The epidemic situation in Hong Kong continued to slow down. Today (22nd) there were 2,737 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, falling back to the level of 2,000, including 61 imported cases, which is a new low since early July. There were 37 more deaths, and a total of 13,119 deaths.
There were 12 more cases, and 24 residents and staff were infected.
Today (22nd) is the first day of the Lunar New Year, which marks the beginning of the New Year's Eve, which also symbolizes that Hong Kong is gradually returning to normal.
From the 30th of this month, the arrangements for issuing quarantine orders for those diagnosed with the new crown will be revoked, and asymptomatic infected persons can go out to work.
In addition, Lin Shixiong, director of the Bureau of Transport and Logistics, said that after the customs clearance of the two places, the quotas at multiple ports have not been exhausted. The authorities have been in close contact with the Education Bureau and will assist in the resumption of cross-border school buses, including local and mainland units. Processing licenses, vehicle inspections, etc., so that operations can be resumed as soon as possible to facilitate the entry of cross-boundary students to Hong Kong.
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Summary of today's epidemic situation:
-An increase of 2,737 confirmed cases, a sharp drop of 21.95% from yesterday.
- There were 61 imported cases, accounting for 22.23% of the total cases.
- There were 37 new deaths, the 7-day average death rate rose to 1.158%, the overall death rate remained at 0.46%, and the cumulative death toll was 13,119.
-Cases appeared in 12 more homes, including 24 residents and staff.
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1.21｜An increase of 3507 confirmed cases
The immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases compiled by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong dropped to 0.586, and the daily confirmed cases continued to fall.
(Photo from HKU Faculty of Medicine)
▼On January 22, the Hong Kong Wishing Festival will be held again this year. A large number of citizens throw treasures at the wishing tree▼
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▼On January 21st, the Victoria Park Lunar New Year Fair got more people as the night went on▼
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Epidemic in Hong Kong | 2,737 more confirmed cases and 37 more deaths
[16:57] The new crown pneumonia epidemic continued to decline. Today (21st) there were 2,737 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, returning to the level of 2,000 cases.
In terms of nursing homes, 12 homes had confirmed cases, of which 22 residents and 2 staff were diagnosed. In Guangfu Nursing Home Co., Ltd., an epidemic broke out, and 8 people were diagnosed.
In addition, 37 more patients died, and the seven-day average death toll dropped sharply to 43.6, but the seven-day average death rate rose slightly to 1.158%. .
The rate was the highest since May 13, with a cumulative death toll of 13,118.
Year of the Rabbit｜Lunar New Year holidays start to travel to Japan
[14:04] Today (22nd) the first day of the Lunar New Year, many citizens took advantage of the four-day public holiday to travel abroad.
From 7:00 this morning, there are many flights departing from Hong Kong Airport to popular tourist destinations such as Japan, Thailand, and South Korea. The check-in counters for different cities in Japan are full of passengers.
However, there have been recent changes in flights to Japan, and the itinerary of a family of four has been disrupted. It doesn’t matter if they play for three more days, because they have not traveled abroad for three years since the epidemic, and the children in the family are looking forward to the journey.
There are also citizens who have traveled recently, and then travel after the epidemic prevention measures have been greatly relaxed, starting a leisure trip to Thailand.
A tour guide of a travel agency said that the participants in the group are mainly family groups, with "two or three generations (persons)" together.
▼At the beginning of January 22, a large number of citizens departed from Hong Kong via the airport▼
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Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree｜Chen Guoji attended the Wishing Festival, prayed for blessings, lit lamps and threw treasures after trying more than 10 times but still failed
[11:35] The Hong Kong Wishing Festival, which has been away for two years, will resume this year. It will be held from today (22nd) on the first day of the Lunar New Year to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month (February 5th).
Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-kei visited the Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree Square this morning to pray and light up the lights for the citizens of Hong Kong. In his speech, he mentioned that he hoped to achieve four "passes" under governance and prosperity, including customs clearance, connecting talents, and connecting forces Cooperation, and harmony between the government and the people.
He mentioned that after the customs clearance, he now feels that the chance of the epidemic rebounding is not great. He has made phone calls with the mainland a few days ago, hoping to introduce measures to facilitate the movement of people between the two places as soon as possible.
After the opening ceremony, Chen Guoji went to the wishing tree to throw the ultimatum and tried more than 10 times. Although the people around him applauded and cheered, he still failed to throw the ultimatum onto the tree.
Chen Guoji: The second phase of customs clearance goals will be pushed soon, and the testing and customs clearance quotas will be completely cancelled.
[10:56] Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-kei received a statement that he is discussing with the mainland to promote the next stage of customs clearance, hoping to replace nucleic acid testing with rapid testing, and even cancel the testing requirements for customs clearance. limit.
▼On January 21, believers will go to the Wong Tai Sin Temple to wait for the incense sticks▼
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▼January 21st, at Wong Tai Sin Temple’s Faithful Hour (23:00), the first to burn incense on the head▼
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▼On January 21, the Wong Tai Sin Temple reopened on the 30th night to burn incense for devotees▼
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▼January 21st, the restaurant was full for the New Year’s Eve dinner▼
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▼January 21, the crowds of people going north at Gaoyi West Kowloon Station▼
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▼January 21 Sunset Mazhou Port has a lot of people crossing the border▼
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▼On January 21, a large number of customers in Kowloon City’s wet market bought food for Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner▼
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