China News Service, February 9. According to comprehensive Hong Kong media reports, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region reported 625 new positive cases of the new coronavirus on the 8th, setting a new single-day high again. This is the second consecutive day that the number of new cases in Hong Kong has exceeded 600 in a single day. .
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, announced on the 8th the introduction of new anti-epidemic measures, including amending the law to tighten the maximum number of people in group gatherings in public places to two.
The unofficial members of the Hong Kong guild also issued a statement saying that the latest anti-epidemic measures were unprecedented and called on the public to strictly abide by the relevant laws to deal with the epidemic.
Director of Health Lam Man Kin pointed out that there have been a total of 2,628 confirmed cases in the past two weeks, of which 898 are cases of unknown origin, distributed in Sham Shui Po, Sha Tin, Tai Po, Kowloon City and Kwai Tsing.
The virus has even entered residential care homes, and elderly residents or staff in 5 residential care homes for the elderly have been infected with the virus, posing enormous pressure on Hong Kong's medical system.
He once again called on the public to reduce social activities and gatherings, get vaccinated as soon as possible, and work together to fight the epidemic in order to defeat the epidemic.
The epidemic is severe, and the number of confirmed cases has repeatedly hit new highs, and many industries in Hong Kong have been shut down.
The SAR government announced at the end of last month that it would release the sixth round of "Anti-epidemic Fund" to subsidize industries affected by the epidemic prevention measures.
On the afternoon of February 8, the Hong Kong SAR government announced to tighten the arrangements for epidemic prevention measures, and the "gathering restriction order" was tightened from four to two.
The picture shows the public eating at the restaurant.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua
Anti-epidemic measures tighten barbershops again
On the 8th, the Hong Kong SAR government announced to tighten anti-epidemic measures.
The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, said that the "Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation" Chapter 599F of the Laws of Hong Kong will be expanded to 23 types of premises, and 6 new premises will be added, including places of worship, shopping malls, department stores , markets, bazaars, hair salons, and require the above-mentioned 6 premises to be included in the "Vaccine Pass" program from the 24th of this month.
Among them, religious premises and hair salons must be closed from February 10 to the early morning of February 24.
On the afternoon of February 8, the Hong Kong SAR government announced to tighten the arrangements for epidemic prevention measures. Among them, barber shops or hair salons are included in the listed premises and must be closed from the 10th to the 24th of this month.
The picture shows Hong Kong citizens getting their hair cut in a hair salon.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua
In addition, the anti-epidemic measures have tightened the maximum number of people for group gatherings in public places from 4 to 2.
At the same time, the "gathering restriction order" was introduced for the first time to apply to private premises, prohibiting cross-family gatherings of more than two families in private premises.
In addition, if members of the public fail to comply with the enforcement order, the fixed penalty will be increased from 5,000 yuan (HKD, the same below) to 10,000 yuan.
Carrie Lam also said that if the epidemic continues to be severe, it cannot be ruled out that the "Vaccine Pass" plan will be applicable to public transportation.
On the morning of February 8, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, met with the media before attending the Executive Council.
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Citizens line up for vaccine "Fire Eye Laboratory" to restart
Carrie Lam emphasized that the current epidemic is the most severe and dangerous moment for Hong Kong in the past two years. She hopes that the public will fight the epidemic together and increase the vaccination rate through the "vaccine passport".
She stressed that the SAR government must adhere to the concept of "dynamic clearing", which is in line with the reality of Hong Kong.
On the afternoon of the 8th, as soon as it was announced that one must be vaccinated when entering supermarkets and shopping malls, a large number of elderly people in Hong Kong immediately rushed to the clinic to receive the vaccine.
Ms. Li, who works at a private clinic in Kwai Fong, said that the phone for vaccination appointments kept ringing, and she received more than 100 appointments within an hour. By March 1, the number of places was full.
On the afternoon of February 8, the Hong Kong SAR government announced to tighten the arrangements for epidemic prevention measures, and included shopping malls, department stores, markets, and supermarkets as listed premises.
The picture shows Hong Kong citizens shopping in a supermarket.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua
In order to better cope with the epidemic, the "Fire Eye Laboratory" at the Ma On Shan Stadium in Hong Kong has been inflated on the 8th. About 100 machines will be delivered one after another. Operational tests will be carried out later. It is expected to be put into service on the 15th, and it will take two weeks It will gradually reach 100,000 tests per day.
If the epidemic still needs it, the "Fire Eye Laboratory" will not be disassembled.
If you want to increase the amount of testing in the future, you can consider relocating and setting up laboratories to expand the amount of testing.