this afternoon (23rd) that a total of 110 cases with positive nucleic acid results, including 73 women and 37 men, including a medical staff were diagnosed.
According to the epidemiological survey, 8 of the 110 cases were not included in the group, and the other cases were temporarily divided into five groups, of which four groups were related.
The Response Coordination Center also announced that the temporary quarantine station in Bei'an will be suspended from 6:00 a.m. tomorrow (24th), and Hall C of the Fangcang shelter hospital in Macau Egg will be activated.
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[20:30] As the number of passengers who tested positive for the flight (AI314) operated by Air India from New Delhi, India to Hong Kong on June 21 reached the relevant specified conditions, the Department of Health cited the "Prevention and Control" The Diseases (Regulation of Cross-Border Conveyances and Arrivals) Regulations (Cap. 599H) prohibited Air India-operated aircraft from landing in Hong Kong from New Delhi between June 23 and 27.
Chen Guoji and Tsang Kwok-wai, who are the appointed Chief of Administration, have to be quarantined. The Permanent Secretary of the Development Bureau, Liu Junjie, has joined the building with the confirmed diagnosis. Residents with no queues: takeaways have to be returned
▼The first day of the ban on dine-in in Macau on June 23▼
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[20:20] A spokesman for the Development Bureau stated that the Permanent Secretary (Works) of the Development Bureau, Liu Junjie, had a positive nucleic acid test result and was diagnosed with the virus.
Liu Junjie's wife has been diagnosed with the disease earlier, so she has been quarantined in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection since June 19 and has been working from home.
His last work date was June 17th.
[19:35] A government spokesman announced that Tsang Kwok-wai, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, and Chan Kwok-ki, Director of the Chief Executive's Office, were diagnosed with COVID-19 and are being quarantined in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health.
The spokesman pointed out that Zeng Guowei and Chen Guoji last went to work on June 22 and June 20 respectively. They wore masks at work, and they performed rapid antigen tests every day and obtained negative results. They have no recent travel records.
Zeng Guowei's wife, He Peishan, the head of customs, tested negative for nucleic acid, but was classified as a close contact after being assessed by the Centre for Health Protection, and is undergoing quarantine according to the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection.
Chen Guoji's wife has been diagnosed with COVID-19 earlier, so she will be quarantined in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection from June 21.
The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau and the Chief Executive's Office will thoroughly clean and disinfect the relevant offices, and arrange for relevant staff to undergo testing in accordance with the recommendations of the Centre for Health Protection.
A total of 16 housing estates in North District and Kwun Tong were tested positive for sewage. 27 people were infected with the mutant virus BA.2.12.1. Seven families were temporarily involved in the outbreak in Macau. Epidemic ︱ He Yicheng points out that the virus strain belongs to BA.5.1, strengthens traceability inspection and refuses to "lie down" the epidemic | 172 additional schools report 3 students of St. Joseph's English Primary School, 3 students enrolled in Class 6C, class suspension for one week
[18:00] The government announced that the Yiu Kwai House in Yiu Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan must be enclosed for testing, and all persons under inspection must wait at their premises until all identified persons in the "restricted area" have completed the testing. The result has also been roughly determined before leaving the premises.
The authorities aim to complete the operation at about 10 am tomorrow.
The government requires people to be tested before 11pm today, and they will be arranged to undergo a nucleic acid test at a sampling station, and a combined throat and nasal swab will be collected by a designated person.
The tested persons must remain in the premises until all persons have test results to reduce the risk of cross-infection.
The Government will make arrangements to facilitate sampling for those who have special difficulties.
In the "restricted area", those who have tested positive within 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 subject to compulsory testing. detection.
[17:00] The epidemic continues. The government said today (23rd) that the sewage tests of many buildings in North District and Kwun Tong District were positive, indicating that there may be hidden patients in the premises in the relevant areas, including Sheung Shui Royal Court, Fan A total of about 190,000 rapid test kits will be distributed to residents of the 16 housing estates involved, local cleaning staff and property management staff at Ling Yu Ting Xuan, On Tat Estate in Kwun Tong, and Hiu Lai Court.
[16:57] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that he had a BA.5 case, and whether BA.5.1 had to be asked by a microbiology expert, and it had to be further classified. According to the data of WHO and other countries, BA.5, BA.4, BA.2.12.1 are all Omicrons, and the transmission is fast. Compared with BA.2.2 and BA.1, the seriousness and death or re-infection are much sharper than other Omicrons. Mainly spread fast
Epidemic ｜ 172 more schools reported St. Joseph's English Primary School 3 students recruited 6C class to be suspended for one week
[16:45] Zhang Zhujun pointed out that 38 local cases in BA.2.12.1 are related to the previous group of cases, and the family members are under quarantine at home, including:
-4 cases are related to the known cases of Jiwan Primary School, the preliminary analysis is BA.2.12.1, including 2 family members
-There is a family of three who live in the villagers' building in Dakengxi, but there is no source
- Yesterday, a staff member of the Tseung Kwan O Integrated Rehabilitation Service Centre of Wai Ji Christian Service was diagnosed with the virus, and the virus strain was suspected to be BA.2.12.1. There was no related case.
5 passive sources:
-Kun Tai House, Fu Tai Estate, Tuen Mun, Shek Lan House, Shek Wai Kok Estate, Block 4, Ho King Terrace, Kwai Chung, Tin Sum Estate, Ying Hai, Ma On Shan.
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-25 cases were suspected to be related to the restaurant, including 24 guests and a family member, Harbour Restaurant (312, Zhuoerju, Shek Pai Tau Path, Tuen Mun), eating after about 6 pm on June 16, from June 18 to 20 Day-to-day onset, later tested positive
- Yesterday, there were two suspected cases who lived in Hing Tai House, Tai Hing Village. They both ate at the same restaurant. Currently, there are 26 customers and 1 close contact. They are going to the scene to understand the situation.
Zhang Zhujun said that there is a BA.5 classification in Hong Kong, which is unknown to Macau's current outbreak of BA.5.1.
On the right is He Wanxia.
(Photo by Ma Weijie)
[16:36] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, pointed out that there were 1,650 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong and continued to "break the thousand", of which 1,522 were local and 128 were imported.
Ho Wan-xia, Chief Administrative Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management) of the Hospital Authority, said that although the number of infected patients has increased recently, all of them are relatively mild and stable. See the big rise, the overall remained stable.
Macau Epidemic ︱ He Yicheng pointed out that the virus strain is BA.
[14:53] The Macau government stated that due to the characteristics of the virus this time, the infection rate is fast, but the transmission time is short, and the epidemic prevention measures will be revised, including the red code area only if two or more patients appear. The control period has also been reduced to five days.
[14:40] Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said at a press conference this afternoon that the number of confirmed cases has reached 110, and the epidemic situation is more complicated than before.
At present, the epidemic is still under control, the supply of materials is stable, and the public does not need to rush to buy.
The virus strain found at present is BA.5.1, which is not circulating in the Mainland, but is circulating in the United Kingdom and the United States. It is difficult to trace the source. At present, the source is traced in different aspects, including whether it is the introduction of frozen food.
[14:02] In order to prevent the risk of the spread of the new coronavirus, Macau announced that from 5:00 this afternoon (23rd), certain venues and facilities will be closed, and restaurants will stop dine-in and only takeaway.
Macau from 5pm today:
- Close all cinemas, theatres, indoor playgrounds, game and video game rooms, internet cafes, snooker rooms, bowling alleys, steam baths, massage parlors, beauty salons, fitness studios, health clubs, karaoke establishments, bars, night clubs, Discos, dance halls, dance halls, barber shops and swimming pools open to the public
- Stop all restaurants, beverage establishments and eating establishments from providing the public with the services of eating and drinking in the relevant establishments, but does not preclude the provision of takeaway services
- The IAM has suspended the opening of related facilities such as parks and leisure areas, free waves, activity centers in various districts, indoor facilities and exhibition venues, and the Sports Bureau has also suspended the opening of all sports facilities under its jurisdiction
CUHK Survey Says Overweight Rate of Children Increases 1.8 Times During Epidemic
[13:13] Under the new crown epidemic, schools have been closed for nearly 450 days, and the life and eating patterns of school children have been disrupted, resulting in obesity problems.
The Department of Paediatrics of the Faculty of Medicine of CUHK and the Hong Kong Paediatrics Foundation interviewed 1,439 parents of children from kindergarten to primary school from last month to the middle of this month, and found that the rate of overweight or obesity among children increased by 1.8 times during the epidemic; The childhood obesity rate has increased from 7% before the epidemic to 24%, that is, 2.4 out of 10 high school children are overweight or obese.
(Provided by CUHK)
Consumer Coupon | Citizens will come to the center for help when they turn wrong
[13:11] The second phase of consumer coupons was distributed in early August, and today (23rd) citizens will be available to apply for transfer or new registration.
One of the temporary service centers, located in the Mong Kok Pioneer Center, which will be in operation today, is mainly for new registrations.
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Epidemic outbreak in Macau ︱ 110 people infected; dine-in banned from 5:00 p.m., cinemas, hair salons closed
[11:30] The Macau Response and Coordination Center stated that as of 9:00 a.m., there were a total of 110 nucleic acid positive cases. Through epidemiological investigations, the authorities are following up 4,109 people, including 554 close contacts and non-core close contacts. 2,496 people, 279 close contacts, 108 general contacts, and 562 accompanying persons.
[11:10] Macao will start the second round of national inspections at 9:00 this morning. The number of people waiting at individual testing stations exceeds 300, and the waiting time is expected to exceed 1 hour. During this period, some people in the waiting room are suspected of falling to the ground and need staff assist.
Customs clearance︱Li Jiachao: There are ways to reduce the inconvenience of quarantine, study home isolation or reduce the hotel quarantine period
[11:01] In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Chief Executive-designate Li Jiachao said that even if customs clearance with the mainland may not be so easy to achieve in the short term, some temporary measures can be studied to reduce the inconvenience of people coming to Hong Kong from other places, such as allowing home quarantine or shortening the length of stay in Hong Kong. The number of quarantine days at the designated hotel.
Ho Pak-leung pointed out that the government should apologize for the fifth wave of heavy casualties caused by the government's slow and inadequate anti-epidemic work
[10:59] Food and Health Secretary Chen Zhaoshi is about to resign. Yesterday (22nd), he choked up many times when he saw reporters, but he did not respond to whether the government was ineffective in fighting the epidemic, whether he was personally responsible for the fifth wave of the epidemic, and whether he would Apologize to the public, etc.
Ho Pak-leung, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, commented on the current government's anti-epidemic performance. He believed that Chen Zhaoshi was a nurse, and he was slow and ineffective in grasping epidemic information and command, resulting in heavy casualties during the fifth wave of the epidemic.
[08:47] Block 10 of Merlot Gardens, Tuen Mun completed the quarantine inspection this morning, during which about 530 people were tested. Among them, five positive test cases and one case with indeterminate test results were found.
Coupon｜From 6.23 onwards, it can be transferred to an overview of all the notes and some people may need to re-register Octopus
【07:00】【Consumption Coupon Phase 2 / PayMe / BoC Pay / Octopus / Octopus Cap / Alipay HK Alipay / WeChat Pay / Tap & Go] The government will distribute the second phase of consumption coupons in early August, tomorrow (23rd) Open for transfer or new registration of eligible citizens for a period of one month.
Two new operators, PayMe and BoC Pay, will be added to the vouchers this time. At the same time, the registration also includes newly qualified and transfer persons; and new conditions for collection, such as those who have immigrated and "intend to leave Hong Kong permanently" will be added. Consumers” will not be issued coupons, so this round of coupons is more complicated than the past.
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▼On June 21, the BA.2.12.1 epidemic broke out in Shau Keiwan▼
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Diagnosed buildings | 735 new buildings on the list, Yuen Long still accounts for the largest number of Four Seasons, Miramar Hotel, etc. on the list for mandatory testing ︱ 30 buildings on the list include Café de Coral, Tonga Leighton Hill, and Huajing Garden on the list of Macau outbreaks ︱ New wave The number has increased to 65. The authorities are following up with close contacts, including nearly 3,000 people. Chen Zhaoshi repeatedly choked up and wept as he talked about the epidemic. He thanked Lam for not responding. Will he apologize to the dead
▼Macao Economic and Technological Development Bureau and Consumer Council inspect retail outlets to ensure a stable supply of daily necessities▼
▼On June 19, Macau Chief Executive He Yicheng responded to the epidemic▼
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12 housing estates in Kwai Tsing and Hang Hau tested positive for sewage 190,000 quick test packages were sent to Lai King Village and Donggang City Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port. A 13-year-old boy who had been injected with Fubitai was suspected of myocarditis two days later
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▼On June 16, before entering the bar, you must present a negative test certificate for the first day▼
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Airport FedEx staff infected with BA.4 or BA.5 During the infectious period, visiting two restaurants and four locations required mandatory inspection. Schools reported 190 cases in a single day. 3 more students in St. Stephen's College were diagnosed with 52 people in the dormitory. Quarantine was required to apply for foreign workers. Criticizing that it is difficult to ask people to ask SWD's mainland caregivers to "turn around" to rescue the emergency | The number of confirmed cases has exceeded 1,000 for the eighth consecutive day, and the SWD announced the reopening of two respite centers