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epidemic. What's New|Wong Tai Sin Temple resumes its first incense stick tonight Lu Chongmao said he is on the road to normalcy

2023-01-21T00:19:01.919Z


Today (21st) is the 30th night of the New Year, and the Wong Tai Sin Temple resumes burning incense tonight. The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, said that Hong Kong is gradually and orderly embarking on the road to normalcy, "From now on, we will face the epidemic situation in a normal way.


Today (21st) is the 30th night of the New Year, and the Wong Tai Sin Temple resumes burning incense tonight.

The Secretary of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, said that Hong Kong is gradually embarking on the road to return to normal in an orderly and safe manner. "In the future, we will face the epidemic situation in a normal way."


In terms of the epidemic situation, there were 3,789 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday (20th), a decrease of 5.6% from yesterday, including 93 imported cases, and the single-day confirmed cases returned to the level of 3,000.

There were a total of 6 imported and local cases with the new mutant virus strain, including 3 local XBB cases.


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Summary of yesterday's epidemic:

-An increase of 3,789 confirmed cases, a decrease of 5.6% from yesterday.


- There were 93 imported cases, accounting for 2.45% of the total cases.


- 42 new patients died, the overall mortality rate was 0.46%, the seven-day average mortality rate further increased to 1.053%, and the cumulative death toll was 13,052.


-The number of local cases with new mutant virus strains increased by 5, including 3 cases of XBB, 1 case of BQ.1.1, and 1 case of BF.7.


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The immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases compiled by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has dropped to 0.6, and the daily confirmed cases continue to fall.

(Photo from HKU Faculty of Medicine)

▼January 20, Li Jiachao went to the night market in Victoria Park▼


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▼On January 20, Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao visited Cheung Hang Village, Tsing Yi▼


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▼On January 18, the opening ceremony of the "Rabbit Leaping in Hong Kong to Welcome Chinese New Year" by the HKTB▼


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▼January 20th, the maple street stadium testing station in Sham Shuipo has a big discount for citizens waiting for testing▼


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▼On January 20, a large number of passengers waited at the Lok Ma Chau Port to pass the border and go north▼


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▼On January 20, there were a lot of people crossing the border at Futian Port▼


▼On January 19, Lu Chongmao and other officials attended the epidemic press conference▼


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New Year’s Eve traffic |

[08:00] Entering the Year of the Rabbit, Hong Kong is also gradually returning to normal. This year, there are many festivals in Hong Kong, including the incense burning at the Wong Tai Sin Temple and the Lam Tsuen Wishing Festival, which were affected by the epidemic and have been absent for two years. "Hong Kong 01》Inventory of relevant information and special traffic arrangements on the eve of and during the Lunar New Year, so that everyone can get ready to welcome the new year with good luck.

Year of the Rabbit|Wong Tai Sin Temple resumes touzhuxiang police to implement crowd control from tonight to the 16th day of the first lunar month

[00:01] The Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple has been closed for the past two years due to the epidemic situation for believers to burn incense. As the epidemic situation subsides and returns to normal, it will reopen on the 30th night of this year for believers to come to the Wong Tai Sin Temple in person There is a stick of incense on it.

The Wong Tai Sin Temple will be open all night until the first day of the Chinese New Year (22nd), and will be open to devotees at 9:00 pm to wait for the "burning incense" at midnight.

In order to facilitate the public to offer incense and worship at the Wong Tai Sin Temple, the police will implement crowd safety management measures and traffic control arrangements from 7:00 p.m. Safe and smooth traffic.

▼On January 18, the "Silver Spirit" entered Victoria Harbor and docked at Tsim Sha Tsui Ocean Terminal▼


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▼On January 18, there was a long queue at the MacPherson Testing Station 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 police implemented traffic control at Flower Market in Mong Kok▼


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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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Source: hk1

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