There were 5,622 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday (13th), including 387 imported cases, which returned to the level of 5,000 since September 24th. As of the previous day (12th), the Department of Health detected a total of 29 cases of XBB variant strains, of which 24 were Found on arrival.
The daily average of confirmed cases in the past week was 4,871, compared with the daily average of 3,573 in the previous 7 days, representing an increase of about 30% in one week; the daily average of imported cases in the past 7 days was 362, compared with the daily average of the previous 7 days 274 cases, a 32% increase.
The Medical and Health Bureau predicts that some epidemic prevention measures will be relaxed from next Thursday (20th), including allowing restaurants, bars and other places to hold performances and dancing activities, and will actively consider relaxing the gathering limit to 12 people.
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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10.13｜Increased 5,622 confirmed cases and 8 more deaths, the government considers relaxing the maximum limit of 12 people
The immediate effective reproduction rate in Hong Kong rose to 1.2208 on October 12, that is, one patient can infect more than one person.
(Photo of HKU Faculty of Medicine)
▼On October 13th, the press conference of the Medical and Health Bureau announced the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures▼
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▼The first day of the large-scale recruitment fair in Hong Kong Disneyland on October 13▼
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[07:30] Four years after the "wage freeze", the minimum wage is finally expected to be raised from 37.5 yuan to 40 yuan from May next year.
However, the reporter found that many chain stores, including convenience stores and restaurants, such as 7 Eleven, Tanzai Sange, McDonald's, etc., have a part-time salary of at least 45 yuan per hour, and Tangji Baodian can reach a maximum of 80 yuan. More than double the minimum wage that will be implemented next year.
Some human resources consultants said that it is difficult to hire employees with an hourly salary of 40 yuan, and with the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures, restaurants and other stores need to increase their wages to attract employees to return. It is believed that only people with lower competitiveness will receive 40 yuan per hour.
▼The hourly wage of part-time employees in some stores▼
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▼On October 13th, the Fire Department introduced four "bed-lifting and passenger-carrying dual-purpose vehicles"▼
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The Fire Services Department spends 2.4 million to refit 4 minibuses to increase bed lifts and wheelchair seats to triple the transport efficiency
[06:00] The fifth wave of the epidemic broke out in Hong Kong at the beginning of this year, affecting many residential care homes for the elderly and the disabled. In the first nine months of this year, the Fire Services Department coordinated 1,506 home evacuation operations and transported 5,299 people to and from the home.
In order to improve transportation efficiency, the Fire Services Department spent $2.4 million to convert four 24-seat passenger vehicles into "bed-lifting transport and passenger-carrying dual-purpose vehicles". The first "dual-purpose vehicle" has been put into service, and the rest will be dispatched within this year.
Macau cuts the quarantine period for Hong Kong, Taiwan and foreigners to "7+3" from Saturday, reducing 2 nucleic acid tests
[01:04] The Macau government stated that the quarantine time for new coronary pneumonia for Hong Kong, Taiwan and foreign entrants will be reduced from "7+3+4" to "7+3" from Saturday (15th), that is, the 4-day self-isolation will be cancelled. Health monitoring, nucleic acid testing after the release of centralized isolation medical observation has also been reduced by 2 times.
Epidemic ｜ Actively considering relaxing the gathering restrictions to 12 people from 10.20, restaurants and bars are allowed to dance, and performance bars are allowed to perform live performances from 10.20. Urge the government to relax the seven-day average number of confirmed cases increased by 30% XBB variant virus strains recorded 29 cases Ou Jiarong: No increase in the severe rate I believe that the industry and diners are equally happy that senior officials were infected with the epidemic. Chen Haolian, deputy director of the Treasury Bureau, was infected with the epidemic yesterday and was diagnosed with the epidemic. A middle-aged man who left home without authorization and entered a restaurant illegally with a red code was sentenced to 2 weeks' probation and became the first Standard Chartered Marathon | The number of places is tentatively set at 25,000, and the registration details will be announced next month
▼October 13th news that the minimum wage is expected to be raised to 40 yuan per hour from May 2023▼
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Needle-free paper | Legal Aid Department refuses to approve judicial review legal aid application Guo Zhuojian: Vaccine will be appealed | Science and Technology Commission adopted the introduction of bivalent vaccine as the fourth booster dose to arrive in Hong Kong as soon as January next year | Children's Christmas outing for injections Can the ditch needle and the vaccination point? Parents can see clearly He Bailiang calls on the government to allow the ditch needle of children to encourage vaccination and advocate shortening the vaccination interval to prevent the epidemic
▼Compulsory testing announcement from October 10▼
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Compulsory testing | 70 more buildings in Shatin East District accounted for the largest number of sewage positives including Fort City, Xinghua Village, No. 1 Kai Tak, Tianhuan, Longyu, etc. The government sent 110,000 quick testing packages to Disney Office for multiple housing estates in the three districts Large-scale job fairs, bank white-collar workers resolutely switch careers despite the impact of the epidemic: still optimistic about the prospect of minimum wages | News: labor and management consensus increased to $40 per hour Labor sector: reluctantly accept the need to avoid refreezing the minimum wage increase, slow down the working poor, the government outsources low wages In the labor union to ban the minimum wage and lose inflation, the security guard sighs that he can't afford fresh fish: before 60 mosquitoes for three meals 𠵱 home to 90 mosquitoes and a little pink 2022 | 10.23 to hold a sex minority carnival for free broadcast of the repaired version of "Breakthrough"
▼On October 13th, "One Point Pink" announced the "Pink Dot HK One Point Pink 2022" Carnival▼
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