(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong adds 1 imported case, Taiwanese arriving in Hong Kong must be quarantined in hotels for 14 days

　　China News Service, Hong Kong, May 14 (Reporter Wang Jiacheng) The Centre for Health Protection of the Hong Kong Department of Health announced on the 14th that as of 0:00 that day, Hong Kong had an additional imported case.

In response to the rising trend of confirmed cases in Taiwan, the SAR government announced on the same day that all arriving people who have stayed in Taiwan must be quarantined at designated hotels for 14 days.

　　It is reported that the newly imported case involves a 43-year-old man who arrived in Hong Kong from the UAE on flight EK484 on May 12 and does not involve a variant virus strain.

　　According to data released by the Center for Health Protection, in the past 14 days, one of the 47 cases reported in Hong Kong has an unknown source.

In the past 7 days, there have been no unknown cases.

　　The epidemic situation in Taiwan has risen sharply recently. On the 12th, there were 16 new local cases, a record high in a single day since the epidemic. On the 13th, there were 25 new cases of new coronary pneumonia.

In response, the Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, announced at the meeting of the Health Affairs Committee of the Legislative Council of the Special Administrative Region that all arriving people who have stayed in Taiwan must be quarantined at designated hotels for 14 days and cannot be subject to home quarantine to reduce the entry of viruses. Opportunity for the community.

　　She went on to say that people arriving in Hong Kong must be tested at the airport to be tested, then they will be tested three times during the hotel quarantine, and will be subject to compulsory testing on the 16th and 19th days after arrival in Hong Kong.

　　Chen Zhaoshi also said that after the launch of the vaccination plan, he received inquiries from non-Hong Kong residents about vaccination.

The government believes that it is necessary to provide vaccination services for non-Hong Kong residents who have stayed in Hong Kong for a period of time to enhance the overall anti-epidemic capabilities.

Currently, the SAR government is reviewing relevant arrangements and will announce them in due course.

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