The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail resumed operation this Sunday (15th). As the Lunar New Year is approaching, many people hope to return to their hometowns to visit relatives. The number of daily two-way tickets will increase again today (18th), from 14,000 to 20,000 .
Due to the need to hold a valid negative nucleic acid certificate for 48 hours in the north, many testing stations were crowded yesterday (17th), especially after work.
In terms of the epidemic situation, the number of new crown virus cases in Hong Kong continued to fall. Yesterday, 3,843 new confirmed cases were added, further falling back to the "3 prefix", and 46 new patients died.
Summary of yesterday's epidemic:
-An increase of 3,843 confirmed cases, a decrease of 17.41% from yesterday.
- There were 99 imported cases, accounting for 2.58% of the total cases.
- 46 new patients died, the 7-day average mortality rate was 0.869%, the overall mortality rate remained at 0.45%, and the cumulative death toll was 12.909.
-3 local cases with new mutant virus strains increased by 3, respectively 2 cases of XBB and 1 case of XBB1.5, and a total of 185 cases of XBB were found (including three cases of XBB1.5)
epidemic.
1.17｜High-speed rail tickets increased to 20,000 per day Li Jiachao hopes to cancel the mask order within this year
The immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases compiled by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has dropped to 0.65, and the daily confirmed cases continue to fall.
(Photo from HKU Faculty of Medicine)
▼On January 17, there was a long queue at the MacPherson Testing Station in Mong Kok▼
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▼On January 17, more than 100 people lined up at the Tsuen Wan Town Hall Testing Station▼
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▼On January 17, citizens went to Mongkok Flower Market to buy New Year flowers in the morning▼
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▼On January 17, the police implemented traffic control at Flower Market in Mong Kok▼
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▼On January 17, there was a long queue at the Tsuen Wan Park Testing Station▼
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The two-month-old baby was rejected for testing
[07:00] Hong Kong and the mainland implemented the first phase of quarantine-free customs clearance last Sunday (8th), but all people who want to enter the mainland must have a 48-hour negative nucleic acid test result.
"Hong Kong 01" received complaints from citizens that they were rejected when they brought their 2-month-old children to community testing centers and clinics for testing, saying that the young children were too young to be tested.
A person in charge of a testing contractor said that at present, the Bureau does not have any guidelines for testing young children. He bluntly stated that "it is impossible for a two-month-old family to do it." Usually, they will be referred to private hospitals and private laboratories.
The Medical and Health Bureau replied to the inquiry and reiterated that other people, including children under the age of three, can have swab samples collected by professionals at community testing stations for testing. Professional medical staff will assess whether individual people are suitable for swab sampling to Ensure sampling procedures are performed under safe conditions.
▼On January 17, the number of high-speed rail tickets increased to 14,000 to attract passengers to buy▼
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▼On January 17, high-speed rail gates will use face recognition▼
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▼On January 16, the "Red Luck Dangtou" archway will be set up at the New Year's Eve Flower Market in Victoria Park▼
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