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epidemic. Latest | 3911 new confirmed cases, 37 people in critical condition, 14 more dead

2022-09-28T11:00:41.895Z


There were 3,911 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (28th), including 208 imported cases, and 14 more deaths. Schools reported 388 cases, 7 schools had individual classes to suspend classes, and Hong Chi Pine Hill No. 2 School had a total of 8 classes in the whole school, and 6 classes appeared


There were 3,911 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (28th), including 208 imported cases, and 14 more deaths.

Schools have reported 388 cases, and 7 schools have individual classes to suspend classes. Hong Chi Pine Hill No. 2 School has a total of 8 classes in the whole school, and 6 classes have confirmed cases, which require the entire school to suspend classes for 7 days.

Another case was reported by a residential care home.


The Hospital Authority announced that as of yesterday (27th), 1,850 confirmed patients were hospitalized, of which 182 were newly confirmed patients.

At present, there are 37 critical and 39 critically ill patients, of which 12 critically ill patients are receiving intensive treatment.


From this Friday (30th), children aged 5 to 11 will also need to present a vaccine pass to enter premises that require active inspection, such as restaurants and public libraries.


The police arrested another doctor yesterday for allegedly spamming the "needle-free paper", a total of seven temporarily. The authorities issued an "ultimatum" to the 20,000 citizens who had obtained the "medical exemption certificate for the new crown vaccination", and their "needle-free certificate" was issued. Paper" will be invalid from October 12.


Overview of yesterday's epidemic:


epidemic.

9.27|Newly diagnosed 3667 cases

The average immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases remained at 0.809 on September 26, and the number of infected people showed a decreasing trend.

(Photo of HKU Faculty of Medicine)

Five pictures to teach you how to add a companion pin card to "Travel with Peace of Mind"


The "Medical Exemption Certificate for New Crown Vaccination" issued by seven doctors suspected of spamming "needle-free paper" will expire on October 12.

One article clearly sees eight types of people who can be issued needle-free paper Doctor: If you have any doubts, you should check with your family doctor

[18:41] The Hong Kong government announced earlier that the 7 doctors who were arrested for over-distributing needle slips will lose the needle-free slips issued by them. Some patient organizations worry that it will be more difficult for citizens to get needle-free slips if they need them in the future. .

According to the new crown vaccine guidelines issued by the Centre for Health Protection to private doctors on September 2, there are eight categories of people who can be issued needle-free papers, including those who have recovered from the new crown pneumonia and who have been severely sensitive to the new crown vaccine in Hong Kong. Needle-free paper.



Family doctor Lin Yonghe said that many patients think that they cannot get injections, but generally speaking, the number of people who are not suitable for vaccination is very small. Like many doctors, he has issued no more than ten pieces of needle-free paper. If in doubt, consult your family doctor.

Epidemic | 3911 new cases were confirmed and 14 more people died

[17:20] There were 3,911 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (28th), a slight increase of more than 200 cases compared with yesterday (27th). Among the new cases, 208 were imported, and 14 more people died.

Schools reported 388 cases, 7 schools have classes to be suspended, and Hong Chi Songling Second School has a total of 8 classes in the whole school, 6 classes have confirmed cases, and the whole school needs to be closed for 7 days.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong reached 1,757,112, with a total of 10,148 deaths.

Vaccine|Two 2-year-old children developed facial paralysis after playing Kexing, the Department of Health received 25 abnormal reports a week

[16:33] In the past week as of September 25, the Department of Health has received 2 reports of suspected myocarditis or pericarditis among young people aged 3 to 15 after vaccination against COVID-19. The cases involved a nine-year-old boy respectively. and a 15-year-old man, who developed chest pains within two days after receiving the Clarifol vaccine and Forbidden vaccine, respectively, and are in stable condition.

In addition, the Department of Health has received two reports of unusual incidents involving children under the age of three after receiving the new crown vaccine. The cases involved a two-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl, both of whom developed facial muscle weakness after receiving the Kleef vaccine. , the situation is stable.

Leung Pak-hsien again "picks the machine" and advocates 0+0 to refute Lu Chongmao's triple risk theory: the burden of imported mild diseases is limited

[13:08] The director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, said recently that after comparing the proportion of positive tests in the local community and those of inbound tourists, it was found that the risk of the latter was three times higher, and that the current situation in Hong Kong was not suitable for relaxation to "0+0".

Leung Pak-yin, the former chief executive of the Hospital Authority, retorted today (28th) without naming names, saying that the mixed herd immunity barrier in Hong Kong has been consolidated, and the input figures are not an important monitoring indicator. limited impact.

New crown vaccine | 50,000 children have not been vaccinated to see 9.30 prohibited places and activities

[12:01] The government announced earlier that the age of the "vaccine pass" will be lowered. From Friday (30th), children aged 5 to 11 must receive at least one dose of the new crown vaccine before they can be designated in restaurants, shopping malls, supermarkets, libraries and swimming pools. premises.

The Education Bureau's guidelines also stipulate that unvaccinated students cannot participate in non-academic activities after school, including music and sports.

[11:55] Several government departments carried out enforcement operations at Block 2, Tseung Kwan O New Treasure City this morning (28th), and checked 269 persons under inspection. Among them, seven persons were found to have failed to comply with the announcement of mandatory testing and have been granted Mandatory testing orders were issued, and the government issued fixed penalty notices of $10,000 to three of them.


The operation was jointly organized by the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the Intellectual Property Department, Invest Hong Kong, Tseung Kwan O Police District and the Department of Health. The operation ended from about 8:30 am to about 11:30 am.

Senior officials infected with the epidemic︱Deputy director of the Political Bureau Hu Jianmin quickly tested positive on 9.26 The latest return to work

[11:36] Deputy Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Hu Jianmin, tested positive for a rapid test, and is currently under quarantine in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health.

Hu Jianmin has no recent travel history. He went to work the day before yesterday (26th) for the last time. The government stated that he wore a mask and followed relevant epidemic prevention measures at work, including daily quick tests.

Hu Jianmin.

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Needle-free paper|Over 20,000 sheets of spam-issued 10.12 invalid OGCIO will update scanners to prevent them from entering restaurants

[10:04] The government announced last night (27th) that 7 private doctors have been arrested by the police for allegedly spamming medical exemption certificates. The more than 20,000 medical exemption certificates they issued in total will not be valid. If accepted, the relevant "pin-free paper" will expire on October 12.

If the public holds a medical exemption certificate issued by the relevant private doctor, they can consult other doctors as needed to determine whether they are suitable for the new crown vaccine, or they can continue to obtain medical exemption.

Assistant Government Chief Information Officer Zhang Yiwei said today (28th) that according to the list of the Department of Health, the "authentication QR code scanner" at the premises will be updated to prevent the public from entering the listed premises with the "needle-free paper" involved, hoping to clearly inform Citizen QR code has expired.

▼On September 22, the police arrested three doctors who were suspected of spamming "needle-free paper"▼


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Peace of mind travel update|No need to prove the family relationship of the companions

[09:40] The applicable age of the "Vaccine Pass" was reduced to 5 years old on Friday (30th), and a new function was added to "Safe Travel" yesterday (27th).

Assistant Government Chief Information Officer Zhang Yiwei said today that citizens can enter restaurants and other premises with their companions by adding the pin cards of their children, elderly or disabled people to travel with them, and there is no need to prove that the two parties are related. The recipient's needle card cannot be displayed as a "red and yellow code", but the premises can still identify whether the other party has received all the needles. It is expected that the program will be updated next month to add relevant functions to facilitate identification.

▼September 26th, the first day of entry quarantine "0+3" implementation▼


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▼September 26, airport situation on the first day of implementation of entry quarantine "0+3"▼


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▼On August 9th, the first day of the implementation of the yellow and red code for safe travel will have little impact on restaurants▼


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Consumption Voucher|10.1 Send the second one to see if it can be used to book hotel tickets

【07:00】【Consumption Coupon/PayMe/BoC Pay/Octopus/Alipay HK Alipay/WeChat Pay/Tap & Go】The second tranche of the second phase of consumption coupons will be distributed on October 1, and eligible citizens can receive 3,000 RMB (non-Octopus) or RMB 2,000 (with Octopus).

From Monday (26th), the entry quarantine will be relaxed to "0+3", and there is no need to stay in designated quarantine hotels when returning to Hong Kong. In addition, Japan will resume visa-free inbound tourism from October 11, which stimulates Hong Kong people's desire to travel abroad.

Is the voucher valid for booking air tickets and hotels?

Can travel agencies, airlines or travel websites collect coupons?

It will be explained in detail below.

▼On September 24th, some citizens went to the Mong Kok Bank Center Travel Agency to inquire about "0+3" outbound tours▼


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Li Jiachao: The implementation of 0+3 changes is very vigilant. If some people do not follow the rules, it will be difficult to relax the measures. Officials and experts all turn off 0+3|The General Chamber of Commerce expects that about 10% of business activities will be lost, and calls for relaxation to "0+0" as soon as possible to attract returnees. Regarding Shenzhen's strengthening of external defense against imported imports

▼September 25th, the increase in the number of citizens traveling abroad has made the "popularity" of the airport departure layer rebound▼


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A 65-year-old doctor in Sham Shui Po was arrested for spamming needle-free paper, asking for prices ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 yuan each. Western medicine Lin Dingyi was arrested for spamming needle-free paper Zhang Free Needle Paper Arrested Hong Kong Government: Relevant needle free paper will expire on October 12. The vaccine will be implemented on 9.30. Let help fight the flu and call for quick injections for children under the age of three to travel with peace of mind|Deconstruction of pictures and texts on how to add a child’s vaccine pass to scan multiple injection cards for safe travel|After the update, 8 accompanying persons can be added to the vaccine pass, including the elderly and young children 0+3 |Foreign Domestic Helpers Association predicts that 40% of employers still book hotels for isolation supply, increase foreign domestic helper salary to 5,000 yuan Flu | Pediatric Medicine Association expects a large outbreak in winter and calls on parents to vaccinate children as soon as possible Worrying about business reduction and advocating 0+0 withdrawal to travel with peace of mind

▼Compulsory testing announcement from September 20▼


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Compulsory testing | 79 buildings are listed on the list involving Da Po village houses such as Laguna City by Metropark, which are rarely listed on the list Metro Station, Choi Ming Court, Ka Fook Village and Tin Ping Village are positive for sewage, 190,000 people in the three districts are called for rapid testing +3|On the first day, the airport recorded 4,527 arrivals to Hong Kong, an increase of 16.4% on a week-on-week basis, while visitors from other places dropped by 8.3%. |Government suspends designated quarantine hotels and needs to renew their contracts at the end of the 30th. The first six rounds of subsidy will be distributed to 100 million yuan. Get a flu shot before traveling abroad

Source: hk1

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