(Fighting new crown pneumonia) Hong Kong adds 3 cases, temporarily bans Qatar Airways passenger aircraft from Doha
China News Service, Hong Kong, August 26. Hong Kong added 3 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia on the 26th, all of which were imported cases.
On the same day, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced that it would ban passenger aircraft operated by Qatar Airways from landing in Hong Kong from Doha from August 27 to September 9.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced that as of 0:00 on August 26, 3 new confirmed cases have been confirmed. So far, the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has increased to 12,077.
The three new cases involved three men, aged between 34 and 47, all of whom had no symptoms. They arrived in Hong Kong from Nepal, Greece, and Pakistan. They have all been vaccinated with two doses of the new crown vaccine.
On the same day, the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced that due to Qatar Airways' flight (QR818) from Doha, Qatar, which arrived in Hong Kong on August 24, one passenger was tested and confirmed to be new crown pneumonia after arriving in Hong Kong, and two passengers failed to comply with the " According to the conditions specified in the Prevention and Control of Diseases (Regulation of Cross-Border Transport and Arrivals) Regulations (Chapter 599H), the Department of Health cited Chapter 599H to prohibit Qatar Airways’ passenger aircraft from August 27 to September Landed in Hong Kong from Doha during the 9th.
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority announced that as of 9 am, a total of 5 confirmed patients have been discharged from the hospital in the past 24 hours. So far, a total of 11,777 confirmed or suspected patients have recovered and discharged. There are still 50 confirmed patients in hospital.
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