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Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, November 30. The Center for Health Protection of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Department of Health announced on the 30th that, at 0:00 on that day, Hong Kong had 76 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia. The executive director of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, said that the new wave of epidemic situation is serious and that the SAR government will tighten a series of epidemic prevention measures, including most of the officials working in home, they will temporarily close some entertainment venues and re-introduce the “restraining order” for two.
At the information meeting on the epidemic held on the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, presented that 68 of the new confirmed cases were local cases, of which it was unknown. the source of infection, and most of the others were related to the previous dancing infection group. related. Furthermore, 8 cases were imported cases. Currently, Hong Kong has reported a total of 6,314 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia.
According to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, a total of 5,344 confirmed or suspected new coronary pneumonia patients have been recovered and discharged. There are still 752 confirmed patients in the hospital, 11 of whom are in dangerous condition, 5 in serious condition and the remaining 736 in stable condition.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor told an afternoon press conference that the new wave of epidemics is very severe. On November 29, 115 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were confirmed in Hong Kong, which was the first time in the past four months that the number of cases exceeded 100 in a single day. In the last 7 days, an average of 87 cases were confirmed daily and more than 100 cases were of unknown origin, indicating a hidden chain of transmission in the community. In this epidemic, many confirmed cases were found to have visited many places, had many social activities, and had contact with many people, making it very difficult to trace close contacts. Taking dance groups as an example, he noted that there have been more than 500 related cases so far, involving at least 28 venues as of November 29.
Carrie Lam said that a series of epidemic prevention measures will be introduced for two weeks starting on December 2. In addition to providing necessary and emergency services, all Hong Kong civil servants work from home. Some entertainment venues, including video game centers, karaoke, and swimming pools, are temporarily closed, and Hong Kong Ocean Park and Hong Kong Disneyland are also temporarily closed. Sports and fitness facilities may remain open, but no more than 2 people for group activities. Beauty salons and massage parlors may also remain open, subject to stricter restrictions.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said the restaurant may continue to be open, but business hours will be shortened to 10 p.m. and only 50% of the seats can be opened at the venue, with a maximum of 2 people per table. As for the “restraining order”, it will also return to the “tightest time”, no more than 2 people.
