Today (10th), Hong Kong added 4,593 confirmed cases, including 249 imported cases. A total of 1,516 confirmed new crown patients were hospitalized in public hospitals, including 201 newly admitted patients. Among them, 23 were in critical condition, 25 were in serious condition, and 4 more died.
The school reported 277 cases.
Classes in 4 schools have been suspended due to the outbreak.
The epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Before today (10th), more than 4,000 confirmed cases had been reported in a single day for 20 consecutive days. With the epidemic situation at a high level, the government announced that it will be gazetted in accordance with the requirements of the Public Health Emergency Regulations under the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance , to continue the current social distancing measures, which will take effect from tomorrow (11th) to the 24th of this month.
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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8.9︱Hotel quarantine 3+4 The financial industry re-introduced 4,000 people out of the country and released 4,000 people to quarantine early
▼Compulsory testing announcement on August 9▼
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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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▼August 9, multiple district sewage tests were positive▼
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▼The verification QR code scanner used by the store updates the operation status▼
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[16:58] Zhang Zhujun said that 3+4 was implemented on Friday, and he lived for a few days, so he didn’t need to leave on Friday at one time. Currently, he is arranged to leave in batches, but he can leave immediately after staying for 3 days, only earlier. The hotel is staffed according to the principle of first-in, first-out. I know that the hotel will notify individual people that Bian Ri can leave. Today, 9,000 people left one after another, and more than 4,000 yesterday.
In addition, the number of imported malaria cases increased by another 6. The last time there were 75 cases, there are now 85 cases.
[16:55] Classes in 4 schools have been suspended for a week due to the outbreak of the epidemic:
1) Hong Chi Tsui Lam Chen Gang School (Sai Kung): High School Class A 2 students were infected
2) Sheng Kung Hui Tak Tin Lee Siu Keung Primary School (Kwun Tong): 33 students in Class 3E, 4 infected
3) Kindergarten Affiliated to Hong Kong Baptist University in Kowloon City: There are 16 students in the lower class A, 2 people are infected
4) Kowloon Tong Christian and Missionary Association Taishan Chen Yuanxi Primary School (Shatin): 27 people in Class 4B, 3 people were infected
[16:51] Guan Huimin said that there were 4 staff members in the Hematology and Oncology ward of Hong Kong Children's Hospital, including 1 doctor, 2 nurses, and a patient service assistant. There is a quick test. The ward is a relatively high-risk and low-resistance patient. Colleagues do nucleic acid tests twice a week. Although they were negative at first, they felt uncomfortable, and they were diagnosed again. No other people in the ward have been diagnosed. There are no close contacts, and the confirmed employee took care of a patient who was infected in the community in early July. The source and case connection are being investigated, and genetic sequencing will be done.
[16:44] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that today (10th) Hong Kong has increased 4,593 confirmed cases, including 249 imported cases.
The school reported 277 cases.
Classes in 4 schools have been suspended due to the outbreak.
In terms of changes in virus strains, BA.4/5 cases have initially risen to 13.1% as a whole yesterday.
[16:30] Kwan Wai-min, Chief Administrative Manager of the Hospital Authority, said that today (10th) in Hong Kong, a total of 1,516 confirmed COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in public hospitals, including 201 newly admitted patients, of which 23 are critical, 25 are serious, and 4 more are die.
Among them, an 87-year-old female patient, who lives with her family, has received 3 injections, has an abnormal heart rhythm and has brain degeneration. On July 31, she was tired and lost her appetite. She went to the A&E department and was found to be positive. She was admitted to the hospital for treatment and had abdominal pain on the same day. , and then received a computer scan, the intestines were ruptured, the clinical condition was unstable, and it was not suitable for surgery. The peritonitis deteriorated and was delayed until yesterday.
Foreign domestic helpers arriving in Hong Kong will be allowed to work at their employer's home under "3+4" quarantine for four days from Friday
[15:09] A spokesman for the Labour Department said today (10th) that from this Friday (12th), foreign domestic helpers who come to work in Hong Kong will be subject to a "3+4" mode of quarantine, that is, they must be subject to compulsory quarantine in designated quarantine hotels Three days of quarantine, followed by four days of home medical surveillance, and multiple tests during the medical surveillance period and an observation period of the following three days.
During the medical surveillance period, foreign domestic helpers must be restricted by the yellow code of "Vaccine Pass," and are not allowed to enter high-risk places that involve not wearing masks or group activities, and other places that require special protection.
It is difficult for the school to identify the "yellow code" identity, and the Education Bureau will give clear guidance
[13:55] Education Bureau Director Cai Ruolian said yesterday (9th) that students with "yellow codes" can go to school as usual, but they must report to the school on their own initiative, and special arrangements must be made for school activities or meals.
DSS Schools Council Chairman Chen Di-an said on the radio today (10th) that students do not need to use "Safe Travel" to go to school, and the school has no way of knowing whether they are "yellow code" people.
However, I believe that students will take the initiative to declare, and I hope the Education Bureau can provide clear guidelines.
OGCIO received a "wrong code transfer" enquiry Wong Chi-kwong: It is up to the public to make inquiries about color errors
[11:55] The government has introduced red and yellow codes to match the return to Hong Kong quarantine and changed it to "3+4" measures. Huang Zhiguang, deputy director of government information technology, said on the radio program this morning (10th) that the "safe travel" telephone hotline for the past two days (2626 3066) received about 2,000 enquiries, of which about 300 were related to the red-yellow code measures. One of them involved the wrong color of the QR code of the vaccine passport, which was corrected after processing.
Federation of Industries predicts that "3+4" will attract 70% of professionals to Hong Kong to advocate epidemic stabilization and exemption from hotel quarantine
[10:30] The government implemented the red-yellow code measures for safe travel from yesterday (9th), and will shorten the hotel quarantine period to "3+4" from this Friday (12th).
Zhuang Zixiong, executive vice-chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, said in a radio program today that the new quarantine policy has "greatly helped" Hong Kong's corporate talents to travel overseas and overseas professionals to come to Hong Kong, and is expected to attract 60 to 70% of business professionals to Hong Kong.
However, the current yellow code restricts business travelers arriving in Hong Kong from entering exhibition venues such as exhibitions and exhibitions. He suggested that those who enter the exhibition venues should take epidemic prevention measures. He believes that the risk of infection is not large, and he hopes the government can "relax".
He also suggested that under the premise that the epidemic situation is stable and the medical system can cope with it, the quarantine measures can be further relaxed, from "3+4" to "0+7" or "0+4", that is, hotel quarantine is exempted.
▼Under the epidemic, the flow of people at Hong Kong Airport has been greatly reduced▼
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▼On August 6, parents took their infants and children to Guanyong Vaccination Center to get Kexing vaccine▼
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Compulsory testing | 43 premises including Tai On Building and Harbour Plaza are on the list. Chi Lin Day Care Center is also involved in the red and yellow codes. The government announced that no outdoor sports are prohibited. Code” can return to school Cai Ruolian: It is necessary to actively report to the school that 4,045 new cases have been confirmed. 3. The elderly who have not received all injections have passed away. Quick Test Quarantine Hotel 3+4 | Travel Council expects 20% to 30% increase in Hong Kong people visiting Hong Kong, which will not help the epidemic | 8 schools have to suspend classes in case of epidemic outbreak St. Catherine's Kindergarten is on the list again The system is overloaded and the Yau Ma Tei restaurant has not affected the red and yellow codes | The Correctional Services Department will list the red code and the yellow code from now on not allowed to visit the quarantine hotel 3+4 | This promises that the tourism industry will double the number of quarantine rooms. The "3+4" arrangement will mainly benefit business travelers. The Hong Kong government implements the "3+4" quarantine arrangement. Follow the OGCIO: There is no personal privacy risk in the automatic transfer of the blue code. The isolation hotel will be changed to 3+4. Lu Chongmao expects that the community risk will not increase. Those who return to work must eat separately. Trade Development Council welcomes entry. The hotel quarantine is reduced to 3 days Chairman Lin Jianyue: Exhibitors will consider coming to the epidemic.
8.9︱Hotel quarantine 3+4 The financial industry re-introduced 4,000 people out of the country and released 4,000 people to quarantine early