The government officially announced yesterday (8th) that the quarantine period for arrivals in Hong Kong will be shortened, from 7-day hotel quarantine to "3+4", that is, hotel quarantine on the 3rd and home health monitoring on the 4th. During this period, the QR code for their safe travel will be changed to "Yellow code" means you can go out, but you cannot enter the listed activities that involve the exception of masks, such as dine-in, etc., but you can take public transportation, go to work, and return to school.
For local patients and those who enter the case code, their QR codes will all turn red to prevent people from leaving the quarantine location illegally and then going to restaurants and other places where masks can be removed to spread the virus.
In terms of the new crown epidemic, 4,040 new cases were confirmed in Hong Kong yesterday (8th), and 7 more people died. A 20-month-old girl was once admitted to the PICU of the Children's Intensive Care Unit and developed wheezing. The situation has become seriously stable.
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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8.8｜Isolation Hotel Quarantine Changed to "3+4" on Friday, Red and Yellow Codes for Safe Travel Launched
The government announced that the quarantine arrangement for people arriving in Hong Kong from overseas and Taiwan will be changed from 7-day hotel quarantine to 3-day hotel quarantine and 4-day home medical monitoring.
▼On August 8, the government announced the "3+4" quarantine arrangements for hotels for isolation▼
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Anxin travel pushes red and yellow codes, information technology industry worries about system overload, Yau Ma Tei restaurants are not affected
[14:36] The government announced that the reduction of the quarantine period in stores will become "3+4" and the introduction of red and yellow code measures. All overseas and Taiwanese arriving in Hong Kong will be issued a "yellow code", and all confirmed cases will be issued a "red code".
Already, the information technology industry is concerned that, under the new system, the Safe Travel app and the verification QR code scanners used in various premises must be updated, connected to the Internet, and the data uploaded to the government cloud for comparison. They are worried that the system may not be able to load.
The heads of several restaurants in Yau Ma Tei all said that the updated scanners work as usual and have no impact on business. Some diners also pointed out that the time required to open the Anxin Travel app has not significantly increased, and there is no need to scan the QR code before entering the venue. waiting.
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The travel industry expects that the number of quarantine rooms will be doubled. The "3+4" arrangement will mainly benefit business travelers
[11:20] Starting from this Friday (12th), the government will reduce the hotel quarantine period to 3 days, followed by 4 days of medical surveillance. Arrivals who have booked hotel rooms for 7-day quarantine do not need to change their bookings.
Cui Dingbang, director-general of the Tourism Promotion Association, said in a radio program today (9th) that the industry absolutely welcomes the arrangement, because the earlier quarantine period was too long and the supply and demand of quarantine rooms were tight, so it was difficult to start outbound travel.
He expects that the number of quarantine rooms will double in the future, and there will be sufficient supply of rooms from September to November.
He believes that the new arrangement will mainly benefit business tourists, but it may not necessarily attract tourists to Hong Kong. It is estimated that it will help to stimulate Hong Kong people's desire to travel.
The Hong Kong government implements the "3+4" quarantine arrangement, and the financial sector points out that many people plan to go out to attract investment
[11:20] The Hong Kong government will implement the "3+4" quarantine arrangement for overseas people, from 7 days of hotel quarantine to 3 days.
Li Luren, chairman of the Financial Development Council, said in a radio program today (9th) that the industry is very happy about this, describing it as "big news" for the financial industry recently. Hope to be more relaxed in the long run.
Red and Yellow Codes｜The Correctional Services Department will now list red and yellow codes that persons with red and yellow codes are not allowed to visit prisons
[11:04] The Correctional Services Department stated that in response to the government’s announcement to add “red codes” and “yellow codes” to the “Vaccine Pass” to identify people with a higher risk of infection with the new coronavirus disease, starting today (9th) Persons classified as "red code" and "yellow code" cannot enter correctional institutions for visits.
Privacy issues of red and yellow codes attract attention from OGCIO: There is no personal privacy risk when automatically transferring blue codes
[10:50] In line with the latest "red and yellow code" vaccine pass arrangements, the Safe Travel app will be updated to a new version.
Deputy Government Information Technology Director Huang Zhiguang pointed out in a radio program today that when the system compares data, it will cover some names and ID numbers, and then encrypt them again, which is equivalent to "garbled characters". Automatically convert blue code, the system will no longer compare the data, so there is no personal privacy risk.
He also pointed out that for premises that need to actively check the vaccine passport, the latest version of the QR code scanner can be updated as soon as possible this week, and the authorities will provide a two-week transition period.
During the transition period, the premises can be visually inspected to find out whether people entering the venue have been given a red code or a yellow code.
The isolation hotel will be changed to 3+4. Lu Chongmao will not increase the risk of the community. Those with yellow codes must eat separately when returning to work.
[10:08] The government announced the implementation of the "red and yellow code" vaccine pass arrangement. From this Friday (12th), the 7-day hotel quarantine arrangement for those arriving from the airport from overseas or Taiwan will be changed to 3-day hotel quarantine and 4-day medical surveillance.
Lu Chongmao, director of the Medical and Health Bureau, said in a radio program today that the new plan, together with 4-day medical testing, combined with red-yellow code and nucleic acid testing, is confident that the risk of virus transmission in the community can be prevented.
According to government estimates, the imported cases will not significantly change the overall number of confirmed cases in the community, and it is initially expected that the relaxation of measures will not bring great risks to the community.
Lu admitted that people who are currently exempted from using Safe Travel may not be able to show whether they are red or yellow code people, and "may not be detected." He said the authorities will continue to review the measures.
Quarantine hotel 3+4｜He Bailiang proposes to change to 0+7 before the end of the month Lu Chongmao: I can't make this promise right now
[09:45] Ho Pak-leung, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said today that the government’s shortening of the hotel quarantine period for inbound passengers is a big improvement over the previous arrangement, and there are certain conditions to further reduce the quarantine period in hotels. After reviewing technical issues such as safe travel and the operation of returning to work and school, it can be changed to "0+7" before the end of August, that is, the hotel quarantine will be cancelled: "Except for a few places in Hong Kong, many places have canceled it. Hotel quarantine is much more convenient for (Hong Kong) to integrate with international standards.”
The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, said that there are still many uncertainties in the epidemic situation in Hong Kong. Any changes and inspections of measures will depend on the development of the epidemic situation in Hong Kong and the world. At this time, make a promise (change the number of hotel quarantine days to 0).”
[08:48] The closure of Jinwei House in Jintai Court, Ma'anshan was lifted. During the siege period, about 900 people were tested. Among them, 9 positive test cases and 5 cases with indeterminate test results were found. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will arrange for follow-up Enter.
▼Under the epidemic, the flow of people at Hong Kong Airport has been greatly reduced▼
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The hotel quarantine was changed to 3+4, and the travel agency received 100 group inquiries in one hour, which will push the Japanese group to a lower price
[07:00] Hong Kong has been closed for two and a half years, and the tourism and hotel industry has been in an "ice age".
The government announced yesterday (8th) that the quarantine period for people returning to Hong Kong will be relaxed to "3+4".
The travel agency welcomes the government's new measures. Yuan Zhenning, executive director of Zonghengyou, said that an hour after the news was announced, it had received about 100 phone enquiries from newspaper groups, so it was planning to launch a Japanese group today (9th) with a price of less than 10,000 yuan. Including the 8-day group in Fukuoka, Kyushu, including 3 nights of hot springs; the executive director of Dongying Travel, Xuan Guoquan, plans to launch more independent travel groups in Southeast Asia, such as the 9-day group in Bangkok and Pattaya, including tour guide, hotel and driver, 2 people into a group It sells for 10,600 yuan, and if you form a group of 4 people, it can be as low as 8,700 yuan.
▼On August 6, parents took their infants and children to Guanyong Vaccination Center to get Kexing vaccine▼
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▼On August 8th, those who failed to receive the payment should go to the service center of Mong Kok Pioneer Center to inquire▼
Quarantine in hotels has changed to "3+4" IATA International Air Transport Association hopes that the Hong Kong government will completely cancel the "3+4" quarantine in restaurants and dine-in hotels. ” From Tuesday, a yellow code will be issued to arrivals in Hong Kong. All confirmed cases in Hong Kong will be listed as a red code. The hotel quarantine will be changed to 3+4. The travel agency will receive 100 group inquiries within an hour. Yellow code, yellow code, you can return to work and go to school to seek medical treatment. The government promotes safe travel. Arrangement to change entry to "3+4" hotel quarantine starting from 8.12. Those who leave early can receive hotel refunds. From 8.12 onwards, the hotel quarantine period is shortened to 3 days and then 4 days. Applicable immigrants have not been extended to close contacts
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▼August 6, Kai Tak Community Isolation Facility "Anytime"▼
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Mandatory testing︱Added 46 places involving Silver Lake.
5 buildings in Tseung Kwan O including Tianfeng and Yuqingxuan are on the list of confirmed buildings; 2378 buildings are added, including 2,378 buildings in Treasure Jade Garden, and 2 Renaissance Seaview Hotel in Hongdu. Sewage positive 270,000 people to be tested quickly
▼Compulsory testing announcement from August 1▼
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