1 new imported case of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong has no local cases for 30 consecutive days

Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, November 7-The Health Protection Center of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 7th that as of zero o’clock that day, Hong Kong had a new confirmed imported case of new coronary pneumonia. Since Hong Kong reported a local case on October 8, there have been no local cases for 30 consecutive days. At present, Hong Kong has reported a total of 12,368 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia.

According to reports, the new case is a 56-year-old man involving infection with a mutant virus strain. The man arrived in Hong Kong from the United Kingdom and was diagnosed during quarantine. In the past 14 days (October 24 to November 6), a total of 48 confirmed cases have been reported in Hong Kong, all of which were imported cases.

The Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government Chen Zhaoshi said on the same day that the epidemic in Hong Kong has now been “cleared” and stabilized. Therefore, “foreign defense import” is the most important part. For this reason, relevant measures have been strengthened recently, such as encrypting the airport. The frequency of personnel inspections has greatly reduced the number of exempt persons.

Statistics show that from the official launch of the new crown vaccination plan on February 26 to November 6, a total of about 4.64 million citizens in Hong Kong have received the first dose of the vaccine, accounting for 68.9% of the number of eligible free vaccinations; about 4.44 million citizens The second dose of vaccine has been vaccinated, accounting for 66.1% of those eligible for free vaccination.

According to the arrangement of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, starting from November 11, eligible citizens can receive a free third dose of the new crown vaccine, including people with weakened immune systems and people at higher risk of infection, such as people over 60 years of age, medical staff, and chronically ill patients. Wait.

The Director of the Civil Service Bureau of the SAR Government Nie Dequan said on the same day that the SAR government will extend the third dose of vaccination to the remaining groups as soon as possible in accordance with the situation of the third dose of vaccination and the processing capabilities of all vaccination centers.