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epidemic. 6.24︱The number of confirmed cases in a single day increased to 1860 cases of 19 restaurants including Huafeng Roasted Meat in Central.

2022-06-24T17:07:24.956Z


The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has exceeded 1,000 for 10 consecutive days, and the number of cases has continued to rise every day. Today (24th), there were 1,860 new confirmed cases, including 139 imported cases, and no new deaths. There were outbreaks in 4 residential homes, residents need to


The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has exceeded 1,000 for 10 consecutive days, and the number of cases has continued to rise every day. Today (24th), there were 1,860 new confirmed cases, including 139 imported cases, and no new deaths.

There were outbreaks in 4 residential homes, and residents were required to undergo quarantine. Among them, Fu Tai Nursing and Attention Home was suspected of outbreak BA.2.12.1, and 12 people were infected.

The school reported 199 cases.


The new crown epidemic in Macau is raging. A new round of national nucleic acid testing was carried out in Macau yesterday. Macau has now accumulated 170 nucleic acid positive cases, an increase of 60 cases compared with yesterday, and the number of outbreak clusters has also increased to 6. Four seasons famous store staff locker room group has been added. Four were infected.


Overview of yesterday's epidemic:

epidemic.

6.23︱26 customers of Zhuoerju Harbour Restaurant in Tuen Mun were suspected to be infected with BA.2.12.1

The latest real-time effective reproduction rate data of the virus from the Public School of the University of Hong Kong.

(Photo of HKU Faculty of Medicine)

▼Announcement of mandatory testing on June 24▼


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FEHD police patrol nearly 10,000 bars and restaurants in two weeks, 243 people were ticketed, 20 bars were closed for two weeks

[23:38] A spokesman for the FEHD said today (24th) that the police will continue to inspect bars/pubs, other catering premises and certain other premises in various districts, and take strict enforcement actions.

In the past 14 days, a total of 8,727 related premises were inspected, 85 persons in charge were prosecuted, and 243 employees and customers were issued fixed-rate notices. Based on the calculation of 5,000 yuan per person, the warehouse received about 1.215 million yuan.

Twenty-nine bars/pubs will be closed for seven days, and 20 of them will be closed for two weeks.



According to the investigation data, the two departments inspected 1,612 bars/pubs, restaurants and other premises from the early morning of the 17th to the 20th of this month, and arrested 128 employees and customers for violating the epidemic prevention regulations.

Based on this calculation, a total of 7,115 rooms were patrolled in the remaining 10 days, but only 115 people were issued quota notices.

Quarantine Hotels | Food and Health Bureau Suggests Three Measures to Stop Speculation and Selling of Rooms

[23:15] The summer vacation is approaching, and it is difficult to find a room in a designated quarantine hotel. There has been speculation recently, and some visitors to Hong Kong have arrived in Hong Kong with false quarantine hotel check-in certificates.

The Food and Health Bureau announced tonight (24th) that three new measures will be implemented with immediate effect to prevent speculating in designated quarantine hotel rooms: travel agents are not allowed to reserve hotel rooms without reservations from guests; hotels must ensure that the “real-name system” is adopted ” and pay the full room rate immediately; the hotel must require the travel agent to list the itemized fees on the receipt issued to the guest.

The bureau also announced three new hotels under the eighth round of the designated quarantine hotel plan, bringing the total to 65, providing about 24,000 rooms.

▼The first batch of designated quarantine hotels in the eighth round▼


▼May 31, the first day of the implementation of the third phase of the vaccine pass▼


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Mandatory testing | 19 new restaurants in 49 locations, including the old Central Wah Fung Roast Meat

[22:47] Food and hygiene announced a mandatory inspection notice. A total of 49 locations were listed, of which 19 were restaurants, including many lunch places in Central, Queen Victoria Street, Central, Wah Fung Roast Meat, and New Century Plaza, Mong Kok. Niu Shabu and Jade Garden are on the list at the same time; Tai Hing has two branches on the list, located in Sham Shui Po Nam Cheong Club and Tuen Mun Zall Plaza.

The Tuen Mun District is the worst hit area, with a total of seven restaurants, including Tuen Mun Town Plaza Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao.

1. Wah Fung Roast Meat, Queen Victoria Street, Central

2. Wanchai Grapevine Church Center Pacific Coffee

3. Aberdeen South Garden Baili Fresh Food

4. Da Filippo Trattoria, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City

5. Mongkok New Century Plaza Beef Shabu

6. Mongkok New Century Plaza Jade Garden

7. Sham Shui Po Nam Cheong Club Tai Hing

8. Yuanji Sushi Express Line, Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay

9. Longcheng Ice Room, Lantian Huijing Plaza

10. Tai Hing, Zall Plaza, Tuen Mun

11. Yi Le Restaurant, Leung King Plaza, Tuen Mun

12. Niu Yi, Tuen Mun Town Plaza, Tuen Mun

13. Hollywood Ice Room, Siu Hei Court Shopping Centre, Tuen Mun

14. Tuen Mun Town Plaza Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao

15. Yezi Ice House, Tiansheng Building, Heung Sze Hui Road, Tuen Mun

16. Tuen Mun Paris London New York Theatre Shopping Centre Tak Hing Food Court

17. Yuen Long Shape Point II Café de Coral

18. No. 13, Youxin Street, Yuen Long

19. McDonald's at Bihu Shopping Centre, Fanling

▼Details of the mandatory inspection announcement on June 24▼


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▼On June 24th, "Midsummer, Victoria Harbour" Wanchai Waterfront 3 venues one by one▼


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$10,000 Unemployment Benefit | 20,000 Disapproved Cases Appeal Successfully Apply for Review 7.8 Must File Before Deadline

[19:55] The government launched the "Temporary Unemployment Support" program earlier, disbursing 10,000 yuan to eligible workers. Those who have been rejected criticized the authorities for not handling applications leniently and for not setting up an appeal mechanism.

A government spokesman said today (24th) that a review mechanism is planned to be set up. As of yesterday (23rd), there have been 20,000 cases approved after review. So far, a total of about 340,000 applications are planned to be approved. Applicants for review should call the hotline 1836128 on or before July 8 to submit a request for review.

▼April 12th $10,000 Unemployment Assistance Program Final Application▼


Diagnosed Buildings|1003 Newly Listed Shatin District's Top Mid-Levels Luxury Mansion Jian Lai Court is on the list

[20:06] There were 1,860 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Hong Kong today (24th), breaking the thousand for ten consecutive days. The latest list of confirmed buildings shows that 1,003 new buildings were added to the list today, an increase of 197 buildings compared with yesterday.

Shatin District jumped to the top of the list with 102 new buildings, followed by Yuen Long District with 86 new buildings, followed by Kwun Tong District with 79 new buildings.



There are many luxury buildings on the list, including Jianli Court in Mid-levels Central, Kadooria in Homantin and One House in Mid-levels.

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Travel with peace of mind|The Japanese restaurant was investigated but showed a screenshot of the Korean restaurant, and the teenager was accused of misleading the police to bring him to court

[17:52] When the 17-year-old boy was stopped by the police at a Japanese restaurant in Mong Kok, he was charged with one count of attempting to mislead a police officer by showing a screenshot of another Korean restaurant "Safe Travel". The case is today (24th) Appeared in West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts.

The case was adjourned to August 5 at the request of the defense, during which the juvenile was released on $500 bail.

Director of Marine Yuen Siu-hui's friend has tested positive

[17:30] A spokesman for the Marine Department said today (24th) that the director of the Marine Department, Yuan Xiaohui, was classified as a close contact after being assessed by the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health because of her friend's positive nucleic acid test result. The Centre for Protection has directed quarantine.

Yuan Xiaohui regularly conducts the rapid antigen test of the new coronavirus, and today he also conducted the rapid antigen test of the new coronavirus, and the results are all negative.

Epidemic outbreak in Macau|170 cases in total

[17:11] The Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response and Coordination Center stated that as of 3:00 pm today (24th), the number of positive cases in this round of the epidemic has increased to 170, an increase of 21 cases compared with this morning, including 106 women and 64 men, aged Between 8 months and 89 years.

41 people have symptoms and are classified as confirmed cases; 129 people are temporarily asymptomatic and classified as asymptomatic infections.

[17:03] The first block of Fubao Garden in Ma'anshan was closed for inspection this evening. The government's goal is to complete the operation at about 8:30 am tomorrow (25th). Depending on the test results, the operation may be extended.

The government sent 190,000 quick test kits to test the housing estates of Liuwu Village, such as Cuiyong Huating and Long Ping Village

[17:02] The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded. The Hong Kong government announced today (24th) that a total of six housing estates and housing estates in Shatin and Yuen Long districts had positive sewage test results and relatively high virus levels. The Housing Department and The District Office will distribute a total of about 190,000 rapid antigen test kits to affected residents, cleaners and property managers for their self-testing.

An additional 199 cases were reported by schools, 3 people in Class 4C of Bishop John White Secondary School of SKH were infected with the virus, and classes were suspended for a week. The number of confirmed cases approached 2,000, and the cluster of Tuen Mun Harbour Restaurant increased to 37 confirmed cases

[17:00] Regarding the reporter's repeated questions about how to assess the risk of group outbreaks in the government, Zhang Zhujun repeatedly said, "I will not assess the risk on individual cases" and refused to respond.

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- There are 3 cases in Class 4C of Bishop John White School of the Anglican Church, with a total of 29 students, and face-to-face teaching in this class will be suspended for one week

- Students from the basketball team of St. Francis Xavier's Secondary School in Tsuen Wan, who have been suspended from classes, have been quarantined, one more case, and a total of 12 cases

- 52 students in the dormitory of St. Stephen's College in the Southern District, which have been suspended from classes, were quarantined, and one person was diagnosed. There are a total of 10 cases on this floor

Zhang Zhujun refused to respond to a series of confirmed cases by senior government officials.

On the right is He Wanxia.

(Photo by Ma Weijie)

[16:53] BA.2.12.1 Cases: 208 cases accumulated, 21 suspected local cases.

-A 49-year-old man who lives in San Wai Village, Yuen Long. He returned to work on the Kwun Chung bus. He mainly sends quarantined passengers from the airport to the hotel. He has regular tests. He was confirmed positive on June 21, and is under quarantine. He is suspected of BA.2.12.1 , Due to the nature of the work, they will wear a full set of protective clothing, and there is a chance that an accident occurs when wearing or taking off the protective clothing in the middle, or there is some contact, and there is a chance of being infected by passengers

- 7 more diners and 3 close contacts were confirmed at Harbour Restaurant, bringing the total to 33 diners and 4 close contacts.

The 33 people involved 6 to 69 years old who started to feel unwell from June 19-22, 20 males and 13 females.

According to the record of the vaccine pass, more than 270 people went to eat that night and needed to be tested. Tests should be done one after another.

Yesterday, I went to the restaurant to take 19 environmental samples, all of which were negative

- A suspected BA.2.12.1 related to the previous case, Jubaotian Building, confirmed in the quarantine center

**10 No source cases:

- 4 family members are suspected to be infected with BA.2.12.1: one person lives at Block 10 Yue Wu Villa, Tuen Mun, and his wife was confirmed positive at the quarantine center; one person and his three family members were diagnosed in the Hai Fung Center in Shau Kei Wan; the remaining cases live in Seac Pai Wan, Aberdeen Silver Building, Fu Tai Care and Attention Home, Tin Lai Court, Tin Hei Street, Tin Shui Wai, Block P, Kornhill Garden, Quarry Bay

[16:45] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that today (24th), there were 1,860 new confirmed cases, including 139 imported cases, and no new deaths.

Reports of 4 outbreaks in residential buildings yesterday:

- Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fang Wang Huan Di Nursing Home had a case on June 18. At that time, some people were quarantined. At that time, there were 2 staff members on the ground floor. At present, there were 9 cases in the basement. They have been evacuated. Emerging cases

- 2 residents and 1 staff member of Mrs. Ho Sin Heng Nursing Home of the Society for the Elderly have tested positive. On the 2nd floor, other residents and staff are quarantined

- 2 residents of Pine Garden Court in Yuen Long have tested positive, and quarantine on the same floor

- There are more cases in Futai Nursing and Attention Home. Some people who were quarantined before will now be quarantined. There are 40 or 50 people in total, including more than 40 residents and more than 10 staff members. A total of 8 residents and 4 employees were infected, and one of them was infected. Case Suspicion BA.2.12.1

▼On June 24 under the epidemic, there will be another Japanese tour group leaving in Hong Kong▼


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Japan Switch|Another Hong Kong Brigade Departure for Couples to Exchange 1 Million Yen for a Big Shopping: Pre-buy Explosives

[11:36] Japan has limited switches, and Hong Kong people can "return home" with a group after two years apart. Today (24th), another tour group will leave for Tokyo, Japan.

The 15 tour group members took the Hong Kong Express flight to Tokyo in the morning.

Some members of the group said that they were excited to finally go abroad after more than two years of violation. They have brought nearly 1 million yen plus a credit card, prepared for "heavy bleeding", and prepared to "buy explosives" and mail the letter back to Hong Kong.

However, many group members complained that it took a week to apply for a visa, the process was complicated, and it was almost impossible to get on the plane in time, and there were few options for returning to Hong Kong for quarantine.

[11:31] Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Chief Secretary for Administration-designate Chan Kwok-kee, and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Tsang Kwok-wai were diagnosed.

Ye Guoqian, a representative of the Hong Kong People's Congress, pointed out on a radio program this morning (24th) that the incident may affect the visit of the leaders of the central government to Hong Kong. If the leaders decide not to come to Hong Kong, the central government will still send other representatives to supervise the oath.

He said that the central government attaches great importance to the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and believes that President Xi Jinping will still make important speeches on the implementation of "one country, two systems", but there may be opportunities to publish them online.

Children infected with the epidemic | Hong Kong University study: Variant BA.2 attacks the nervous center and the fatality rate is 1.7 times higher than that of influenza

[11:02] The HKU team found that children aged 11 or below infected with the new coronavirus variant strain Omicron BA.2 have higher rates of death, intensive treatment and neurological complications than those infected with influenza and parainfluenza viruses.

Guan Rihua, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents of the University of Hong Kong, said in Hong Kong and Taiwan "Millennium" today (24th) that Omicron BA.2 can cause more complications targeting the nervous system in children, not only affecting the respiratory tract, but also attacking the nerves The central system calls on parents to take their children vaccinated as soon as possible.

Quarantine hotels with fake certificates increase the number of tourists

[10:31] Designated quarantine hotels are "hard to find". Speculation is suspected recently, and some visitors to Hong Kong have arrived in Hong Kong with fake quarantine hotel check-in certificates.

Some people in the industry said that if a passenger is found to have a false reservation document, they will call the police, but will try to arrange to stay in a small number of spare rooms in the hotel.

▼On June 22, the first Japanese tour group in Hong Kong departed under the epidemic▼


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[09:57] The Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response and Coordination Center stated that as of 8:00 am today (24), the number of nucleic acid positive cases increased to 149, an increase of 39 cases from yesterday.

Through epidemiological investigations, the authorities followed up a total of 5,308 people, including 717 close contacts, 3,283 non-core close contacts (that is, people with a common trajectory), 285 secondary close contacts, 285 general contacts, and 589 accompanying persons. People, epidemiological investigation work is still in progress.

Experts point out that if the infected officials have a low viral load and have been vaccinated, they may turn negative before July 1

[09:24] On the eve of the July 1st reunification and the re-election of the government, the Chief Secretary for Administration, the current Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Chen Guoji, and the remaining Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Zeng Guowei, were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia and are being quarantined according to the guidelines of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health. .

Zeng Qiyin, co-chairman of the Advisory Committee on Infectious Diseases of the Medical Association, said today (24th) that if the infected officials have a low viral load and have been vaccinated, they may turn negative before July 1.

District closure|4 positive cases found in Yiu Kwai House, Yiu Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan

[07:32] Yaogui Building, Yaodong Village, Shau Kei Wan completed the quarantine inspection this morning. A total of about 530 people were tested. When the Chinese Communist Party found four positive test cases, the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will arrange for follow-up.

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Macau Epidemic | Banned dine-in for one night, empty city restaurants have no queues Residents: Streets have to return to takeaways Quarantine period for tourists is 5 days or less with home quarantine Macau outbreak | 110 cases are temporarily revealed in 5 groups including a medical nurse to open Macau egg cabins from tomorrow

▼The second issue of $5000 coupon Q&A▼


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▼On June 23, the second phase of consumption coupons will accept transfer applications▼


27 people infected with mutant virus BA.2.12.1 at Zhuoerju Harbour Restaurant in Tuen Mun, 7 families are temporarily involved in the epidemic | 172 additional schools reported that 3 students of St. Joseph's English Primary School were recruited in Class 6C to suspend classes for one week in Macau. He Yicheng refers to the virus Strain BA.5.1 Strengthen traceability inspection and refuse to "lie down"

▼On June 21, the BA.2.12.1 epidemic broke out in Shau Keiwan▼


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▼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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A total of 16 housing estates in North District and Kwun Tong were tested positive for sewage. The CUHK survey found that the rate of overweight among children increased by 1.8 times during the epidemic. 10 high and primary school children and 2.4 people were obese consumer coupons | Citizens If you turn a blind eye, you will go to the center for help. Some people think that the Octopus must be passed through the customs in three phases. Li Jiachao: There are ways to reduce the inconvenience of quarantine.

▼On June 18, the police patrolled the bar in Lan Kwai Fong, Central, late at night▼


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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

Source: hk1

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