Affected by Typhoon Siamba, which brought about the first typhoon signal No. 8 this year, the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum has been postponed until today (3rd). The public can see more than 900 items from the Beijing Palace Museum's collection, including "national treasures".
Under the epidemic, all visitors to the Hong Kong Palace Museum must use the "Safe Travel" to scan the QR code of the venue before entering the venue, and must present the "Vaccine Pass" QR code for scanning.
Macau reported 90 new nucleic acid positive cases in a single day, bringing a total of 784 confirmed cases since June 18.
Siamba also prevented the authorities from issuing mandatory testing announcements for two consecutive days. However, the epidemic situation in Hong Kong continued to rebound. For four consecutive days, the number of confirmed cases in a single day exceeded 2,000, and the number of deaths also increased.
There were 2,227 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday (2nd), 143 imported cases and 2,084 local cases respectively, and the latest total of 19, 599, 35 and 75 cases were recorded, respectively, with the Omicron variant virus strain BA. 2.12, BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 sublines.
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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7.2｜2,227 new confirmed cases including 143 imported cases and 3 more patients passed away
The immediate effective reproduction rate of the latest local cases at the University of Hong Kong Public School dropped to 1.55, that is, each patient transmitted to about 1.55 people, and is about to return to the peak of this wave.
(Photo of HKU Faculty of Medicine)
▼The outbreak of the Jade Garden on June 28 is suspected to be related to the Tuen Mun Harbour Restaurant group▼
[16:53] Regarding the confirmed cases of those who attended the handover celebration ceremony, Au Jiarong, the chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that he would not comment on individual cases. and investigation, including their family members and those who had face-to-face contact during the infectious period, will be classified as close contacts.
When asked if he had communicated with the mainland on the incident, he pointed out that he had maintained close contact before, but there is no additional information.
[16:46] There were 28 suspected cases of BA.4 and BA.5 infection in the past two days, of which 25 were local and 10 could not find the source. The infected people lived in Shatin, Sai Ying Pun, Tai Po, Tseung Kwan O and Ma On Shan. A total of 102 cases have been reached.
The 10 places where the infected persons without source lived:
Block 10, Hiu Tsui Villa, Shatin/Block F, Kwun Lung House, Sai Wan/Wang Road House, Block B, Wang Fook Court, Tai Po/Sek Man House, Ho Man Tin Estate/ Block 12, Victoria King Bay, Tseung Kwan O/ Luen Hei House, Block 2, Kwai Luen Estate, Kwai Chung/ Kam Leung House, Block A, Kam Ying Court, Ma On Shan / Block 3, East Point City, Tseung Kwan O / Block 6, Grand View Garden, Tsing Yi / Shui Lun House, Siu Lun Court
[16:40] Last week, 1073 school cases (including all students and teachers) were recorded, which is similar to the number of the previous week in terms of the total number of cases.
If the positive percentage of students alone is 0.13%, it is similar to the overall infection of the society.
[16:34] The epidemic continued, with 1,681 new local cases and 147 imported cases. The total number of confirmed cases in a single day increased by 1,828.
In the past two days, reports from 4 residential homes have been received, of which 2 are from elderly homes and 2 are from disabled homes, involving 4 residents and 1 member.
There are 2 cases in the elderly home, one is a resident from Ruyi Home in Tuen Mun. He became ill on July 1 and tested positive on the same day. He has received two injections and went out on June 27. There are 14 residents in the same home. contacts.
A resident of Saigon Christian Family Service Center Ren Bai Charity Foundation King Lam Home for the Elderly has been diagnosed with the disease. He has received an injection and is asymptomatic. The nucleic acid test was positive on June 29, and there are 9 close contacts in the same hospital.
Macau Epidemic｜90 more people infected with 784 nucleic acid testing stations reopened today
[10:30] The Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response Coordination Center stated that yesterday (2nd), 90 new nucleic acid positive cases were added within 24 hours, that is, a total of 784 confirmed cases have been recorded since June 18; the center Of the new cases, 60 were community infections, and 30 were discovered during the control period, he said.
In addition, as of 8:00 am today (3rd), a total of 11,385 people have been followed up through epidemiological investigations, of which 1,898 are close contacts.
▼On June 28, the third round of compulsory testing for all people in Macau▼
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▼On July 2, the Siamba typhoon hit the Hung Hom Pier in Hong Kong "cross wind and rain"▼
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Yesterday's epidemic news:
Siamba Typhoon | 3 people were injured during the storm in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong government received 45 cases of fallen tree and 1 case of flooding reported the epidemic | 2,227 confirmed cases and 3 more deaths and 2 cases of suspected variant BA.5 virus Ma Tau Wai Village, Fushan Village, Daxing Village and other Shiwu Villages tested positive for sewage. The government sent 290,000 quick test kits for Siamba typhoon | Quarantined family members cry to Jiang Yuhuan and complain about the lack of people to take care of them
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The West Kowloon Cultural District announced the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum on July 2▼
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▼On June 28, the third round of compulsory testing for all people in Macau▼
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Macau Epidemic ｜ 56 more people infected with 694 cases in total today, the national rapid test must upload the results of the Siam Bar typhoon ｜ The clinic designated by the Hospital Authority for confirmed patients will be closed in the afternoon, and patients should be advised to make an appointment for the Siam Bar typhoon ｜ Community Vaccination Center , Smart ID Card Replacement Centre is temporarily suspended
▼On June 26, the enclosure inspection of Gangchang Pavilion, Aberdeen Center▼
▼Compulsory testing announcement from June 20 (one day suspension on July 1) ▼
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Diagnosed buildings | 1,352 new buildings involving many luxury residences on the Red Hill Peninsula and Bel-Air were added to the list for mandatory testing | 66 more places in Yau Tsim Mong with the most Wei Kee coffee noodle, Times Square banquet on the list
