The Department of Health announced yesterday (21st) that there were 16,953 new confirmed cases, about 2,000 or 13.6% more than the previous day.
Today (22nd) is the winter solstice. The upper limit on the number of customers in restaurants, bars, pubs, etc. has been lifted. There is no need to do quick tests when entering and attending banquets, etc., but the mask order and vaccine pass are still maintained.
With the relaxation of entry restrictions to "0+0", and the long Christmas and New Year holidays, which stimulate citizens to travel abroad, the next few days will be the peak period for airport departures.
In the first 20 days of this month, 424,000 people left the country through the airport, of which 32% were in the past five days, about 135,000 people, and 86% of them were local residents.
Relaxation measures from December 22:
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Removal of premises capacity restrictions on catering premises, bars/pubs and listed premises
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Cancellation of maximum number of people for banquet events
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Revocation of rapid antigen test requirements for customers of (i) bars/pubs, (ii) nightclubs/nightclubs, (iii) persons attending banquets, and (iv) tourists participating in local tourism activities;
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Eating and drinking are allowed in the following premises, including (i) outdoor areas of places of public entertainment and activities, (ii) Mahjong Tin Kau venues, and (iii) outdoor areas of sports premises.
The immediate effective reproductive rate of the latest local case of HKU has dropped to 1.104, and the epidemic is expected to enter a plateau.
(Photo from HKU Faculty of Medicine)
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12.21｜Confirmed cases rebounded by about 14%, Tam Yiu-chung pointed out that customs clearance work is in preparation
Summary of yesterday's epidemic:
- 16,953 confirmed cases, an increase of 13.2% compared to yesterday's cases.
- There were 982 imported cases, accounting for 5.79% of the overall case rate; compared with 19,508 airport arrivals on the same day, the confirmed rate was 5.03%, and the seven-day average rate was 4.62%.
- 50 new patients died, a new high since April 16. The 7-day average death rate rose slightly to 0.213%, the overall death rate remained at 0.47%, and the cumulative death toll was 11,293.
- Local XBB cases increased by 5 cases, local BF.7 cases increased by 1 case, and BQ.1.1 cases increased by 2 cases.
▼On December 21st, the airport is experiencing a flow of outbound Christmas tourists▼
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▼December 21, there are exhibitors who want to set up food tasting at the industrial exhibition▼
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▼On December 21, SoCO distributed Christmas gifts to 4,000 children▼
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▼Weekly Epidemic Press Conference on December 20▼
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▼On December 20, Chief Executive Li Jiachao announced the relaxation of epidemic prevention restrictions▼
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Christmas｜EGL Tours set off in December with 4,000 group members, and the business volume of vertical and horizontal tours recovered to 50% in the same period before the epidemic
[07:00] As the government gradually relaxes the anti-epidemic policy, the "yellow code" restriction on outbound travelers returning to Hong Kong has been lifted. It coincides with the peak season of Christmas and New Year, and there is a "big outbreak" of citizens' outbound travel.
Dongyingyou said that in December, more than 200 groups, or about 4,000 group members, went to Japan, which has returned to one-third of the level of the same period before the epidemic. The peak period was December 23 to 25; During the period, the business volume recovered to 50% of the same period before the epidemic. On December 21 and 22, 20 groups went to other places.
Cross-departmental anti-epidemic law enforcement: Fa Yuen Street restaurants are suspected of having employees who have not been vaccinated and their business hours are restricted
[02:37] The police said that the Mong Kok District Licensing Team, Miscellaneous Investigation Team, Anti-Triad Action Team and West Kowloon Mobile Unit, together with the staff of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the West Kowloon Licensing Office of the Fire Services Department, yesterday (December 21) ) launched an anti-crime operation code-named "LEVINGTON" (LEVINGTON), raided and inspected 27 places in the area, including nightclubs, bars, mahjong halls, dance halls, billiard rooms, amusement machine centers, and catering establishments, etc., to ensure that those responsible and customers to comply with relevant epidemic prevention measures.
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▼On December 19, the MTR announced that it will run overnight on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve▼
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The former administrative manager of the Hospital Authority, Liu Jiaxian, was diagnosed for the first time. The last day of work was 12.20. The Director of Insolvency was diagnosed. The Director of Accounting Services had to be quarantined at home because his family members were infected. 12.17 Received the CEO of the first tour group under the epidemic: Encouraged by the return of tourists