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Clearance. epidemic. The latest|The high-speed rail Hong Kong section reopened today for seven days, and the death rate soared to an eight-month high

2023-01-14T23:09:01.443Z


The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail reopened today (15th) after being suspended for three years. The first train to Shenzhen North Station departs at 7:03, and the first train to Guangzhou East Station, a newly added station after the resumption of operation, departs at 8:01. The MTR stated that the high-speed rail


The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail reopened today (15th) after being suspended for three years. The first train to Shenzhen North Station departs at 7:03, and the first train to Guangzhou East Station, a newly added station after the resumption of operation, departs at 8:01.

MTR stated that the high-speed rail West Kowloon Station has been fully cleaned and disinfected. Passengers are required to wear masks all the way on the high-speed rail, and are prohibited from carrying disinfectants and disinfectant sprays on board. MTR staff will also check passengers' 48-hour nucleic acid testing during the luggage inspection negative report.


In terms of the epidemic situation in Hong Kong, the number of confirmed cases continued to cool down, falling below 8,000 cases. Yesterday (14th) there were 7,749 confirmed cases, a decrease of 6.18% from the previous day. With 54 more deaths, the 7-day average death rate rose to 0.676%. It is the highest level since mid-May last year.


Summary of yesterday's epidemic:

-An increase of 7,749 confirmed cases, a decrease of 6.1% from yesterday.


- There were 186 imported cases, accounting for 2.4% of the overall case rate; compared with 23,647 airport arrivals on the same day, the confirmed rate was 0.79%, and the seven-day average rate was 1.16%.


- 54 new patients died, the 7-day average mortality rate was 0.676%, the overall mortality rate remained at 0.45%, and the cumulative death toll was 12,747.


-The number of local cases with new mutant virus strains increased by 6, including 36 cases with 3 more cases of BF.7, and 210 cases with 3 more cases of BQ1.1.

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1.14|An increase of 7,749 cases and an increase of 54 deaths, an increase of 6 cases of local new mutated virus strains

The immediate effective reproductive rate of local cases compiled by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has dropped to 0.7083, but there are signs of recovery.

(Photo from HKU Faculty of Medicine)

▼January 13, the high-speed rail ticket sales resumed on the second day, and the ticket purchases were greatly reduced▼


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▼On January 12, there was a crowd of ticket sellers at the West Kowloon Station of the High Speed ​​Rail▼


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▼On January 12, there was a crowd of ticket sellers at the West Kowloon Station of the High Speed ​​Rail▼


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▼Schematic diagram of the high-speed rail booking process at West Kowloon High-speed Rail Station on January 12▼


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High-speed rail reopening|The first train bound for Shenzhen North Station Passengers arrive at the station early in the morning and wait for boarding

[06:06] The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail was suspended for three years due to the new crown virus epidemic, and finally resumed today (15th). The first train departed from the high-speed rail West Kowloon Station to Shenzhen North Station at 7:03. Some passengers arrived early in the morning Wait at the station to get on the train and receive souvenirs.

It resumed operation today and added three new stations, which can directly reach Guangzhou East Railway Station in the center of Guangzhou.

The first train to Dongguan and Guangzhou East Railway Station departs at 8:10 a.m.

The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail resumed operation today (15th), and the MTR held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its resumption at 6 am this morning.

(Photo by He Ruifen)

▼On January 12, it was extremely difficult for Zhonggang vehicles to go to the designated vehicle inspection center for "China Inspection"▼


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▼Mong Kok Tourist Center reopened on January 12▼


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▼January 12, Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple announced the arrangement of incense burners▼


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Source: hk1

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