Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao announced today (19th) at the question-and-answer meeting of the Legislative Council that the isolation order for confirmed cases of the new crown will be lifted from the 30th of this month, and the Medical and Health Bureau will announce the details in the afternoon.
The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has dropped sharply. Yesterday (18th) there were 3,793 new confirmed cases, falling back to 3,000 for the second consecutive day, but 56 new patients died, and the single-day mortality rate rose to nearly 1.476%. The death rate also rose to 0.46%.
Starting from today (19th), children aged 3 and under are not required to show a negative result of a new crown nucleic acid test taken within 48 hours before travel, whether they are coming to Hong Kong from the mainland or entering the mainland from Hong Kong.
As the Lunar New Year is approaching, many citizens rush north to celebrate the New Year. Due to the need to hold a 48-hour valid nucleic acid negative certificate, there have been long queues at many testing stations in the past two days, and there are still long queues at some testing stations until late at night.
Summary of yesterday's epidemic:
-The number of confirmed cases increased by 3,793, falling to the level of 3,000 for the second consecutive day.
- There were 109 imported cases, accounting for 2.87% of the total cases.
- 56 new patients died, the overall mortality rate rose to 0.46%, the single-day mortality rate was 1.476%, and the cumulative death toll was 12,965.
- There were 6 more cases of local cases with new mutant virus strains, 1 case of XBB and 1 case of XBB1.5, 3 cases of BQ.1.1, and 1 case of BF.7.
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1.18｜Infants and young children aged 3 and under are expected to return to Hong Kong to go to school in February
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 18, there was a long queue at the MacPherson Testing Station in Mong Kok▼
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▼On January 19, there was a long queue at the Maple Street Stadium Testing Station in Sham Shui Po▼
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Don’t take a quick test to get back to normal first!
Li Jiachao: There is no way to take the next step, and we are talking with the mainland every day
[15:03] As the Chinese New Year approached, there was a crowd of people going north. Since yesterday (18th), there have been long queues of people at the testing stations in multiple districts. More than 100 citizens have been waiting in the Fengshu Street Community Testing Center in Sham Shui Po until the early morning.
Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao attended the Legislative Council question-and-answer meeting today (19th), and was repeatedly asked about the nucleic acid testing arrangements before passing the customs. The waiting list of each testing center emphasizes that the testing capacity is sufficient, and only 60% of the testing capacity has been used recently.
Li Jiachao also admitted that Hong Kong has no anti-epidemic measures at all, including testing requirements to be regarded as a true return to normal. As for when the testing requirements can be completely abolished, Li Jiachao said that it involves three-party discussions between the Hong Kong government, Guangdong Province and the central government, and there may be difficulties to be overcome. .
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Appointment for Nucleic Acid Test｜Maple Street Testing Center Crowds Reappear More than 100 people waited in line for more than two hours
[12:46] The Lunar New Year is approaching. In the past few days, a large number of citizens have gone to community testing centers to do nucleic acid testing at their own expense, hoping to get the report as soon as possible so that they can return to the mainland to visit relatives for the New Year.
The testing center at Maple Street Stadium in Sham Shui Po exploded last night (18th), and there were still people queuing up for testing late at night. When the center reopened this morning (19th), the queue of people waiting for testing reappeared. At about 11 am, More than a hundred people lined up, and the queue extended from the gate of the stadium to the Neighborhood Welfare Club at the corner of the street.
Some citizens who waited for more than two hours said that they have booked tickets to take the high-speed train to Shenzhen to visit relatives tomorrow, but they are worried that they will not get a negative nucleic acid report in time, which will affect their schedule.
Standard Chartered Marathon｜Runners are not required to wear masks before and after the race
[12:27] The 25th Standard Chartered Marathon will be held on the 12th of next month. The conference announced today (19th) that runners do not need to provide a nucleic acid test report 48 hours before the race, nor do they need to take a quick test 24 hours before.
However, runners are still required to abide by the mask order and wear masks before starting and after the race.
Appointment for nucleic acid testing｜18 testing sites with low flow of people
[10:50] Customs clearance between Hong Kong and the mainland resumed. Hong Kong residents need to pay for a 48-hour nucleic acid test at their own expense when going north, and get a negative result. Currently, the community testing center offers a fee-based service of 240 yuan or 150 yuan, and the report will be issued within 12 hours or 24 hours respectively.
As the Lunar New Year is approaching, there are long queues at many community testing stations in Hong Kong.
The website of the Community Testing Center has added "Testing Points with Less Crowd Flow". This morning (19th) it updated to list 10 testing centers with less flow of people in Hong Kong, including Siu Sai Wan Community Hall in Hong Kong Island District, To Kwa Wan Sports Center in Kowloon District, Yauta Street Temporary Playground in Yau Ma Tei, Wo Hing Community Hall in Fanling, New Territories, Tai Wo Hau Community Centre, etc.
The government strongly recommends that testers should first check the latest appointment status of different testing centers or testing stations online, and make an appointment online before testing.
Cross-border student materials 2.1 Quota-free entry to Hong Kong The principal hopes that parents can send their children back to school with the exemption
[09:53] The Education Bureau is trying to allow about 20,000 cross-border students to come to Hong Kong without quotas to attend classes on February 1, and is reviewing the testing arrangements.
Zhu Weilin, vice chairman of the New Territories Principals Association, said today (19th) that the cross-border school bus will not resume until the middle of next month at the earliest. It is estimated that the primary school students will not be able to come to Hong Kong to go to school at the beginning. It is suggested that the government allow parents or school bus nannies to also be exempted from quotas , It is convenient to transport school children to school, and it is also hoped that school children can replace nucleic acid testing with quick tests.
▼The place where the sewage test was positive on January 18▼
▼January 18, Cai Ruolian, Director of the Education Bureau, and Shi Junhui, Deputy Director, showed their cooking skills▼
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▼On January 9, Lu Chongmao visited the Community Testing Center of To Kwa Wan Sports Center▼
▼On January 18, the "Silver Spirit" entered Victoria Harbor and docked at Tsim Sha Tsui Ocean Terminal▼
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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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▼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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