The new crown virus in Hong Kong is hovering at a high level. On Sunday (18th), there were 7,322 new confirmed cases and fell back to the level of 7,000. However, the single-day death toll rose to 23, aged between 4 and 98, at the end of April. A five-month high.
Regarding whether the entry quarantine should be changed from "3+4" to "0+7" in response to requests from all walks of life.
Au Ka-wing, the chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, reiterated that it is a policy category, and the government will respect the opinions of experts. A lot of preparation, such as considering the airport's affordability, takes time.
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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9.18｜Single-day death of patients hits a five-month high, Chen Maobo expects a deficit of 100 billion
The average effective reproduction rate of local cases dropped to 0.91 on September 17, still hovering around the situation that each patient infects one person.
(Photo of HKU Faculty of Medicine)
▼September 18, Yang He Beiyin inspected community vaccination activities▼
▼On September 17th, Yang Hebeiyin and Mai Meijuan attended the "Pilot Program to Encourage Elderly Vaccinations"▼
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▼On June 3, the main day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Stanley Main Beach will hold the event "Stanley Dragon Boat Celebrating Duanyang"▼
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▼December 12, 2021 New World Victoria Harbour Swimming resumes▼
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▼September 14th, the first Japanese "semi-free travel" tour group departs ▼
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[16:35] Au Jiarong said that there were 6,086 new local cases and 174 more imported cases. In other words, the new confirmed cases increased by 6,260, and the new cases continued to decline.
In addition, the authorities received 1,881 school-reported cases involving 886 schools, including 1,618 students and 263 staff.
[16:30] Ou Jiarong, Chief Doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, Department of Health, and Guan Huimin, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Grade) of the Hospital Authority, attended the press conference on the epidemic and explained the latest situation.
Kwan Huimin pointed out that 10 new deaths were reported, and 56 patients were in critical condition.
He Bailiang advocates speeding up the return to normal and lifting the restrictions on the number and time of dine-in: rational discussion is helpful
[12:01] The epidemic has lasted for nearly three years. How Hong Kong should return to normal has become a topic of recent controversy.
Ho Pak-leung, director of the Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong, reiterated that Hong Kong can speed up the pace of returning to normal. He believes that the first step should be to cancel the pre-boarding test requirements and entry quarantine requirements. In terms of local epidemic prevention measures, the implementation of vaccine passports and Wearing masks, etc., other measures such as the limit on the number of people dine-in, business hours, restrictions on other listed premises, etc., can all be canceled
. In Secretary Lu Chongmao's "Eating Peanuts", Ho Pak-leung emphasized discussing the epidemic, the return to normal and the effectiveness of vaccines, "You should not wear tinted glasses, don't be emotional, keep a cool head, look at the data, and discuss rationally, it will be helpful for the return to normal. ”
The business community criticizes the epidemic prevention policy to reduce competitiveness and promote customs clearance Qiu Yinghua: I think I have a decision soon
[11:29] Qiu Yinghua, Director of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, visited Phnom Penh, Cambodia recently and has returned to Hong Kong.
He said on the RTHK program this morning (19th) that when he was in contact with foreign businessmen in the local area, he generally did not have much opinion on the "3+4" quarantine arrangement in Hong Kong.
Speaking of the business community's approval of the epidemic prevention policy to reduce Hong Kong's competitiveness, hoping to clear customs as soon as possible and implement "0+7" and other quarantine arrangements, Yau expressed confidence that the authorities will make a decision based on research and data.
He also said that there has been a preliminary direction on the talent attraction plan, which will be officially announced later.
Standard Chartered Marathon Cancelled｜Yang Deqiang: Mr. Tian will not consider reiterating that the government will cooperate if there is a schedule in February
[10:42] The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2022, which was originally scheduled to be held on November 20, was cancelled by the Hong Kong Athletics Federation on Friday (16th), pointing out that it has not received a notice of approval to hold it, and there are only two months left before the event. Time to cancel this year's event when there is no choice.
Sports Commissioner Yang Deqiang said on the RTHK program this morning (19th) that President Tian had previously considered rescheduling the event in February next year, and Victoria Park would also have a schedule at that time, but President Tian decided not to postpone it and canceled it directly.
He will continue to discuss different directions with President Tian today, emphasizing that the government will cooperate in response to the epidemic, the number of participants and the track.
In addition, the World Dragon Boat Championships were moved from Hong Kong to Thailand, and the conference pointed out that the quarantine in Hong Kong is strict.
Yang Deqiang expressed a pity for this, thinking that the competition was originally scheduled to be held in August next year, and there are still 11 months left, and the Hong Kong government will adjust the epidemic prevention measures according to the epidemic situation.
He quoted the conference as saying that in addition to participating in the competition, dragon boat racers will also visit and communicate like ordinary tourists. Thailand's epidemic prevention measures are not up to Hong Kong's expectations.
Under the epidemic, the entrepreneurial business is almost "zeroed", and three young proprietresses have transformed into e-commerce and turned over
[07:00] In recent years, Hong Kong's industrial structure has become more homogeneous. Although many Hong Kong youths have dreams and talents, they lack the stage to display, and many people embark on the road of entrepreneurship.
Affected by social events in 2019 and the new coronavirus epidemic, three young female entrepreneurs from different industries encountered different types of difficulties after starting their businesses. In response to changes in public consumption habits under the epidemic, they transformed into e-commerce and started online businesses.
One of the entrepreneurs, Liu Yichuan, launched his own brand, Reborn Story, in 2018, which provides spinning and weaving teaching courses, and sells hand-twisted threads and different types of hand-woven products.
She likes to use colorful yarns, because "where there is color, there is light." She believes that there is a lot of thought behind textiles, which is conveying "we (Hong Kong people) insist on what we think is valuable."
▼From February 24th, you must use "Safe Travel" to enter designated places▼
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Au Jiarong: The government is reviewing the entry "0+7" plan, which accounts for only 1.5 to 2% of imported cases The previous nucleic acid testing requirements were relaxed to the "0+3" epidemic as soon as possible | 7,322 confirmed cases and 23 deaths hit a new high in 5 months. The trend of the epidemic is stable. Xu Shuchang points out that the epidemic is declining: in many places, the mortality rate is 0.1% and the diagnosis is expected to maintain a 4-digit vaccine | Yang Hebei Yin came to the door to encourage injections for two consecutive days, saying that he successfully encouraged many elderly people to get injections. Chen Maobo expects a deficit of more than 100 billion yuan, which is nearly double the forecast. Fiscal reserves may fall to 800 billion. Chen Maobo expects a deficit of more than 100 billion this year. Income plummeted
▼Compulsory testing announcement from September 10▼
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