The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has eased slightly. Today (26th) there were 19,398 new cases, falling below 20,000, including 865 imported cases. Since the outbreak in 2020, a total of 2,504,210 people have been infected; 47 more patients have died, and the cumulative number is 11,509 1 death case; 40 additional institutional cases of infection, including 66 residents and staff were recruited.
Summary of today's epidemic situation:
-An increase of 19,398 confirmed cases, before falling back below 20,000 three days later.
- There were 865 imported cases, accounting for 4.46% of the overall case rate; compared with 19,088 airport arrivals on the same day, the confirmed rate was 4.53%, and the seven-day average rate was 4.96%.
- 47 new patients died, the 7-day average mortality rate dropped slightly to 0.223%, the overall mortality rate remained at 0.46%, and the cumulative death toll was 11,509.
-A total of 4,665 patients were hospitalized, of which 586 were newly confirmed patients, and 22 critical and 32 serious cases were newly reported.
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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)
Customs clearance in the Mainland｜The fastest 1.8 return to the Mainland without isolation and entry only needs to have a 48-hour nucleic acid test negative
December 27 [00:21] The customs clearance between China and Hong Kong is scheduled. The National Health and Medical Commission announced late on Monday night (26th) that it will adjust the level of prevention and control of the new crown virus on January 8 next year and propose 12 measures. And the management of Chinese and foreign personnel entering the mainland will undergo major changes. Entry only needs to have a negative nucleic acid test result within 48 hours before departure, and there is no need for nucleic acid testing and centralized isolation (quarantine) after entry. ".
This adjustment means that Hong Kong will clear customs with the mainland on January 8 next year at the earliest. At that time, Hong Kong people do not need to be quarantined when they return to the mainland. They only need to undergo a nucleic acid test 48 hours before departure; while in the mainland, they still have to contact the mainland. Wear masks like everyone else.
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Customs Clearance in the Mainland｜1.8 Opening and closing for 3 years without returning to Hong Kong
[00:09] The National Health and Medical Commission announced late on Monday night (26th) that the new crown pneumonia will be renamed "new coronavirus infection" from January 8 next year, and it will be relaxed to "Class B and B control", and quarantine will no longer be imposed on immigrants Infectious disease management measures, that is, the "switch" in the Mainland.
The Hong Kong government is also formulating a gradual, orderly and comprehensive customs clearance, with the goal of implementing it by mid-January next year.
This news has been long awaited by many citizens who have been separated from their relatives in the mainland. Ms. Xu, a Hong Kong drifter from Changde, Hunan, has not returned to the mainland for three years.
After learning that the mainland will cancel the centralized quarantine for entry on January 8, she is eager to return home and can't wait to go home to reunite with her relatives. However, she is worried that the outbreak of the epidemic in the mainland will increase the risk of infection if she goes back. Ms. Xu was worried that when the details of customs clearance were announced, it would be difficult for a large number of tourists to rush to the website to get tickets.
National Health and Medical Commission: Cancel entry nucleic acid testing + centralized isolation from January 8 National Health and Medical Commission: Rename the new crown pneumonia to novel coronavirus infection What are the mainland entry and exit measures starting from the 8th of next month?
An article to understand the key customs clearance of the "Class B and B Control" program in the Mainland｜The fastest 1.8 quarantine-free entry Article to understand entry requirements and mainland control measures
[23:20] Starting from January 8, 2023, "Class B and B control" will be implemented for new coronavirus infection.
According to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, isolation measures will no longer be implemented for people infected with the new coronavirus, close contacts will no longer be identified, and high and low risk areas will no longer be delineated; people infected with the new coronavirus will be treated in different grades and medical insurance policies will be adjusted in due course; testing strategies Adjusted to "willing to check all"; adjust the frequency and content of epidemic information release.
According to the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law, no quarantine and infectious disease management measures will be taken for entry personnel and goods.
The new regulations also state that people going to the mainland should undergo a nucleic acid test 48 hours before departure. Those with a negative result can go on without applying for a health code at the embassy or consulate abroad, and fill in the result in the customs health declaration card.
If positive, relevant personnel should come to China after turning negative.
At the same time, the nucleic acid testing and centralized isolation of all staff after entry will be cancelled. Those who have normal health declarations and no abnormalities in the routine quarantine at customs ports can be released to enter the community.
[23:11] The National Health and Medical Commission issued an announcement to adjust the new coronavirus infection from "Class B and A" to "B and B" in a safe and orderly manner on January 8, and effectively respond to possible emergencies after the adjustment According to the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases", this plan was formulated, and the new crown pneumonia was renamed "new coronavirus infection".
Customs clearance in the Mainland｜Customs takes the lead in announcing that all port control stations are ready for the return of customs clearance
[21:56] Hong Kong and the mainland are expected to clear customs in an orderly manner starting in January, and various government departments are making intensive preparations.
Hong Kong Customs posted a post on social platforms today (26th) saying that all port control points are ready for the resumption of full customs clearance, and released photos of customs drills at the West Kowloon High Speed Rail Port.
Biliton out of stock｜Pharmacy increases price by 46% in 10 minutes Can the formula of Biliton reduce fever?
[21:19] The local analgesic and fever-reducing drug Bilitonin is out of stock again. Today (25) the reporter inquired about the bulk price of Bilitonin at a pharmacy in Mong Kok. A row of 12 pills was priced at 82 yuan, and the reporter did not buy it; 10 minutes After turning back, the boss actually increased the price to 120 yuan, an increase of 46% in 10 minutes.
Cheung Tak-wing, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Pharmacy General Chamber of Commerce, appealed to the public not to buy designated brand drugs. He pointed out that the drugs have been standardized, and other brands contain the same "paracetamol" ingredient as pritidine, and their pain-relieving and fever-reducing effects are similar.
Among them, the menstrual pain formula taken by women also has "paracetamol" as the main ingredient, which is basically universal, but it is still recommended to take general antipyretics first.
He also reminded the public that if they buy bulk drugs, they must pay attention to the expiry date and Hong Kong registration number on the packaging, and store them properly.
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Macau Epidemic｜Free Nucleic Acid Test Canceled from Tuesday
[21:00] Macau announced today (26th) that starting tomorrow (27th, Tuesday), nucleic acid testing requirements for key groups, suspected symptoms, and risk groups will be canceled. If residents suspect that they are infected with the new crown virus, they only need to take a quick test. Then set up free nucleic acid testing.
Outbreak in 40 institutions in one day Five gymnasiums of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department are closed for a day and turned into respite centers
[20:20] The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced that the five gymnasiums will be closed from this Wednesday (28th) or Thursday (29th) for epidemic prevention purposes. It is reported that they will be converted into respite centers to cope with the increasing number of Outbreaks in nursing homes to accommodate residents with mild symptoms of the epidemic.
The five sports centers of the LCSD are temporarily closed.
For the refund arrangement due to the closure of the venue, the renter can complete the refund application form and mail or submit it together with the original permit to the relevant District Leisure Services Office of the LCSD.
The refund application form can be downloaded from the LCSD website.
The Social Welfare Department is preparing to set up respite centers at Po Kong Village Road Sports Centre, Tiu Keng Leng Sports Centre, Jockey Club Tuen Mun Butterfly Beach Sports Centre, North Kwai Chung Tang Shiu Kin Sports Centre, Tsing Yi Southwest Sports Center and Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre. Details will be announced later.
▼On December 25, the government's "Customs Clearance Coordination Group" held its first meeting▼
Customs clearance in the Mainland｜Seniors of the government have been preparing for customs clearance for two consecutive days Chen Maobo: go all out
[18:47] The government's "Customs Clearance Coordination Group" continued to meet today, that is, it held meetings during the holidays for two consecutive days.
According to sources, various departments reported on the preparations for customs clearance at the meeting, including the status of each port.
The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, said that Hong Kong will try its best to gradually and orderly clear customs with the Mainland as soon as possible and go all out.
As for the timetable for comprehensive customs clearance, he said that it will be done step by step, with the goal of gradually clearing customs before mid-January.
The emergency department was forced to wait for more than eight hours to accompany the family during the Christmas holiday: expect to wait all night
[18:47] The weather has been cold recently, coupled with the severity of the epidemic and the absence of many private doctors during the Christmas holiday, today (26th) the emergency departments of many public hospitals were overwhelmed with patients. Offices are the hardest-hit areas, and the continuous waiting time needs to be more than 8 hours.
In the emergency department of the United Hospital, a citizen who accompanied his wife who was diagnosed with the diagnosis said that no medical staff had explained how long they would have to wait. They only said that if there was news, his wife in the infectious disease area would call him. Waiting all night”; a citizen who went to the emergency room in the early morning said that although there was a screen in the hospital that displayed the number he was calling, it was not helpful for the patient to know how long he would have to wait. He finally waited for more than six hours before seeing the doctor.
Epidemic｜A 31-month-old girl died and 3 young children were in critical condition. The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 2.5 million
[17:44] 47 more patients died today, including a 31-month-old critically ill girl who was hospitalized in Tuen Mun Hospital.
The Hospital Authority received the case last Saturday (24th).
Since the fifth wave of the epidemic, 12 children under the age of 12 have been infected and died.
There are three critically infected infants, namely a 2-month-old baby girl, a 10-month-old boy and a 23-month-old boy. The 15-month-old baby girl and 15-month-old baby boy are hospitalized in Princess Margaret Hospital, United Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital respectively.
▼December 25, the citizens "return to normal" to celebrate Christmas▼
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Epidemic｜A 31-month-old girl died and 3 young children were in critical condition. The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 2.5 million
[17:29] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. Hong Kong today (26th) added 19,398 confirmed cases, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 2.5 million, reaching 2,502,672 cases2.
Three days later, the number of confirmed cases returned to below 20,000, a slight drop of 8% from yesterday.
As for residential institutions, the number of positive cases reported by residential institutions is still in double digits, with 60 residents and 6 staff members diagnosed.
Bili Pain is out of stock｜A box of analgesic and antipyretic medicine is hard to find
[16:32] The epidemic situation in the mainland is severe. Some citizens snapped up painkillers and antipyretics such as Bisaliva in Hong Kong and resold them in the country, causing the shortage of Bisaliva in Hong Kong again. To buy medicines, you must register your ID card to quell the panic buying.
Cui Junming, president of the Hong Kong Society of Hospital Pharmacists, said that after the customs clearance between Hong Kong and the mainland, the situation of drug snatching may become more serious. In addition to pharmacies, mainlanders are more likely to buy medicines from private doctors, but there are still other brands of paracetamol in stock on the market , thinks that the rush to buy is not as serious as the fifth wave of the epidemic, and there is no need to consider the "drug restriction order" for the time being. "Drugs are life-saving and related to health, and Yijia has not reached this level."
He also questioned the actual effect of the purchase restriction: "To tell the truth, if the mainlanders come here, it will be very easy for them to get a Hong Kong person to help them buy or let them buy a box of medicine, that is, let a few hundred people buy you (help me) a box medicine."
Political Assistant Ye Shaojian, Deputy Secretary for Administration, quickly tested positive and Zhuo Yongxing tested negative
[14:27] Ye Shaojian, Political Assistant to the Deputy Secretary for Administration, tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus rapid antigen test today (26th) and is being quarantined according to the guidelines of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health.
The last time Ye Shaojian went to work was on December 23. He wore a mask and followed relevant epidemic prevention measures while working, and performed rapid antigen tests every day.
He has no recent travel history.
Zhuo Yongxing, Deputy Secretary for Administration, conducts daily nucleic acid tests or rapid antigen tests, and the results are negative.
Bili Pain is out of stock｜It is expected to return early next year. There are pharmacies splitting up and selling 12 capsules and frying it up to 120 yuan
[13:52] As the epidemic situation in the mainland and Hong Kong is severe, Bili Pain has been out of stock again recently. A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" visited many pharmacies and chain drugstores in Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po today (25), and some clerks expressed concern The product has been out of stock for two weeks, and it is expected that the manufacturer will resupply at the earliest at the beginning of next year.
A Mannings in Sham Shui Po was sold for sale this morning, but it was sold out within about an hour.
There is a pharmacy in Mong Kok that still has a small amount of stock in stock. The staff split a box into several rows for sale. A row of 12 pills is fried up to 120 yuan.
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Customs clearance in the Mainland｜Tan Yaozong: It is expected to fully clear the customs in the second half of next year
[12:01] Tan Yaozong, member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in Beijing, said that it is "the best news" that customs clearance is expected before the Lunar New Year, and it is expected that Hong Kong and the mainland will be able to complete customs clearance in the middle of next year.
Clearing the mainland｜Jin Dongyan: There must be risks in the "tsunami period" in the mainland Cui Junming advocates a vaccine levy
[11:05] Customs clearance in Hong Kong and the mainland is in sight. Jin Dongyan, a professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, accepted a radio interview today (26th) and described many cities in the mainland as being in the "tsunami period" of the epidemic. risk".
However, he pointed out that people arriving in Hong Kong are still required to undergo nucleic acid testing. Even if infected people can be found, the risk is still controllable.
Cui Junming, president of the Hong Kong Society of Hospital Pharmacists, pointed out that vaccines and drugs in Hong Kong may become incentives for mainlanders to come to Hong Kong, calling on local pharmaceutical companies to increase the production of finished medicines as soon as possible. Give the message that "Hong Kong does not provide vaccines or medicines for free".
Customs Clearance Mainland｜Chen Kaixin: Orderly increase the number of customs clearance quotas Yao Bailiang hopes that there will be a timetable for the industry to prepare
[10:43] The "Customs Clearance Coordination Group" held its first meeting yesterday (25th) to discuss preparations for "gradual, orderly and comprehensive customs clearance".
However, in view of the signs of an increase in the epidemic situation in the two places, Chen Kaixin, vice chairman of the Health Affairs Committee of the Legislative Council, attended a radio program today (26th) and agreed that the two places must pass through customs in an orderly manner. He believes that the authorities can set a quota of about 50,000 to 60,000 in proportion to the first stage of customs clearance. To ensure that the epidemic situation in the two places is under control and the number of customs clearance places will be increased.
Legislative Council member Yao Pak-leung from the tourism industry reminded that the government should provide the industry with a clear timetable for customs clearance, so that airlines, cross-border buses, travel agencies or the hotel industry have sufficient time to arrange coach maintenance and recruit manpower.
Macau Epidemic｜Member predicts that half of the population will be recruited, the market will be short of medicines, and the hospital will become a purgatory on earth
【10:18】Macao opened and closed to the outside world last Friday (23rd), but the local epidemic has become more and more serious. Macau Legislative Council member Lin Yutao said on a radio program today (26th) that many friends around him have been "recruited". , Even after testing positive, he still has to continue to work. It is believed that half of Macau has been infected. He believes that the government's estimate that one in six people are infected is an underestimation of the current epidemic situation.
He continued to point out that Macau's epidemic prevention policy has changed from "dynamic clearing" to "coexisting with the virus" suddenly, but he was unprepared and there is not enough drug supply in the market. He even described the hospital as a "purgatory on earth", worrying that the government will not be able to effectively respond to the peak of the epidemic in the next few days.
▼December 25, when the epidemic situation in Macau was severe, many shops were closed▼
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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
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