epidemic. Latest｜Three consecutive days of confirmed cases exceeded 20,000 and the cumulative number of infected people is now expected to reach 2.5 million

The epidemic situation in Hong Kong became severe during the Christmas period. The Department of Health announced yesterday (25th) that there were 21,255 new cases, breaking the 20,000 mark for three consecutive days.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2020, a total of about 2.48 million people have been infected in Hong Kong, so today (26th) there may be 2.5 million cases, accounting for 34% of the population of 7.3 million in Hong Kong.

The "Customs Clearance Coordination Group" led by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Chen Guoji, held its first meeting yesterday to carefully discuss and coordinate the required preparations with the officials present on various aspects such as port operation, transportation facilities, and risk management. Sort out the respective areas and make the necessary arrangements for customs clearance.

Summary of yesterday's epidemic:

- An increase of 21,255 confirmed cases, a slight decrease of 0.5% compared with yesterday's cases.

- There were 964 imported cases, accounting for 4.54% of the overall case rate; compared with 18,473 airport arrivals on the same day, the confirmed rate was 5.22%, and the seven-day average rate was 4.86%.

- 50 new patients died, the 7-day average mortality rate dropped slightly to 0.226%, the overall mortality rate remained at 0.46%, and the cumulative death toll was 11,462.

- Newly reported 27 critical and 31 serious confirmed patients, a total of 340 critical patients were hospitalized, a new high after 0+3.

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12.25｜An increase of 21,255 confirmed cases exceeded 20,000 for three consecutive days, and 50 patients died

The immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases in HKU is 1.1756, which means that one patient can infect more than one person.

(Photo from HKU Faculty of Medicine)

▼On December 25, the government's "Customs Clearance Coordination Group" held its first meeting▼

▼December 25, the citizens "return to normal" to celebrate Christmas▼

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▼On December 25th, social assistance to promote the separation of single mothers and children from Hong Kong and China▼

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▼On December 24, the Hong Kong-Macau direct bus "Hong Kong-Macau Express Line" will resume service▼

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▼On Christmas Eve, December 24, citizens welcome Christmas outside Harbor City▼

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Weekly Epidemic｜130,000 Confirmed Cases Last Week

[07:00] The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong rose to a high of 20,000. Looking back at the epidemic last week (announced from December 19 to 25), a total of 129,892 local and imported cases were recorded, which is higher than the previous week (December 12) To be announced on the 18th) an increase of 20%.

Last week, the average total number of patients in hospital rose by 12.3% to 4,251, and the average number of critically ill patients increased by 41.6% to 296, while 291 patients died last week, an increase of 37.3% week-on-week.

The 7-day average death rate, which compares the number of patients, rose slightly by 0.03 percentage points to 0.226% last week.

▼On December 24, Li Jiachao announced that he will clear customs with the mainland▼

▼December 24th, a direct look at the market situation in Macau under the epidemic▼

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Customs clearance in the Mainland｜The "Customs Clearance Coordination Group" first meeting Chen Guoji: As soon as possible to formulate a safe plan for customs clearance in the Mainland｜The Government Coordination Group meets for the first time The Security Bureau and the Disciplined Forces discuss preparations for customs clearance｜MTR said it expects cross-boundary trains to resume service during the suspension period. There will always be maintenance during Christmas ｜Families separated from China and Hong Kong hope to obtain the right of abode to be self-reliant. A family once went to the mountains to dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger and pass customs in the mainland｜Member proposed to give priority to opening up quotas for four types of people to gradually increase customs clearance quotas. 93-year-old bad mother-in-law Yuxing took the stairlift down the stairs to swim in the taxi river for the first time in a year. Chen Maobo said that the economic recovery process will inevitably have ups and downs. He is full of expectations for next year: the prospects are very bright. More than half of the shops are closed, the bakery business has plummeted by 90%, and Hong Kong and Macau customs clearance is directly hit｜Pharmacies are closed, doctors are not available, and supermarkets sell Pocari. Lam Ching-choi: It is expected that the land port will be the first and the quota system will be adopted to pass through the mainland｜Yip Liu Shuyi: The central government will give Hong Kong people the biggest Christmas gift