Hong Kong's epidemic worsens, the SAR government once again strengthens measures to contain the epidemic
Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, October 8 (Reporter Ding Ziyi) The Hong Kong epidemic has rebounded. The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health of the Special Administrative Region Government introduced on the afternoon of the 8th that as of 0:00 that day, 18 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were confirmed in Hong Kong, including 14 local infections. , 4 imported cases.
Hong Kong has reported a total of 5,161 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia.
The SAR government will once again strengthen measures to contain the epidemic. Experts urge citizens to enter a state of alert as soon as possible to cut off the chain of virus transmission as soon as possible.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection, said that one of the newly confirmed local cases that day could not find the source of infection, and 13 cases were related to other previous infections.
The 4 imported cases were from Russia, India and Tunisia.
A total of 10 people have been diagnosed in a bar group, and 12 people have been infected in a group of homes for the disabled.
"There is a clear upward trend in the number of confirmed cases in the local area, and the epidemic has rebounded warnings." Chen Hanyi, Director of the Department of Health of the Special Administrative Region Government, pointed out that compared with the figures in the past two weeks, the epidemic has a trend of worsening.
From September 25 to October 1, there were less than 10 local confirmed cases and 3 cases of unknown origin. However, in the last week, from October 2 to 8, there were as many as 35 local confirmed cases, with unknown origin. Increased to 12 cases.
Real-time data from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong show that the real-time effective reproduction rate of the local virus in Hong Kong has continued to rise from about 0.4 to 0.5 a while ago, and has recently exceeded 1, which means that each infected person can infect another person, reflecting that the possibility of community outbreaks exceeds the alert line.
Chen Hanyi pointed out that some of the confirmed cases in the past week had high levels of virus, indicating that the spread of the virus in the community is deteriorating. The situation is worrying.
In response, the SAR government will strengthen a series of measures to curb the epidemic, including investigation and tracking of confirmed cases, strengthening community-level testing and specific group testing, and setting up temporary testing centers in areas with large number of cases.
The government will also meet with the hotel industry to enforce strict infection control measures.
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority said that a total of 4889 confirmed patients and one suspected patient have recovered and discharged.
As of 9 o'clock that day, there are still 121 confirmed patients in hospital, of which 10 are in dangerous condition, 8 are in serious condition, and the remaining 103 are in stable condition.
According to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority's analysis of the mortality rate of hospitalized persons in the past 30 days, the group with the largest number of deaths is the elderly, with the mortality rate for those over 90 years old at 34.1%, and 26.8% for those aged 80 to 89.
Recently, many young people have contracted after attending social activities. Chen Hanyi urged young people to wear masks, keep their hands clean and maintain social distance.
If these measures are not followed, even though personal symptoms are mild, if unfortunately it is transmitted to family members, especially the elderly, it will cause great harm to them.
At present, there are confirmed cases in many densely populated areas in Hong Kong. In addition, they appear in bars, pharmacies, schools and homes for the disabled. The situation is worrying.
Yuan Guoyong, an expert consultant to the Special Administrative Region Government’s Anti-epidemic Steering Committee and Chair Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong School of Medicine, said that many epidemic prevention measures have been relaxed before the National Day holiday. Requirements such as the number of seats, air ventilation, and separate dining tables may lead to a rise in the epidemic.
Liang Zichao, chairman of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Medical Association, also said that the epidemic is accelerating, and related cases caused by cases of unknown source of infection will continue to emerge.
The most important thing now is for citizens to start by themselves, reduce gatherings and social contacts, and avoid going to hotels for parties and entertainment venues.