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epidemic. Latest | 170,000 confirmed imported cases recorded in the first two weeks of December and continued to rise

2022-12-14T23:17:26.664Z


Mugang yesterday (14th) added 14,870 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, a level between about 14,000 and 15,000 for seven consecutive days; with the relaxation of entry quarantine, the number of confirmed cases arriving through the airport continued to rise, with an increase of 896 cases yesterday


Mugang yesterday (14th) added 14,870 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, a level between about 14,000 and 15,000 for seven consecutive days; with the relaxation of entry quarantine, the number of confirmed cases arriving at Hong Kong via the airport continued to rise, with an increase of 896 imported cases yesterday The number of cases is a new high in a single day after the implementation of the "0+3" quarantine.


From the 1st of this month to yesterday (14th), a total of 172,000 confirmed cases were recorded in Hong Kong, of which 9,709 were imported cases.

The latest immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong is 1.4487, that is, one patient infects about 1.5 people, which has not yet peaked.


Summary of yesterday's epidemic:


- 14,870 confirmed cases, a slight increase of 8.4% compared to yesterday's cases.


- 896 imported cases hit a new high, accounting for 6.03% of the overall case rate; compared with the 17,857 airport arrivals on the same day, the confirmed rate was 5.02%, and the seven-day average rate was 4.24%.


- 35 new patients died, the 7-day average mortality rate rose slightly to 0.19%, the overall mortality rate remained slightly at 0.48%, and the cumulative death toll was 11,056.


- The local XBB case increased by 1, the local BF.7 increased by 1, and the local BQ.1.1 increased by 5, with a total of 7 cases.


- The number of cases in nursing homes remains at a high level. There were 32 cases in residential homes today, and 49 residents and 9 staff were infected.

epidemic.

12.14|An increase of 14,870 confirmed cases imported 896 new highs

List of relaxed epidemic prevention measures:


1. Citizens no longer need to scan the "Travel with Peace of Mind", but they will still be "anti-scanned" when entering designated places, that is, they still need to use Vaccine Pass


2. The "yellow code" will be cancelled, and citizens can enter designated places after entering the country


. Nucleic acid testing for people from the Mainland and Macao at ports


4. Adjust the local nucleic acid testing strategy and gradually reduce the number of testing announcements issued to residential buildings


5. Cancel the requirement for electronic wristbands for people in home quarantine


The latest immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong is 1.4487, that is, one patient infects about 1.5 people, which has not yet peaked.

(Photo from HKU Faculty of Medicine)

▼On December 14, there will be no "yellow code" restrictions for those entering Taiwan and other places▼


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▼December 14, the restaurant situation on the first day of the cancellation of the safe travel program▼


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▼On December 13th, the government announced the cancellation of sweeping and traveling with peace of mind▼


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▼On December 13th, the government announced the cancellation of sweeping and traveling with peace of mind▼


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▼On December 14, the HKTB received about 60 representatives of the tourism industry in Southeast Asia to visit Hong Kong in person▼


▼December 14 Macau’s Epidemic Prevention and Anti-epidemic Situation▼


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Qiangjian Building|24 buildings on the list, involving Tsuen Wan Grand View Garden and Tuen Mun Fujian Garden, each with 2 buildings Cathay Pacific labor-management meeting Cathay Pacific said that it has improved and changed the labor union: the next step depends on the new update Representatives visiting Hong Kong pointed out that the cancellation of yellow codes did not seem to attract tourists Expenditure on items and equipment soared by 20% Traveling with peace of mind cancelled│Welcome to diners at the same table: Scanning the code before is too troublesome, so avoid eating out of the street and cancel the yellow code|Arrive in Hong Kong on the first day and look forward to drinking tea and traveling back to Hong Kong to relax: Australia does not need to wear masks Epidemic|Increased 14,870 confirmed imported cases approaching 900 new highs and 35 people died The business has fallen and the travel has been canceled|Lu Chongmao urges not to delete the program and the vaccine pass must be continued: don’t make the wrong enemy

Source: hk1

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