(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong adds 5 imported cases, Jordan and other places are included in high-risk areas
China News Service, Hong Kong, December 12 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The Health Protection Center of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government reported that as of 0:00 on the 12th, Hong Kong had five newly confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, all of which were imported cases.
In addition, the SAR government has included Cyprus, Jordan, and Lebanon in Group A designated areas (high risk).
The 5 newly confirmed cases, involving 2 men and 3 women, aged between 14 and 62, all arrived in Hong Kong from designated areas in Group A. Among them, 4 cases involved infection of mutant virus strains.
So far, the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has increased to 12,488.
The SAR government announced on the evening of the 11th that in response to the confirmation of Omi Keron cases in Cyprus, Jordan, and Lebanon, the SAR government will designate these areas as designated areas of Group A, which will take effect at midnight on December 14.
Non-Hong Kong residents who have stayed in the above-mentioned areas within 21 days are not allowed to enter the country.
Hong Kong residents must have completed the COVID-19 vaccination and hold an approved vaccination record before boarding the flight back to Hong Kong, and undergo a 21-day compulsory quarantine at the designated quarantine hotel after arriving in Hong Kong, undergoing 6 tests, and must arrive on the 26th day of arrival in Hong Kong The community testing center accepts mandatory testing.
At the same time, the SAR government is also confirming the details of the imported cases of Ome Keron discovered in Taiwan, and will continue to monitor the local epidemic closely and consider whether there is a need to further tighten the relevant boarding, quarantine and testing requirements.
On the same day, the Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Zhaoshi, said in a meeting with reporters that Hong Kong’s current implementation of the highest level of external defense measures can protect Hong Kong from Omi Keron virus. There have been 5 Omi cases recorded in Hong Kong so far. The imported cases of Keron were successfully detected through strict quarantine and testing measures.
She said that the SAR government will continue to "defend external input and internal defense rebound" with the goal of "dynamic reset".
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