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Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, December 10 (Journalist Ding Ziyi) The Health Protection Center of the Government Health Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced on the 10th that, at 0:00 that day, there were 112 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong, including 102 local infections and 10 imported cases. example. This is the third day in a row that the number of new cases in a single day in Hong Kong has reached triple digits. In Hong Kong, a total of 7,291 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia have been reported.
At the briefing on the epidemic on the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that of the 102 local infections, 34 were of unknown origin and 68 were related. with other locally confirmed cases.
Xu Deyi, deputy director of the Food and Health Office of the Government of the Special Administrative Region, said that of the 623 new local cases in the last week (December 3-9), more than 200 cases of infection were of unknown origin, which shows that there is a hidden chain of virus transmission in the community. Among local cases in the last two weeks, 23% of confirmed cases were asymptomatic. He called on citizens who have been to the outbreak area or who have been in contact with confirmed cases to get tested for the virus as soon as possible.
Xu Deyi said that the epidemic in Hong Kong is currently in a severe period, with the number of confirmed cases continuing to rise and colder weather may allow the virus to survive longer. He urged the public to pay close attention to personal hygiene, take steps to prevent epidemics, and refrain from going to crowded places, much less attending meetings and other activities.
According to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, at 9 a.m. that day, a total of 117 confirmed patients with new coronary pneumonia had been discharged from the Hong Kong hospital in the past 24 hours. So far, a total of 5,900 confirmed or suspected patients have recovered and discharged. A total of 1,135 confirmed patients are being treated at 22 public hospitals and the AsiaWorld-Expo community isolation facilities. Among them, 43 are in dangerous condition, 59 are in serious condition and the remaining 1,033 are in stable condition. The utilization rate of negative pressure beds in Hong Kong is approximately 75%, and the utilization rate of negative pressure rooms is approximately 79%.
On the 9th, the RAE government cited the “Disease Prevention and Control Regulation (Compulsory Tests for Certain People)” and published the announcements of compulsory tests according to the regulations, requiring that people who have been in 5 specified places be December 14 or earlier. Accept the virus tests. Failure to comply with the mandatory trial order is a crime and you will be fined HK $ 25,000 and imprisoned for 6 months.
