There were 8,999 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (16th), including 131 imported cases. A total of 2,760 confirmed patients were hospitalized, including 322 newly admitted cases. A total of 51 people were in critical condition. The 4-year-old boy with chronic illness included in the figures announced today was diagnosed on September 13. He was admitted to the hospital yesterday due to gas speed, and died suddenly this morning. The case was handed over to the Coroner's Court for follow-up.
In addition, the Department of Health also reported one more death.
The school reported 1,014 cases today. There were cluster outbreaks in individual classes in 12 schools. 13 classes were involved, and classes were suspended. Two schools that already had classes earlier were suspended, and one more class was suspended.
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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9.15｜Newly diagnosed cases below 10,000 Government: The new crown is more serious than the flu
The average immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases dropped to 1.03 on September 13, which means that each patient is infected with about one person.
(Photo of HKU Faculty of Medicine)
Trailwalker｜Government urges further reduction of the number of people, Oxfam decides to cancel the physical competition and apply for re-running in February next year
[22:33] Oxfam announced that this year's physical "Oxfam Trailwalker" event will be cancelled and will continue to be held in a virtual form. The conference will announce "Oxfam Trailwalker 2022 - VIRTUALLY TOGETHER" next week, which will be held in November 28th to 18th December.
However, Oxfam reiterated that hosting the physical Oxfam Trailwalker once again is its long-term goal, and will continue to work hard to apply to the authorities to hold the physical Oxfam Trailwalker tentatively in February next year.
Oxfam said that it finally received a written reply from the authorities recently. Although the number of people at the event has been reduced to 400 teams, that is, 1,600 people, the authorities believe that the event has a large number of people and a long time, and requires a long time without wearing a mask. In addition, considering the recent epidemic trend, it is considered necessary to implement a series of epidemic prevention measures for large-scale events. It is recommended that Oxfam greatly reduce the number of participants or shorten the length of the route.
However, after careful consideration and discussion of other feasible options, the General Assembly decided to cancel the entity "Oxfam Trailwalker".
Temporary Vaccine Pass｜From Saturday, those entering the country aged 12 or above must take two doses of the vaccine to obtain it
[22:26] The Medical and Health Bureau announced that it will revise the "Temporary Vaccine Pass" applicable to all persons aged 12 or above entering Hong Kong from tomorrow (17th), requiring them to receive at least two doses of the vaccine, namely from the Mainland, Macau and Taiwan Those who come to Hong Kong no longer enjoy the "discount" for free injections.
The bureau stated that this is in consideration of the widespread vaccination of COVID-19 in areas outside Hong Kong, and the requirement for a “vaccine passport” in Hong Kong will be further strengthened (the applicable age will be lowered from September 30, and all persons aged 12 or above will be required from the end of November. Everyone must receive three doses of the vaccine).
The vaccination requirements for the issuance of "Temporary Vaccination Passes" for arrivals in Hong Kong will be standardized as follows:
(1) Persons aged 12 or above must have completed vaccination before meeting the requirements to be issued a "Temporary Vaccination Pass".
Completion of vaccination means that the required doses of the vaccines shown in the "List" have been completed in accordance with the relevant guidelines on the "List of Approved COVID-19 Vaccines for Specified Uses", generally speaking, it refers to two doses of the vaccine.
As for recovered persons who have been infected with COVID-19, they must have received one dose of the vaccine before they are considered to have completed the vaccination.
(2) Persons who are not suitable for vaccination due to health reasons and hold relevant medical certificates, or who have received a dose of an approved new crown vaccine and hold a vaccination record, but are issued a medical certificate after receiving the dose of vaccine, proving that their Those who are unable to receive a second dose of the new crown vaccine for health reasons also meet the requirements for the issuance of a "temporary vaccine pass".
The relevant medical certificate must state in Chinese or English the health reasons why the person concerned is not suitable for vaccination.
(3) Considering that the vaccination arrangements for children aged 11 or below outside Hong Kong start later than adults, at this stage they can be issued a "temporary vaccine pass" if they have not yet been vaccinated.
Diagnosed Buildings | New Buildings Rebound to 3485 Tianzhu, Dijingwan, Blue Sea and Blue Sky on the list
[22:14] The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong has rebounded to more than 8,000. The Department of Health updated the list of confirmed buildings tonight (16th). A total of 10,204 buildings had confirmed cases in the past 7 days, a decrease from 10,528 on the list yesterday (14th). There are more than 300 buildings; but among the more than 10,000 buildings on the latest list, 3,485 buildings still have new cases or additional cases reported on September 15, an increase from 3,294 buildings yesterday.
Among the 18 districts, Shatin was still the district with the most buildings on the list yesterday, with 352 buildings, followed by Yuen Long District and Eastern District, with 325 and 285 buildings respectively.
Among the newly-reported buildings yesterday, there are many luxury and middle-class residences, including Ho Man Tin Tianzhu and Sheung Shui Golf.
Royal Garden, Tseung Kwan O Dijing Bay, Metropark Bay, Cheung Sha Wan blue sea and blue sky, Tai Wai Yulong Mountain, etc.
▼Some confirmed buildings on September 16▼
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Medical Thinking Health Centers have given 45 people the expired Fubitai vaccine, which expires for up to 61 days and does not need to be re-shot
[21:57] Medical Care Health’s two medical centers located in Central and Taikoo Shing have vaccinated 45 citizens with Fubitux vaccines beyond the recommended use date. Each case has expired within 6 to 61 days. The Department of Health is investigating and following up Since the incident, the department has not yet received any reports of the affected persons being unwell. Local experts initially assessed that the affected persons do not need to be re-vaccinated, and suggested that the medical center should take the initiative to follow up on the health conditions of the affected persons.
Two Medical Care Medical Centers mistakenly vaccinated 45 citizens with "expired" vaccines.
(Medical Health website)
Compulsory testing｜Added 65 buildings in Yongjingtai in the middle of the mountain and three buildings in Parkland Bay
[21:11] The Medical and Health Bureau announced the announcement of mandatory testing, and 65 buildings were listed.
Among them, 59 buildings have more residents diagnosed and are on the list, mainly public housing, HOS and subsidized housing, while private buildings include Block 4, New Jade Garden, Chai Wan, Block A, Hong King Garden, Quarry Bay, and 1-Leighton Road, Wanchai. No. 7 Yue King Building, No. 70 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels, No. 2 Yong King Terrace, Ap Lei Chau, South Horizons, Royal Green Residence, No. 3A, Chung Shan, Wong Tai Sin, No. 6 Scenic Gardens in Tsing Yi, No. 4, Metro City, Tseung Kwan O , Block 4 of Fu Ya Garden in Tai Po, Block 13 of Yuen Long Long Ching Residence, Block A of Yee Fung Garden, No. 38 Ma Tin Road, Yuen Long, Block 2 of Mei Wu Residence, Kingswood Villas, Tin Shui Wai.
Another six buildings tested positive for sewage samples and were included in the list, involving three housing estates. Among them, Ma Wan Park Island accounted for three buildings, namely Blocks 22, 23 and 25, and the other three buildings were in Tseung Kwan O, namely Hin Ming Court and Chung Ming. Yuan Jia Ming House and Fai Ming House.
According to the announcement, anyone who has been in the building for more than two hours from September 10 to 16 must undergo a nucleic acid test tomorrow or the day after (17 or 18).
▼Details of the mandatory inspection announcement on September 16▼
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▼September 14th, the first Japanese "semi-free travel" tour group departs ▼
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Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon Cancellation
[18:12] The Hong Kong Athletics Federation stated that due to the epidemic situation in Hong Kong, the conference has not yet received approval to hold the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2022. As the original race date is only two months away, runners and stakeholders may not With sufficient time to prepare, the General Assembly has decided to cancel the event on November 20, 2022 when there is no other choice.
Mr. Tian pointed out that the conference would like to thank all walks of life for their support to the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, and will continue to monitor the development of the epidemic and resume the event as soon as possible.
▼The Standard Chartered Marathon will resume on October 24, 2021▼
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Red code out of the street | 18-year-old man was diagnosed with the first case
[18:00] The Department of Health announced that an 18-year-old man was sentenced to a fine of $8,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Court today (16th) for violating the "red code" requirement of the vaccine pass. Since the "red code" function of the coronavirus was diagnosed, the first case was convicted by a court for violating relevant regulations.
▼From February 24th, you must use "Safe Travel" to enter designated places▼
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255,000 sets of rapid test kits sent to four districts with positive sewage such as Sham Tseng Wave Crest Garden and Tseung Kwan O Blue Bay
[16:56] The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues, and confirmed cases spread to various districts.
The Hong Kong Government announced today (16th) that in response to the positive results of sewage tests and relatively high virus levels in Tsuen Wan District, Islands District, Wong Tai Sin District and Tseung Kwan O in Sai Kung District, the District Offices of the districts will gradually inform the residents of the areas involved. , cleaners and property managers distributed a total of about 255,000 rapid antigen test kits for them to test on their own to help identify infected people.
The housing estates involved include Sham Tseng Horizon Garden and Sea Crest Garden
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Man Tung Estate in Tung Chung, Upper and Lower Wong Tai Sin Estates (District 2), as well as Blue Bay in Tseung Kwan O, etc.
▼On September 16, some housing estates and housing estates were positive for sewage▼
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[16:55] Zhang Zhujun said that the mortality rate is divided into injections and no injections, and is calculated separately for different ages. Since the last May, the mortality rate has been low, because many measures have been taken, such as increasing the injection rate and taking oral medicines.
Usually, the mortality rate is 0.6% overall, 0.04% after three injections, and there are differences in different ages, 8.4% over 80 without injections, and dropped to 1.12% after three injections.
Since May, it has trended to 0.1%, mainly because most people have had injections and other treatment measures.
64,000 people aged 5 to 11 did not get injections, accounting for 16%.
9,850 people from 6 months to 4 years old did not have injections, accounting for 49%, and 116,340 people over 80 years old did not have injections.
8,999 more confirmed cases after the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the school rose for three consecutive days, one more class was closed at the Huang Chubiao school, one more class was suspended for a week, and 17 patients died. A 4-year-old child was diagnosed with chronic illness on Tuesday
[16:51] One more class suspension from the two schools:
1) Hong Kong Federation of Educators Huang Chubiao School: Class 6B has been suspended before, and there are 25 students in 5D, three of whom have been diagnosed
2) Christian China Evangelistic Association Shengdao Canaan College: The Faith class has been suspended due to the outbreak of the epidemic earlier, and now the S1 HONESTY class is also experiencing the epidemic, and 4 of the 31 students have been diagnosed.
[16:47] There are two younger deaths:
1) A 50-year-old man went to Pok Oi Hospital for emergency treatment on September 14 because of stomach pain. He had low blood pressure at that time, and the hospital immediately gave emergency treatment. The test was negative at that time. Due to his critical condition, he was transferred to the intensive treatment ward of Tunyuan Hospital on the same day. The situation continued to deteriorate. Bacteria was detected in the blood, and the situation deteriorated. Unfortunately, he passed away. Two nucleic acid tests were negative.
He tested positive earlier on August 28, so according to the statistical definition, all cases were included in the report.
2) A 4-year-old boy with chronic illness was diagnosed on September 13. He was sent to the Accident and Emergency Department of Tianshuiwei Hospital on September 15 due to shortness of breath. He was transferred to Tunyuan Hospital for isolation and treatment on the same day. later died.
The boy has a long-term illness and needs to be fed to the stomach and throat. After being diagnosed with fever, shortness of breath, and cough, he received two injections of Kexing in April and May this year. The case has been handed over to the Coroner's Court for follow-up.
[16:41] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that there were 8,999 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (16th), including 131 imported cases, 1,014 cases reported by schools, and cluster outbreaks in individual classes in 12 schools. 13 classes are involved in the suspension of classes, and the Department of Health has reported one more death case.
[16:30] Ho Wan-xia, Chief Administrative Manager of the Hospital Authority, said that today (16th), there were 8,999 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, including 131 imported cases, and a total of 2,760 confirmed patients were hospitalized, including 322 new admissions, and a total of 51 urgent cases. There are 15 more deaths reported by the Hospital Authority, including a 4-year-old boy with chronic illness who was diagnosed on September 13 and was admitted to the hospital yesterday due to gas velocity. He died suddenly this morning.
Monkeypox | Experts recommend high-risk groups such as gays and lesbians to be vaccinated first
[15:34] The Scientific Committee on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Animal Infectious Diseases under the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health held an online meeting yesterday (15th) to discuss the issue of vaccination against monkeypox in Hong Kong. (16th) Published updated tentative consensus recommendations.
The Joint Scientific Committee recommends that persons at high risk of exposure, including but not limited to gay, bisexual, and other MSM who have high-risk sexual behaviors or a history of sexually transmitted infections in the past 12 months, are voluntary monkeypox vaccinations prior to exposure Top priority target group for vaccines.
3 people in Shunying House, Shunzhi Court, Kwun Tong were found to have failed to comply with the compulsory inspection announcement and 1 person was fined 10,000 yuan
[13:51] The COVID-19 epidemic is severe, and the Hong Kong government will conduct random checks on the compulsory testing of households in various districts from time to time.
The Hong Kong government stated that the Trade and Industry Department, together with the Kwun Tong Police District and the Department of Health, today (16th), checked the test certificates of the subjects at the entrance and exit of Shun Ying House, Shun Chi Court, Kwun Tong.
During the three-hour enforcement operation, the government inspected a total of about 116 persons under inspection. Three of them failed to comply with the mandatory inspection announcement and were issued a mandatory inspection order. One of them was voted and fined $10,000 each.
New World Victoria Harbour Swimming will be held on 10.23, with a quota of 1,500 swimmers to get all the needles and hold a "Blue Code"
【12:21】The annual sports event "New World Victoria Harbour Swimming", sponsored by New World Development Co., Ltd. and hosted by the Hong Kong Swimming Association (China), will be held on the morning of October 23 (Sunday) this year. The road starts from the public pier at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wanchai and ends at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui. There are 1,500 entries. Online registration will be accepted from 11:00 a.m. tomorrow (17th) until September 23rd.
The theme of this year's event is "Swimming the Power of Happiness in the City". He Shibei, a two-time silver medalist in the Tokyo Olympics freestyle, and Zhu Jianran, the former swimming representative of the Hong Kong team, will serve as the ambassadors. They hope to inject positive energy into Hong Kong people under the epidemic and release the power of happiness together. .
▼December 12, 2021 New World Victoria Harbour Swimming resumes▼
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Fire in the air?
Liang Baixian: International customs clearance is the will of the people, some people are still holding back
[09:52] Has the lethality of the new crown virus been "downgraded" like the flu? Is the crude death rate of the new crown 0.6% or 0.1%? In the past few days, medical experts and government officials have continued to exchange fire, and it has become more and more serious. Yesterday (14th), Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, wrote on his blog to refute that the average mortality rate was about 0.6%. At the press conference on the epidemic, he repeatedly emphasized that "the new crown is more serious than the flu."
Leung Pak-yin, the former chief executive of the Hospital Authority, posted on social media this morning (16th), saying, "International customs clearance is the general trend and the will of the people." Even more ironic, "Some people are still dragging their feet to return to normal, if it is not a misjudgment. It is unknown whether there are other purposes for the epidemic.”
Leung Pak-yin, the former chief executive of the Hospital Authority, wrote an article this morning calling for an early return to normal.
(Liang Baixian facebook)
▼On July 25, those returning to Hong Kong at the airport are waiting to take a special bus to the quarantine hotel▼
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▼September 14th, Crostini, an Italian-style pastry shop, will be closed for business ▼
▼On the Mid-Autumn Festival on September 10, parents bring their young children to get the new crown vaccine▼
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▼Compulsory testing announcement from September 10▼
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Diagnosed Buildings｜Added 3,294 Buildings at Mid-Levels One, Peninsula Grand Court, and Red Mountain Peninsula on the list. The Department of Health received over 100,000 daily enquiry hotlines. Interactive functions are now added to the OGCIO hotline. In the second half of the month, the number rose by only about 1% compared to the recovery before the epidemic, an increase of 8,187 cases for two consecutive days, more than 6 people died in the internal medicine and geriatric wards of Pok Oi Hospital, and 3 men were infected with the disease in four districts including the Federation Garden in Mid-level and Tai On Building in Sai Wan Ho. Government Sending 250,000 sets of rapid test kits Ou Jiarong said that local BA.4/5 cases may peak in the short term New coronary pneumonia is still more serious than the flu Experts say the crude death rate of the new crown is now similar to the flu No sick leave was deducted from wages, the master Qingming chased after the Chongyang group to urge the Hong Kong government to cover the epidemic | Crude fatality rate dropped to 0.11%, similar to the flu The confirmed tourist industry is expected to be difficult to stimulate business
