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Zhuhai, Guangdong offers a reward to prevent Hong Kong people from smuggling in and spreading the coronavirus, and 10 people have been arrested there. At this moment, Hong Kong is being hit by the super-infectious mysterious Omicron variant virus, with more than 10,000 cases reported in a single day.
According to a report by the Central News Agency on February 18, Zhuhai City in Guangdong Province is heavily guarding against Hong Kong people smuggling into the mainland, fearing the spread of the coronavirus. After the measures were implemented, 10 people have been arrested in Zhuhai City, and the whistleblower received a bonus of RMB 100,000.
According to the news, Zhuhai authorities will provide “anti-smuggling” reporting bonuses for individual Hong Kong people who land smuggled in and spread the coronavirus. If one person is caught, the whistleblower will receive a bonus of 10,000 yuan; if the entire ship of transport is seized, 10 yuan will be awarded. million.
On the evening of February 15, the High-tech Zone of Zhuhai City arrested 10 stowaways who entered the country illegally by “Dafei (speedboat)”.
Hong Kong faces its worst coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in two years, with authorities announcing on Friday that all 7.5 million of the city’s residents will undergo mandatory nucleic acid testing and delaying the appointment of its next chief executive.
AFP said there were more than 11,000 new reported cases in Hong Kong on Friday alone, up from 12,000 the previous Thursday. Hong Kong’s health system has been completely overwhelmed in a few days.
According to health experts, Hong Kong’s daily cases could reach 30,000 by March. Older people are especially vulnerable: despite ample vaccine supplies, only 43% of those aged 70-79 and only 26% of those over 80 have opted for immunization.
One of the measures Hong Kong is preparing is mandatory universal testing, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a news conference, referring to the “critical situation” in Hong Kong.
But she ruled out grounding restrictions on Hong Kong, a measure that would be difficult to implement in one of the world‘s most densely populated cities and where housing is often crowded and shared.
Due to the lack of rooms, dozens of patients had to wait hours outside the hospital in beds or plastic chairs. Authorities have commandeered unoccupied hotels and social housing to isolate patients with asymptomatic or no symptoms, are planning to build makeshift hospitals, and have called on Beijing to help.