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2022-07-20T08:52:53.498Z


Hong Kong has confirmed more than 3,000 cases in a single day for 8 consecutive days. Today (20th), 3,805 new cases were confirmed, including 180 imported cases, and one more death case. The school reported 364 cases. The epidemic in Hong Kong and Macau continues, Hong Kong


Hong Kong has confirmed more than 3,000 cases in a single day for 8 consecutive days. Today (20th), 3,805 new cases were confirmed, including 180 imported cases, and one more death case.

The school reported 364 cases.


The epidemic in Hong Kong and Macau continued, with more than 3,000 confirmed cases in a single day for one week in a row in Hong Kong. Yesterday (19th), there were 3,256 new confirmed cases, including 237 imported cases, and 4 deaths were recorded.

In Macau, the "relatively static" epidemic prevention measures of suspending work and markets entered the 10th day today (20th). The Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response and Coordination Center stated that there were 10 new positive cases in the local area within 24 hours on Monday, of which 7 were in Red Code Zone and Medical Observation Hotel Discovery.


Overview of yesterday's epidemic:

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7.19|Increased 3,256 confirmed cases for a week and exceeded 3,000 in a single day Zhang Zhujun: Cases are expected to continue to rise

The immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases compiled by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong is about 1.53, which is a high level, indicating that the epidemic situation is on the rise.

(Photo of HKU Faculty of Medicine)

[16:40] Li Liye, general administrative manager of the Hospital Authority, said that there are currently 1,207 confirmed patients in hospital, and two patients are currently in critical condition.

There is one more death case. The deceased was a 67-year-old male who had received three injections and had high blood pressure and diabetes. He was sent to the Caritas A&E Department at around 11 o'clock last night. He died after rescue and was related to suicide.

[16:30] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that today (20th) there were 3,805 new confirmed cases, including 180 imported cases, and one more death case.

The school reported 364 cases.

Macau Epidemic|Nursery, etc. will still be suspended until 7.30am this Saturday

[15:17] The Macau government stated that from 0:00 on July 23 to 0:00 on July 30, 2022, in addition to maintaining the necessary operations of the society and the continued normal operation of companies or places required for residents’ lives, other industrial and commercial activities Businesses or establishments of 100,000 are allowed to operate on a limited basis subject to the requirements of the health authorities' epidemic prevention guidelines, but nurseries, shops in shopping malls, and interior renovations of buildings must still suspend operations.

Epidemic | The epidemic prevention of the institutions has tightened, and the employees who have not received all the injections will be checked every Monday. The industry calls for more door-to-door testing

[13:29] The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has rebounded. The number of confirmed cases has exceeded 3,000 for seven consecutive days, and cases have reappeared in many institutions.

Some senior citizens revealed today (20th) that the government intends to tighten the epidemic prevention measures in residential care homes, including the encryption of nucleic acid tests for employees from the current biweekly to once a week, and visitors who visit residential care homes must complete three vaccinations. And hold a certificate of negative nucleic acid test results within 48 hours before the visit.

However, there is no implementation date for the above measures.

The industry is worried. The government has stated at the meeting that if the epidemic situation continues to rise again, it will not rule out the frequency of nucleic acid testing for staff in residential care homes. The industry is worried that it may affect the operation of residential care homes.

He Bailiang advocates shortening the grace period of the "vaccine passport" and proposes to require three injections at the end of August

[13:23] The epidemic in Hong Kong continues, with daily cases hovering at a high of 3,000.

Ho Pak-leung, director of the Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said on a radio program today (20th) that the current "vaccine passport" allows citizens who have received two shots to have a 6-month grace period before they can get a third shot, but high-risk individuals and the elderly should be separated from each other. Injections are required in 3 months. It is recommended that the government adopt a "scribing arrangement". For example, by the end of August, all people who enter the relevant venues are required to complete three injections.

▼5.31 The first day of the implementation of the third phase of the vaccine pass▼


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[11:00] Dan Fung Building, Choi Hung Village, Wong Tai Sin was lifted this morning (20th), during which about 1,305 people were tested. Among them, 9 positive test cases and 4 cases with indeterminate test results were found. The Department of Health Protection The center will arrange follow-up.

Macau Epidemic | 18 new positive cases on the 10th relatively static The 12th round of national testing starts today

[10:20] Macau's "relatively static" epidemic prevention measures to suspend work and markets entered the 10th day today. The Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response and Coordination Center stated that there were 18 new positive cases in the local area within 24 hours yesterday (19th), of which 13 cases were found in the red code area and the medical observation hotel. As of 8:00 a.m., a total of 22,100 people have been followed up through epidemiological investigations, including 11,869 core close contacts and 1,316 non-core close contacts.

▼Macao’s 12th round of national testing arrangements from July 20 to July 21▼


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▼On July 19, the Danfeng Building in Caihong Village was closed for inspection▼


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▼Some housing estates tested positive for sewage on July 17▼


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▼July 16 Macau market closure on the 6th day market conditions▼


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Shatin Yingyi Kindergarten and other 8 schools have an outbreak 99-year-old woman with no chronic illness passed away after 2 injections Macau Epidemic|Suspension of work and market for more than a week, the increase in confirmed diagnoses slowed down, 10 new positives were added, a total of 1765 cases Book Fair 2022| Will be held on Wednesday. 2022|Booksellers rush to print Ni Kuang’s memoirs and push 500 immigrant books based on market materials over the weekend

▼Compulsory testing announcement from July 10▼


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


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▼The latest ranking of some passports▼


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Source: hk1

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