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Epidemic live broadcast|Vaccine pass maintains masks against influenza Li Xiayin: Cancellation until the final stage

2022-12-20T07:34:58.252Z


Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao revealed before the executive meeting this morning (20th) that the Medical and Health Bureau will announce further relaxation of social distance measures, and the upper limit of 240 people for banquets will be lifted. According to news, the earliest Thursday, that is, the winter solstice (2


Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao revealed before the executive meeting this morning (20th) that the Medical and Health Bureau will announce further relaxation of social distance measures, and the upper limit of 240 people for banquets will be lifted.

According to the news, as of Thursday at the earliest, that is, the winter solstice (22nd), there is no need for rapid testing to enter bars and attend banquets. The theme parks and theaters have also lifted the upper limit of admission, but the mask order will remain.


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12.19|An increase of 15,000 confirmed cases MTR resumed overnight service on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve

The real-time effective reproductive rate of local cases compiled by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has recently dropped from the peak, and the data is 1.1845.

(Photo from the website of HKU Faculty of Medicine)

▼On December 19, the MTR announced that it will run overnight on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve▼


[15:17] Li Xiayin, deputy director of the Medical and Health Bureau, announced a series of precautions starting from Thursday (22nd), including:

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Removal of capacity restrictions on catering establishments, bars and pubs and listed premises

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Revocation of the upper limit on the number of people on banquet activities

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Removal of rapid test requirements for customers, including: bars, pubs, nightclubs, nightclubs, banquet attendees and visitors to local tourism activities

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Places of public entertainment and outdoor dining

[15:11] Guan Huimin, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Grade) of the Hospital Authority, said that the number of hospitalizations has increased in the past week, from more than 3,700 inpatients at the beginning of last week to more than 4,100. It rose a few days to around 780 recently.

The public medical hospital bed rate is 113% high, and will be monitored closely. In line with the demand for additional services in winter, to ensure that there are enough manned beds and resources to take care of patients, the operation of the emergency response center will be monitored and mobilized, and the emergency departments will increase manpower to ensure that patients do not need to go outdoors waiting.

[15:08] Ou Jiarong pointed out that sewage monitoring is at a high level, and the virus content per capita in sewage in the past one to two weeks has ranged from 1.5 million to 2 million, which is higher than before. However, the real-time effective virus reproduction rate of HKU has gradually dropped to 1.18.

[15:04] Ou Jiarong, Chief Doctor of the Infectious Disease Division of the Center for Health Protection, pointed out that in the past week, there were an average of 15,610 reports per day, a slight increase of 12% from the previous week. In the past two weeks, the level of 14,000 to 50,000 cases has hovered, and the epidemic seems to have stabilized.

▼In the early morning of December 19th, fans cheered for Argentina to win the World Cup▼


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[14:52] The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced that due to the epidemic situation, the 2023 Lunar New Year Fireworks Display will be cancelled. Fireworks displays usually take two to three months to organize, so they could not be held in time.

[11:35] The Environmental Protection Department, together with the Tai Po Police District and the Department of Health, checked the test certificates of the people tested at the entrance and exit of Yi Sheng Court, Tai Po Plaza, to confirm whether they had carried out the test according to the requirements of the mandatory test announcement. A total of 207 persons under investigation were inspected in the operation.

Among them, six persons were found to have failed to comply with the mandatory testing announcement and were issued mandatory testing orders accordingly.

They were required to undergo testing within a specified period as required, and the government also issued fixed penalty notices of $10,000 to three of them.

The 240-person banquet limit is loosened. Li Jiachao calls for an objective evaluation: social measures have been relaxed by 90%

[09:46] Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao met with the media before the executive meeting. He said that Hong Kong’s epidemic control measures have been relaxed by more than 90%, and only a small part has been kept. It is because of the risk and actual situation to ensure that the medical system can afford and protect The old and the young, especially children, have a very low vaccination rate. The Medical and Health Bureau will announce further relaxation of social distancing measures in the afternoon, including relaxing the upper limit on the number of people who can eat and drink.

[09:37] The spokesperson of the Labor and Welfare Bureau stated that Liu Yan, the permanent secretary, tested positive for the rapid antigen test of the 2019 coronavirus disease and is now being quarantined in accordance with the guidelines of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health.

The last time Liu Yan went to work was December 16. She wore a mask and followed relevant epidemic prevention measures at work, and regularly underwent nucleic acid testing or rapid antigen testing. She has no recent travel history.

[08:33] The spokesperson of the Labor and Welfare Bureau stated that the press secretary of the Labor and Welfare Bureau, Sun Yuhan, tested positive for nucleic acid. He wore a mask and followed the relevant epidemic prevention measures at work. Japan), while Sun Yuhan conducted a rapid test today and the result was negative.

▼On the evening of December 18th, hundreds of fans watched the World Cup final in Olympian City▼


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▼The Hong Kong Cycling Festival will resume on December 18, the coldest day after winter▼


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▼On December 16, representatives of the tourism industry in Southeast Asia visited Ocean Park▼


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▼On December 16, the high-speed rail West Kowloon Station lights up and people come in and out▼


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▼On December 19, the government announced the "Primary Medical and Health Blueprint"▼


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Strong Inspection Building|20 buildings on the list involving luxury mansion Bihua Garden and West Mid-Levels Weihua Court Epidemic|15,383 confirmed cases dropped by 4% 7-day average death rate rose above 0.2% Tsuen Wan Shengbai Mountain Jinting Hill and Kwun Tong Yuet Wah Street Residential sewage positive 50,000 people need to quickly test the foreign helper to extend the current contract and postpone the return to the place of origin. The two flexible arrangements will be terminated on May 1 next year. The confirmed male patient in the North Lantau Hospital left the hospital this morning. Wearing a red jacket and a green top calls the public to pay attention to the patient The organization hopes to increase the new crown long-acting antibody combination Kong Fanyi: less side effects can be regarded as a booster Macao switch︱12.20 Adjust quarantine arrangements to enter the country with a negative nucleic acid certificate and relax to 72 hours Macau switch|Cui Dingbang refers to the increase in traffic demand.

The political assistant today tested positive, the deputy director of the bureau was quarantined at home last Friday

Source: hk1

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