The new coronavirus variant, Olmi kerong, is raging around the world, the number of confirmed cases in many countries has reached a new high, and Hong Kong has also seen the first local community transmission chain. Today (5th) afternoon, Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor held a press conference to announce that the tightening of epidemic prevention measures, including the prohibition of the catering industry after 6 p.m. evening dine-in, as well as the reduction of the number of customers in the catering industry, 15 types of public places will also be closed, including bars, fitness centers and other entertainment industries, the relevant measures will be maintained for at least two weeks.
Tightening of epidemic prevention measures After 6 p.m., dine-in is prohibited
In terms of internal non-proliferation, she said that the degree of tightening is to deal with the 3rd and 4th wave of the epidemic level, in order to curb the flow of people in the market, announcing that from the early morning of Friday (7th), the catering industry will completely ban dine-in from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day, and the number of people per table in category B catering industry is up to 2 people, the number of people per table in category C is 4, and the number of people per table in category D is 6 people; bars, fitness centers, beauty salons, karaoke, bathrooms, theme parks, museums, sports venues, theaters, etc. will be closed; local tours and high seas tours will be suspended; hospitals and hospitals will be closed unless there is a reason for mercy. Otherwise, the visit will be suspended, and the 4-person gathering restriction order and the mask order will be maintained.
In addition, the Government will also cancel all large-scale events or non-essential gatherings, such as the Local Farmers' And Food Carnival, the Hong Kong Cycling Festival, and the Gathering of the Government and the new Legislative Council members.
In terms of foreign defense imports, the government banned civil aviation flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States from coming to Hong Kong for 14 days from 00:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Carrie Lam described the fifth wave of the epidemic as imminent, in the face of a severe epidemic, to some extent to compete with TheOmilon, so the implementation of decisive, fast and accurate measures must cut off the chain of transmission in a short period of time. She stressed that the HA receives a considerable number of patients every day, and yesterday (January 4) there were 36 imported cases, which is expected to double in the coming week compared with the previous week, putting pressure on the epidemic and public hospitals, before the circuit breaker mechanism has melted 22 shipping strips, which need to be further tightened, "if the hospital collapses, there will be a bigger problem".
The school maintains face-to-face classrooms
In response to the concerns about whether the school will be closed, Carrie Lam said that there has been good communication with the academic community, and the school has been cooperating with the government arrangement, believing that the current epidemic prevention measures are working well, and for the sake of students' physical and mental health and parents' concerns, face-to-face classes will not be stopped for the time being. She also said that it is difficult to stop students from teaching in person, "you can cancel the meal, but do not let students return to school, face to face class, will affect their psychological and physical health." ”
She also pointed out that the government encourages enterprises to implement home-based work arrangements, but civil servants do not implement corresponding measures for the time being. Mrs Lam said that prospective employees of private companies are encouraged to work from home to reduce the risk of crowds and public transportation, but according to experience, there are many civil servants who work from home and will affect the operation of public services, such as the post office to implement home work can not deliver letters.
As the outbreak was caused by cathay pacific crew members going out in violation of epidemic prevention regulations, Carrie Lam said that she had summoned cathay pacific's top executive officer on December 31 last year to blame the airline for failing to fulfill its management responsibilities and the crew members for going out illegally. She said she would review the legal basis and follow up seriously.
The community already has multiple chains of transmission
The Director of Health of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Mr Lam Man Kin, pointed out at the press conference that as of the 4th, 114 cases involving Omil krong have been recorded in Hong Kong, and the imported cases have been on the rise in the past, and now more than 90% of the cases are Omil Krong cases, and Omil krong has also spread to more than 110 countries, and the import of foreign defense will only increase for Hong Kong and put pressure on the Hong Kong medical system.
Lin Wenjian said that the local case derived from the imported case, namely case 12676 (Cathay Cathay Flight Attendant Case in North Point), after investigation, found that there is believed to be more than one transmission chain in the community, and even more widely disseminated. In many cases, the Ct value was lower than 20, that is, the virus volume was high, indicating that the virus was very strong. The epidemic has entered the community, the epidemic prevention and control in Hong Kong is in a very dangerous stage, and strict measures must be taken to prevent the spread, and the Center for Health Protection will do a good job in tracking cases and preventing and controlling the epidemic.
Lam Stressed that it is expected that the number of confirmed cases will continue to increase, and hopes that the public will pay close attention to the announcement of the location of compulsory inspection. At present, 30% of Hong Kong's population is still unvaccinated, and he called on the public to get injections as soon as possible.
Written by: Southern Network, GDToday reporter Chen Chen Li Xindi
Source: Southern News Network