There were 3,762 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (16th), including 229 imported cases, and 1 more death case. The deceased was a 72-year-old man who passed away yesterday.
The St. Catherine's International English Kindergarten in Kowloon Tong, which was hit by the epidemic yesterday, has 4 more students and 1 teacher infected with the virus today. All of them were on the No. 18 school bus.
Hong Kong reported 3,574 new confirmed cases yesterday (15th), rising to 3,600 for two consecutive days; the death toll also reached 5 for two consecutive days.
St. Catherine's International English Kindergarten in Kowloon Tong (Luo Fu Road, Kowloon Tong) had a school bus driver and a nanny who were diagnosed with the disease. 7 drivers and 1 nanny were suspected to be infected during lunch together. One of the school bus had 2 schoolchildren and 1 nanny recruited, which is relatively rare For the "epidemic bus group", 26 students from different classes who took the school bus were required to suspend classes for one week.
View the list of announcements on July 16th
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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7.15｜An additional 3574 cases of St. Catherine's Kindergarten school bus become infected
▼On July 15, Shenzhen Bay Port will implement new departure quarantine arrangements▼
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[22:47] The government announced the latest announcement on mandatory testing, and 72 people from designated places must be tested.
In addition to multiple housing estates in multiple districts, the mandatory inspection announcement also includes restaurants such as McDonald's at Harbour Plaza Hung Hom, Café City Plaza, Tai Kok Tsui Olympian City Phase I, and other restaurants.
Macau's market suspension extended for five days, citizens wearing "no meal" shirts to express appeal to lawmakers
[22:34] The suspension of work and markets in Macau was extended until the early morning of July 23.
Some Macau residents said that local supermarkets have sufficient supplies of supplies, restaurants continue to operate, and they can still support their lives with consumer coupons for the time being.
However, under the suspension of work and the market, some citizens wore T-shirts printed with "no work, no meals" to go out for nucleic acid testing, and wrote different demands such as distributing 10,000 yuan, and there were also dogs in the red code area. The dog owner was dissatisfied with the epidemic prevention policy because he died of suffocation after being suffocated while eating.
Lam Yutao, a member of the Macau Legislative Council, pointed out that the daily increase of double-digit cases requires the continuation of the existing epidemic prevention measures, otherwise the previous efforts will be in vain. However, he believes that if the authorities are no longer willing to listen to public opinion and improve epidemic prevention measures, It is estimated that unnecessary conflicts will arise, which will bring greater difficulties to the anti-epidemic work in the future.
Confirmed buildings︱2000 more buildings in Whampoa Garden and 20 more buildings in Braemar Hill Garden and Bel-Air also on the list
[21:00] The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health updated the list of confirmed buildings today, and 2,000 buildings were newly added to the list.
Among them, Yuen Long District accounted for the most with 207 buildings, followed by Sha Tin District with 203 buildings, and Kwun Tong District added 179 buildings to the list.
There are many private residences in the list, including 5 blocks of The Mount Austin in the central and western districts, Ou Po, the Venetian Court of the Commonwealth Garden, 12 blocks of Braemar Hill Gardens in the eastern district, and 5 blocks of Victoria Harbour.
In addition, 14 hotels and 16 disciplined service quarters were included in the list.
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The Housing Department will send 320,000 quick test kits to self-test in 10 housing estates including Tsui Ping South Village and Tin Shui Village
[17:15] The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong in a single day continues to exceed 3,500. The Hong Kong government said today (16th) that in response to the positive sewage samples from a total of 10 public housing estates in 4 districts in Hong Kong, relevant residents, cleaners and property management will be notified. A total of about 320,000 rapid antigen test kits were distributed to staff for self-testing to help identify infected persons.
Among the 4 areas involved, Kwun Tong District has the most affected housing estates. The 4 housing estates include Tsui Ping South Village, Ping Tin Village, Kwong Tin Village and Kai Tin Village on the list.
▼Some housing estates tested positive for sewage on July 16▼
[17:05] Kaijun Court, Kaizuan Court, Wong Tai Sin was closed today (16th) for forced inspection. The government's goal is to complete the operation at about 10:30 in the morning tomorrow (17th).
Depending on the test results, the action may be extended.
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Hospitalization of new crown patients:
-Currently 1,108 confirmed patients are hospitalized (respectively in major public hospitals, the Hong Kong Infection Center on North Lantau Island, and the Hospital Authority Infectious Disease Center), of which 158 are newly added.
- Reported 2 more patients in critical condition and 2 more serious patients last night
-Accumulated 20 critical patients, 27 critical patients, of which 4 critical patients are in intensive care unit
Two more patients in the orthopaedic ward of Queen Elizabeth Hospital diagnosed with a nurse who had intubated the patient's throat
[16:55] A patient in the male ward of the Psychiatric Department of Tai Po Hospital was diagnosed on July 13. The hospital contacted a comprehensive investigation and arranged for virus testing of all patients and employees. It was found that 2 patients and 2 employees were positive, and 3 patients were transferred to Nethersole After receiving isolation treatment, the condition is stable, and the two employees are stable. The relevant ward has suspended the admission of new patients and the transfer arrangement, and has been thoroughly disinfected.
A 49-year-old female patient was diagnosed earlier in the palliative care ward of the Buddhist Hospital, and her condition is stable. A total of 9 patients and 5 employees in the ward have been diagnosed with the disease.
In the Orthopedic Ward of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 2 more patients have been diagnosed and are in stable condition. They are receiving isolation treatment. So far, 6 patients in the ward have been diagnosed and have been thoroughly disinfected and cleaned. The admission of new cases and the arrangement of visiting rooms have also been suspended. The infection control team is investigating urgently. Case relevance.
Among the 2 new patients, one had undergone surgery earlier and was admitted to the intensive care unit. 10 operating room and related staff of the intensive care unit, who had intubated and removed the throat of the patient, will be classified as close contacts. Including 2 orthopedic surgeons, 2 anesthesiologists, 3 nurses, 1 operating room assistant, 1 doctor and 1 nurse in the intensive care unit, the latter was diagnosed today.
[16:48] There are 73 new suspected cases in BA.2.12.1, 64 of which have no local source, and 32 new suspected cases in BA.4 or BA.5, of which 16 have no local source.
Kowloon Tong International English Kindergarten's school bus group expanded by 3,762 confirmed cases, with 5 more teachers and students recruited
[16:45] The school does not have classes today, but there are also cases reported, and some schools need to propose suspension of classes for individual classes.
- Hong Chi Tuen Mun Chenxi School: 1 out of 6 students in Kang Qing’s class was diagnosed, and classes were suspended because it was difficult to wear a mask properly
-Tai Po Baptist Kindergarten: 4 of the 32 students in K3A class were diagnosed with the virus, and classes will be suspended for one week
- St. Catherine's International English Kindergarten in Kowloon Tong: Yesterday, it was advised not to return to school on the No. 18 school bus. Today, 4 more students and 1 teacher were diagnosed, 9 cases were accumulated, and 20 people were required to be quarantined at home
▼May 24 St. Catherine's International Kindergarten Outbreak▼
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[16:30] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that there were 3,762 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, including 229 imported cases, and one more death.
Macau Market Suspension｜Extended for 5 days to the early morning of 7.23, three more rounds of nationwide testing and allocation of 10 billion yuan for relief
[15:10] The epidemic situation in Macau continues. The Chief Executive of Macau issued an instruction today (16th) to extend the suspension of work and the market that originally expired at 0:00 on the 18th for 5 more days, that is, from 0:00 on July 18 to July 23 At 00:00, the operation of all companies and places engaged in industrial and commercial activities will continue to be suspended, but the companies or places necessary to maintain the necessary operations of society and the lives of residents will not be affected.
Macau has suspended all non-essential industrial and commercial activities from July 11 to 17.
Yuan Guoyong and other experts advocate relaxation of social measures, forced inspection announcements, high cost of enclosure, and harassment of the people, calling for abandonment
[12:22] The epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded, with more than 3,000 confirmed cases per day. The Centre for Health Protection has previously stated that social distancing will be relaxed unconditionally.
However, four experts including Yuen Guoyong, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, and Kong Fanyi, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Department of Internal Medicine, jointly wrote an article stating that social distancing measures should be gradually relaxed in Hong Kong. Generate "mixed immunity" to prevent the medical system from collapsing at that time.
Macau Epidemic ｜ 31 new positive cases, total 1,706 cases, the 10th round of national testing begins today
[10:50] The seven-day suspension of the Macau market to fight the epidemic is coming to an end. It is expected that the ban will be lifted at 0:00 a.m. on the 18th, but the number of new crown cases has not yet been cleared.
The Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response and Coordination Center stated this morning (16th) that 31 new positive cases were added within 24 hours yesterday, including 18 cases in the red code area and medical observation hotels, which were found during control; There were 10 positive cases found in nucleic acid and key groups, and 2 cases in other groups, which were found in the community; a total of 1,706 cases have been accumulated since June 18.
Epidemic｜Lu Chongmao expects 25% of medical services to be affected by the end of the month, Hong Kong's epidemic prevention policy cannot lie flat
[10:03] The epidemic situation in Hong Kong continues. The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, said on the radio program this morning (16th) that the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has been rising since the beginning of June, and has recently exceeded 3,500, and the real-time overload rate has reached 1.68. The occupancy rate of hospital beds, severe cases and death rates are all on the rise. We are worried that it will occupy medical resources and put pressure on the medical system. He pointed out that 25% of medical services will be affected in the worst case from the end of this month, and the occupancy of hospital beds will increase by more than 2,000. 30%, or about 120,000 seniors aged 80 or older, have not received their first dose of the vaccine.
He emphasized that the epidemic prevention policy cannot rely on a single theory of "immune barrier", and pointed out that Hong Kong's epidemic prevention policy "is unlikely to be flattened", and infection reduction work still needs to be done.
[08:38] Songzhen Court, Chung Ya Court, Tai Po completed the enclosed and forced inspection this morning (16th), during which about 1,870 people were tested. Among them, 17 positive test cases and 5 cases with indeterminate test results were found. The CHP will arrange follow-up.
▼On July 13th, people leaving the Shenzhen Bay Port wait for the nucleic acid test results▼
▼On July 13, go straight to the Shenzhen Bay Port and test positive and leave by yourself▼
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The lead salesperson changed his job to be a security guard and the property management industry refuted the blister theory: it will continue to grow in the next 10 years
[08:00] The new crown epidemic has lasted for more than two years, and the local tourism and retail industries are the first to bear the brunt, and many practitioners have switched to other industries to make a living.
Xu Haowei and Deng Yawen used to be outbound tour leaders and sales assistants. Affected by the epidemic, they became unaccompanied by the epidemic. When the store closed, they switched careers to join the security and property management industry, and served as the senior action team director and customer service director of the City Service Group.
The two have changed careers for more than a year and are satisfied with their current stable jobs. They feel that there is a prospect of promotion in the industry, and they admit that they have no plans to return to the old industry.
Cheng Shaozhang, assistant to the CEO of City Service Group, believes that allowing employees to see prospects and opportunities for promotion can help retain employees.
He went on to point out that there are many opportunities for development in the industry and the industry is becoming more specialized. He believes that the industry is not a "bubble". He believes that "in the next five and 10 years, security and property management will be a growing industry." He suggested that young people who want to change jobs may wish to Consider security and property management.
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▼The latest patient data and projections from the Hospital Authority on July 11▼
Shenzhen Bay Port strengthens epidemic prevention measures This morning, at least two people tested positive and sent to the isolation facility Shenzhen Bay nucleic acid test must make an appointment. On the first day, there are mainland tourists who are yesterday and today. Diagnosed Hospital Authority asks staff to check St. Catherine's kindergarten school bus outbreak, 10 students are recruited to travel with peace of mind | Experts recommend using verification code binding to push the real-name system, the elderly who need Internet access may have difficulties
Japan Switch｜300,000 group fee for a 45-day tour. Retired couples are not afraid of the 7th wave: a trip to Nankai Macau | 31 positive cases and a total of 1,675 cases The 9th round of national testing exceeds 370,000 negative consumer coupons 2022 | Review the Financial Secretary's Office: At least 3 documents to prove that the Airbus cockpit package for one night in the Hong Kong Cathay Pacific group is the most flat for 2 people, 5,000 yuan for local measles recurrence.
▼Compulsory testing announcement from July 10▼
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Mandatory testing | 79 new buildings involved in Metropolitan Shopping Mall, 3 restaurants, and 2 branches of Café de Coral were added to the list of confirmed cases | More than 2,000 new luxury buildings such as Ma Jixian Building and Diligende Court were lost in Yuehai Huating, Tai Po Centre, Kai Tak 1 No. 20 positive sewage sites were assigned 275,000 quick tests to seal the area｜Heng Yu Building, Fuheng Village, Tai Po, was closed for strong inspection and 34 positive cases were closed with a recruitment rate of 3.3%｜Hu Cui Building, Hujing Village, Tuen Mun completed 14 positive cases found in lockdown tests
▼July 15, 45-day tour group members from Japan around the island set off▼
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