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epidemic. 7.11|From Friday, patients at home must wear electronic bracelets to travel safely and prepare red and yellow codes

2022-07-11T20:01:35.048Z


The epidemic continues in Hong Kong. Today (11th), there were 2,611 new confirmed cases and 252 imported cases. The total number of new cases in a single day was 2,863, and 7 more deaths were recorded. The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, announced today


The epidemic continues in Hong Kong. Today (11th), there were 2,611 new confirmed cases and 252 imported cases. The total number of new cases in a single day was 2,863, and 7 more deaths were recorded.

The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, announced today that from this Friday (15th), people who have been quarantined at home must wear an electronic bracelet to track whether they have left their residence. The confirmed cases will be converted to red codes to prevent them from entering high-risk places; at the same time, a yellow code system will also be introduced, which will be used in the future when residents returning from other places can be quarantined at home to restrict them from entering specific places such as hospitals and institutions to protect other Citizens, it is not known when it will be released.


The epidemic situation in Macau continues. From 0:00 a.m. today (11th) to the early morning of 18th, all industrial and commercial activities of companies and venues will be suspended. Citizens are also required to stay at home and only go out to buy food.

The public security police and customs said they intercepted at least four people who violated epidemic prevention measures, including running on the street, walking, riding bicycles and talking on the phone without wearing a mask.


Overview of yesterday's epidemic:

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7.10|The Department of Health speculates that the number of confirmed cases continues to rise and mainland citizens are forced to explode the Shenzhen Bay Port

▼July 11 Compulsory Testing Announcement▼


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Compulsory testing | 71 Amoy shopping malls Yalaitai, Huangpu Tiandi and McDonald's are added to the list

[23:43] The Medical and Health Bureau announced the mandatory testing announcement. A total of 71 locations are on the list, of which 10 are restaurants. Kowloon Bay and Hung Hom Whampoa are the main ones. The former includes Amoy Mall Yalaitai, Niji Building Wing Fat Kitchen, Cai Ying Fang Yinlong Tea Restaurant and No. 1 Kowloon Taoxiang.

Tea House, the latter has Yiyiju, Café de Coral and McDonald's branches.

The other three are KFC Hometown Chicken in Lei Yue Mun Plaza and Can.

Take it easy at teen and Kimberley Road in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Those present on the designated day and time must undergo nucleic acid testing tomorrow or the day after (12 or 13).

There are also St. James' Settlement Park Yat Day Care Centre for the Elderly, G/F, Lok Hing House, Hing Wah (2) Estate, Chai Wan, and Day Care Centre for the Elderly, Po Leung Kui, Fu Yun House, Fu Cheong Estate, Sham Shui Po. Those who are included in the compulsory inspection list and who have been present for more than an hour on a designated day must also undergo nucleic acid testing tomorrow or the day after.

▼July 11 Compulsory Testing Announcement▼


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Confirmed Buildings|Added 1,554 buildings to Hao Long Villa, Kowloon Tong and No. 7 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong, on the list

[23:27] The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has rebounded. The Centre for Health Protection updated the list of confirmed buildings today (11th), with 1,554 newly reported buildings. There are a total of 857 buildings in the New Territories. Among them, Yuen Long accounts for the largest number of 154 buildings, including Park Yoho series and Yoho series. There are also 148 buildings in Sha Tin District, including Kau To Shan Mansion, Ho Lung Villa, and 102 buildings in Tseung Kwan O District, Sai Kung, among which there are many buildings in LOHAS Park.

There are a total of 440 buildings in Kowloon, including Kowloon Tong’s mansion at No. 7 Suffolk Road, Oasis Kai Tak, One Homantin, The Austin, Manhattan Hill, etc.; there are 257 buildings in Hong Kong Island, including Tanner Garden, The Beachside, Bel-Air Wait.

▼Confirmed Building in Kowloon District▼


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Epidemic | 98% of residential homes for the elderly have the fifth wave of the epidemic, calling on all walks of life to work together to resist the sixth wave

[21:30] The elderly care industry united against the sixth wave of the press conference and the press conference of "Self-improvement in the Epidemic - Residential Care Homes Anti-epidemic Record Special Issue 2022" was held today (11th), sharing how the elderly care homes survived the fifth wave Self-help from the epidemic situation refers to the lack of government support at that time, and that absorbing the experience of this time, it will cope better with the sixth wave of the epidemic that may occur in the future, and has expectations for the new government.

Macau Market Suspension|905 People Violating Order

[18:58] The epidemic in Macau continues, and industrial and commercial premises in Macau will be suspended for 7 days from today. Zhang Jianxin, director of the Police Liaison and Public Relations Division of the local police headquarters, said that as of 3:00 p.m., the authorities have issued a total of 905 cases of persuasion, and the first stage has not been completed. Some people were prosecuted, and the content of the persuasion mainly involved non-essential activities such as running in public places and sitting in parks.

The Macao Public Security Police stated that in the evening, in order to implement the SAR government's epidemic prevention and control measures, the police continued to send officers to inspect various districts in Macao. As of 9 o'clock tonight, two cases had been reported.

▼The press conference on the epidemic on July 11 announced to strengthen the monitoring of confirmed patients▼


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Epidemic | 7 more people died, a single-day high since May, the government estimates that the number of hospital admissions in September increased by nine times, a single-day increase of 2,863 confirmed cases in 8 schools including Kowloon City Qisi and York, and classes were suspended for a week. Electronic wristbands sent home quarantine on Friday Those who have health codes, red and yellow, will not be admitted to residential hospitals

[17:28] Lu Chongmao, director of the Medical and Health Bureau, said that there is no consideration of closing the city at present. The red and yellow codes are used to ensure that the relevant people abide by the rules. He does not think that the current government has changed the policy. There are changes from the previous government.

[17:06] Regarding the issue of when the red code and the yellow code will be launched, Lu Chongmao, director of the Medical and Health Bureau, said that the government has a certain mechanism for confirmed people. Identification can be more humanized for quarantine, the time is hoped that the sooner the better, the implementation will be implemented as soon as possible, and the corresponding departments will be communicated.

Asked how many people had been stolen while in quarantine before, he said there was no relevant data to provide.

Regarding whether the red code and the yellow code will affect the use of public transportation, Lu Chongmao said that in theory, people with red codes cannot move around freely, and people with yellow codes should not be restricted from riding cars. It will be explained later when it is implemented.

Simply put, the red code is used to identify infected people, prevent them from entering specific places, and ensure that people who are suitable for home isolation cannot enter or leave high-risk groups.

The yellow code is temporarily used to identify people entering overseas. Since there is still a certain risk, the yellow code is used to restrict relevant people from entering places where high-risk groups gather.

Who will "red code"?

What are the restrictions?

Diagnosed patients will have a red code, and are not allowed to enter specific or high-risk groups, including hospitals, institutions, etc.

Who will "yellow code"?

What are the restrictions?

Entrants who are under home monitoring will be given a yellow code, and are not allowed to enter high-risk places or participate in high-risk activities except masks

[16:53] The fifth wave of the epidemic continues to heat up, and the number of confirmed cases is approaching 3,000 recently.

There were 2,611 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, 252 imported cases, 2,863 new cases in a single day, and 7 more deaths were recorded.

The bureau said that in the past week, the epidemic situation in Hong Kong has worsened, and the number of hospitalizations has continued to rise. Last week, about 700 people were hospitalized, and more than 20 people were critically ill. Mobilize more people to fight the epidemic.

[16:47] The director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, said that the number of new cases has been hovering at a high of about 3,000. The Hospital Authority is under great pressure. The number of patients in the hospital has risen from more than 300 to 957 yesterday. A maximum of 150 people are admitted to the hospital every day, and the total number of hospitalizations will soon exceed 1,000. The Hospital Authority plans to double the number in 2 weeks at worst. In late July, it may reach 300 a day, which is close to about 10% of the emergency beds. The bureau predicts that there will be a maximum of 1,437 people in September, which is 10 times the current number. Starting from July 15, home quarantine will require wearing electronic bracelets to ensure that relevant people will not leave their homes, emphasizing that they will not lie down for the epidemic. We will take isolation measures for confirmed cases, and achieve more accurate home isolation and humaneness at the same time.

▼The latest patient data and projections from the Hospital Authority on July 11▼


23 housing estates and buildings including Lai Plaza, He Long Ju and other 300,000 quick tests for positive sewage sent to call for self-inspection

The government plans to launch the red, yellow and green health code He Bailiang: It may not be possible to reduce the number of cases and the injections are more effective

[16:30] Hong Kong's new crown pneumonia epidemic has rebounded. The government announced today (11th) that in response to the positive results of sewage tests and relatively high virus levels in 23 housing estates and buildings in Kowloon City, Southern District and Tai Po District, the Housing Department And the District Office of the district will distribute a total of about 300,000 rapid antigen test kits to residents, cleaners and property management staff of relevant locations for their self-testing.

The housing estates and buildings involved include He Long Residence, Harbour Plaza, Yuhui Court, Ming Ya Court and Xinxing Garden.

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Kowloon City District - Oi Man Village, Chun Man Court, Yan Toh Heen, Royal Dragon Residence, He Lung Residence, Kimberley Building and Harbour Plaza (Hai Yi Wan, Yue Tao Wan, Jade Beach, Green Court and Jade Court)

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Southern District — Yu Fai Court, Gang Fai Centre, On Fai Building, Siu Kwan Building, Ocean Building, Hip Shing Building, Meilun House, 72 Old Street, Aberdeen and Lee Tung Estate

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Tai Po District - Yee Nga Court, Ming Nga Court, Sun Hing Garden, Fu Ya Garden, Suntec Plaza, King Nga Court and Kwong Fook Estate

745 SWD hired Mainland caregivers and returned to the Mainland after completing their contracts, 17 were recruited by local institutions to stay in Hong Kong

[14:32] The Social Welfare Department said today (11th) that a total of 762 temporary contract care workers hired by the SWD in the Mainland have completed their contracts. Among them, 17 were employed by local institutions through the Supplementary Labour Scheme. Other caregivers have returned to the mainland.

A review of the data shows that the basic salary and allowances for these caregivers are about 31,000 yuan per month.



Li Hui, a member of the Elderly Affairs Committee, who is the operator of a residential care home for the elderly, has recruited more than 10 Mainland caregivers who were directly employed by the SWD. The monthly salary is the same as that of foreign workers. 14,000 yuan.

[12:51] The Hong Kong government pointed out that it will study the real-name system for “travel with peace of mind”, and follow the example of the mainland to add “red, yellow and green codes”.

Ho Pak-leung, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said on a radio program this morning (11th) that if citizens who have tested positive for nucleic acid and those entering the country who are in quarantine should first suspend their vaccine passports or turn them into "red codes", it is believed that they can be updated. Precise epidemic prevention.

However, he also pointed out that after the implementation of the relevant measures, it may not be possible to significantly reduce cases. According to the experience of the past two years, the most effective way to reduce cases is to "close the city", but Hong Kong is in the stage of returning to normal, and it is more cost-effective to Promote vaccination.

Ho Pak Leung, director of the Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong.

(File photo / Photo by Lu Yiming)

Commissioner for Transport Law Sup-pei tested positive and is still in isolation this morning, still giving an interview

[12:31] A spokesman for the Transport Department said that the Director of Transport, Law Sup-pei, tested positive for a rapid antigen test and is currently under quarantine in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health.

Luo Shupei last went to work on July 8. She wears a mask and complies with relevant epidemic prevention measures at work, and conducts rapid antigen tests regularly.

She has no recent travel history.

The Transport Department stated that it has thoroughly cleaned and disinfected the relevant offices, and will continue to strictly implement various anti-epidemic measures, including requiring staff to conduct regular rapid antigen tests, and has reminded all staff to pay attention to personal hygiene and be vigilant at all times.

A spokesman for the Transport Department said that the Commissioner for Transport, Law Sup-pei, had tested positive for a quick test and is currently under quarantine in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health.

(Photo by Yu Junliang)

Long Lu Chongmao, the long queue at Shenzhen Bay Port, apologized and is actively considering shortening the number of entry quarantine days

[12:00] Yesterday (10th), a large number of citizens lined up at Shenzhen Bay Port to pass through the border to the mainland, waiting for a "special nucleic acid test".

Lu Chongmao, director of the Medical and Health Bureau, said on the radio program this morning (11th) that although the first step to increase the number of places to pass the test was raised, the second step was not considered and an appointment system for testing was not established. As a result, there were long queues. Yesterday morning Within three hours, about 1,200 people lined up to pass the border. On behalf of the government, we apologized to the public for this. We aim to launch an appointment system early this week.

When asked if he would consider shortening the quarantine period for entry into Hong Kong, he said that he was actively considering reducing the number of quarantine days, but he could not disclose the details, and pointed out that technology should be used to ensure that people in quarantine abide by the law.

▼On July 10th, a large number of citizens from the north were waiting for the nucleic acid test results to pass through the Shenzhen Bay Port▼


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Macau Market Suspension | 59 More Confirmed Cases

[11:50] Macau added 59 positive cases yesterday (10th), a decrease from the previous day, including 42 cases from the red code area and medical observation hotels, which were found during control; 6 cases of close contacts, nucleic acid There are 7 positive cases found in key groups and 4 cases in other groups, which are found in the community; a total of 1,526 cases have been found since June 18.

As of 8:00 a.m. today (11th), a total of 19,288 people have been followed up through epidemiological investigations, including 2,974 core close contacts, 10,834 non-core close contacts (that is, people with a common trajectory), and 900 secondary close contacts. There were 255 general contacts and 762 accompanying persons.

▼On July 11, Macau will be suspended for 7 days and the market will be deserted on the first day▼


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Macau's market is closed | A former member of the parliament points out that the citizens are now angry about the epidemic: how long and how long should the closure continue?

[11:45] The epidemic in Macau is heating up. Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced a few days ago that from the early morning of today (11th) to the early morning of 18th, all industrial and commercial activities of companies and venues will be suspended, and citizens should stay at home as much as possible.

Former Legislative Council member So Ka-ho of Macau said on a radio program today that many citizens are unable to adapt and fail to understand the government's actions. Macau citizens are not only fatigued from fighting the epidemic, but even have "anti-epidemic anger", saying, "Everyone will feel that, If it is sealed for a while, Shimi will be sealed for a lifetime?”

He also questioned whether the anti-epidemic targets were properly formulated, pointing out that many cities in the mainland have stricter anti-epidemic measures, but there are still local cases. ”

▼The situation on the eve of the closure of Macau on July 10▼


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[9:31] The government announced that it has completed the enclosure and compulsory inspection of Hongyuan Court, Tin Hong Court, Wong Tai Sin, during which 488 people in the relevant area were tested. Among them, 6 positive test cases were found. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will Schedule a follow-up.

The government also dispatched personnel to visit 206 households in the relevant areas. Among them, 20 households were not answered during the process. The government will take measures to follow up.

The relevant area has been unsealed at about 10:30 am today.

▼On July 10th, Huang Taixian Tianhongyuan Hongyuan Pavilion was enclosed and inspected▼


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Plan to set up red, yellow and green health codes Lu Chongmao: the sooner the better, the better to identify confirmed patients

[9:25] As the new crown epidemic continues, the director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, said yesterday (10th) that he will study the real-name system for "travel with peace of mind" and follow the example of the mainland to add "red, yellow and green codes".

Lu Chongmao further explained on the radio program this morning (11th) that the relevant measures are used to identify confirmed cases. Once the nucleic acid test is positive, a "red code" will appear. The details of how to divide it still needs to be studied, but he emphasized that "no, no Just do "red code", "yellow code"".

When asked when it will be launched, he said there is no timetable, but the sooner the better.

He said bluntly: "The so-called freedom is actually easy to confuse with selfishness. The infected person should have the freedom to go around freely and affect our health."

▼From February 24th, you must use "Safe Travel" to enter designated places▼


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Epidemic | Open day participants suspected of being diagnosed with the ICAC: follow up with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection

[2:00] The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) received a report from a person yesterday (10th) evening that he had attended the ICAC Open Day yesterday morning. To be determined by the Department of Health.

The ICAC said that the person reported that he participated in a guided tour of about 105 minutes at 9 am yesterday.

The ICAC is now aware of the incident and will follow up with appropriate follow-up in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection.

Epidemic | Lu Chongmao researches and develops real-name system for Safe Travel, which imitates the mainland and sets up red, yellow and green health codes for Safe Travel |Technical experts are expected to upload personal data to push the health code, and 2992 new confirmed cases must be added. Difficult Epidemic|9 new cases of BA.4/5 entered the old luxury residence of Hengjingyuan 2 in North Point. The elderly died of the epidemic|He Peishan, Commissioner of Customs, had to undergo quarantine for the second time within one month due to the infection of a colleague

▼Part of the confirmed buildings on July 10▼


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Macau Market Suspension | 7 days of suspension from early Monday morning, Hong Kong people simply returned to Hong Kong due to unpaid leave, Macau epidemic | Takeaway workers and professional drivers were suspended in industrial and commercial places on Monday, and must be tested for Macau epidemic every day | 93 positive cases were added, and a total of 1467 The 7th round of national testing began at 9:00 this morning. The number of departures in Shenzhen Bay has risen. The Hong Kong government will launch online appointment testing next week. More than 100 people in Shenzhen Bay will be banned from crossing the border without an appointment. |Shenzhen "Healthy Station" will now be changed to a lottery to allocate rooms every night at 8 o'clock to announce the results Lu Chongmao went to Shenzhen Bay Port to inspect three crimes and apologized to those in the queue: improvements will be made to Shenzhen Bay Port to force Hong Kong people to catch the "last train" "You have to queue for three hours for testing and customs clearance when you leave the country | Long Liang Xiji, who continues to appear at the Shenzhen Bay Port, has increased manpower and equipment to shorten the testing time. Shenzhen Health Station will change the lottery to allocate rooms today to prevent speculation sites from being unable to enter in the afternoon.

▼Compulsory testing announcement from July 3▼


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Longmenju, Houde Village and other 16 locations tested positive for sewage The government sent 290,000 rapid test kits for mandatory testing in three districts | 70 more police headquarters restaurants, Causeway Bay Chaojiangchun and Prince Grand Pub were listed on the list of confirmed buildings | 1625 million yuan more buildings Qingyun Pavilion in Goose Mountain, Detached House in Jingshibai Mountain, and Hongyuan Pavilion in Tianhongyuan on the list were closed and tested. Yesterday, the forced inspection of Shengtai Building in Antai Village found that 28 patients were too many.

▼From February 24th, you must use "Safe Travel" to enter designated places▼


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