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[Outbreak 3.3]Hong Kong’s epidemic worsened, reduced bus schedules and suspended operations | CCP virus | Wuhan pneumonia | New crown virus

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[Outbreak 3.3]Hong Kong’s epidemic worsened, reduced bus schedules and suspended operations | CCP virus | Wuhan pneumonia | New crown virus

[The Epoch Times March 03, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Daphra comprehensive report) According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of Thursday (March 3) at 5:20 p.m. Eastern time, the global The total number of cases of the CCP virus (Wuhan virus, novel coronavirus, COVID-19) exceeded 441 million (441,717,402) and the death toll exceeded 5.98 million (5,980,941).

The following are the statistics of new confirmed cases and deaths in a single day in some countries on Wednesday (March 2) (some data are adjusted according to worldometers):

52,355 confirmed cases in the U.S. and 2,095 deaths;
Canada has 6,911 confirmed cases and 91 deaths;
Australia has 25,255 confirmed cases and 60 deaths;
44,017 confirmed cases in the UK and 74 deaths;
France has 57,697 confirmed cases and 186 deaths;
Germany has 198,457 confirmed cases and 255 deaths;
India has 6,561 confirmed cases and 173 deaths;
Brazil has 30,995 confirmed cases and 335 deaths;
Russia has 97,455 confirmed cases and 784 deaths;
Japan has 61,843 confirmed cases and 227 deaths;
South Korea has 219,237 confirmed cases and 96 deaths;
Taiwan has 49 confirmed cases and 0 deaths;
Hong Kong has 55,353 confirmed cases and 178 deaths.

Here are real-time updates on the CCP virus outbreak:

US Senate passes bill to end COVID-19 national emergency

The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on February 14, 2022. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The U.S. Senate today (March 3) passed a bill to end the national emergency caused by COVID-19.

The bill narrowly passed by 48 to 47 in a partisan vote.

All Republicans voted for SJ Res. 38, which would end the national emergency declared by President Trump on March 13, 2020.

All Democrats voted no, and the COVID-19 national emergency has been extended twice by President Biden.

Five senators missed the vote, including three Democrats.

“After nearly two years of living in this state of emergency, the American people are exhausted and long to breathe freely; they long for God-given freedom and for leaders to be on their side. Now is the time for our country to learn to live with COVID It’s time,” Senator Roger Marshall (R, Kansas), who introduced the bill, said in a statement after the vote. “I am proud that my colleagues have come together to rescind this emergency declaration and deliver a symbolic victory for our citizens that normalcy is on the horizon, limited government and our constitutional rights still reign supreme.”

The bill will now go to the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

During a pandemic, Democrats have generally been more supportive of restrictions than Republicans.

The White House said earlier today that even if the House passed the bill, Biden would still veto it.

Hong Kong’s epidemic worsens, subway and bus services are cut

On March 3, 2022, Hong Kong citizens underwent nucleic acid testing. (Yu Gang / The Epoch Times)

The worsening COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong has forced subway, bus and ferry companies and supermarket chains to cut back on services and operations.

Hong Kong today (March 3) reported 56,827 confirmed cases and 144 deaths, an exponential increase from about 100 cases in early February and three consecutive months of zero cases in late 2021.

Many restaurants and shops are closed, the main financial district is eerily quiet, and the usually bustling neighborhoods rarely get out.

In a statement late March 2, Hong Kong’s Transport Department said it would suspend 98 bus routes after a surge in employee infections and a drop in passenger traffic made it difficult to maintain operations due to strict social distancing measures.

Hong Kong’s subway operator, MTR Corporation, said it would cut service on eight lines.

“We have been working hard to maintain MTR services despite the worsening COVID-19 situation. However, the latest developments in the outbreak are affecting manpower for day-to-day operations,” MTR said on its website.

Two ferry operators that operate ports between Hong Kong’s main island and the Kowloon peninsula said they would suspend services until further notice.

Parknshop, one of Hong Kong’s largest supermarket chains, said it would cut operating hours at more than 200 stores to protect its staff and customers, some of which would close as early as 3 p.m.

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Health experts at the University of Hong Kong estimate a peak of about 183,000 daily infections in the coming week.

Austrian health minister Mukestein resigns

Austrian Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein attends a press conference on further restrictions on Covid-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, in Pertisau, in his home state of Tirol, on November 19, 2021. (JOHANN GRODER/EXPA/AFP via Getty Images)

Austrian Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein resigned on Thursday (March 3), the second senior Austrian government to resign in the next year amid pressure to deal with the coronavirus pandemic officials.

Mukstein, a member of the Green Party, replaced in April 2021 the incumbent health minister Rudolph Anschober, who resigned due to exhaustion.

“In the past few months, I have felt how hard it all is,” he was quoted as saying by the Austrian newspaper, adding that he had been threatened not to leave his home without police protection.

The leader of the ruling Green Party and Deputy Prime Minister Werner Kogler said he would propose Vorarlberg provincial official Johannes Rauch as the new health minister.

Austria has angered thousands of people by passing a law on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, and protests against the mandatory vaccination order have continued.

Austria plans to lift most of its remaining COVID restrictions by March 5.

Sweden sees marked drop in cases after restrictions are lifted

On February 4, 2022, people flow on a shopping street in the center of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images)

Sweden’s health agency said on Thursday (March 3) that COVID-19 cases were falling sharply, after Sweden lifted almost all of its restrictions less than a month ago.

The Swedish government lifted restrictions on restaurant hours and the number of people in indoor venues on February 9, a move that drew criticism from scientists at the time.

The number of cases in Sweden is difficult to assess due to the reduction in testing, but both the proportion of positive cases and the number of patients requiring hospitalization are falling.

“There is no indication that the opening has increased transmission, so we think it is relevant and correct,” Karin Tegmark Wisell, director general of the Swedish Health Agency, told a news conference.

“Regardless of the transmission situation, we are very pleased with the current state of affairs,” she said.

The number of patients requiring intensive care was 53 on Thursday, down 24 from last week, while the total number of people requiring intensive care fell to 1,300 from about 1,600.

Sweden took unusual precautions in the first year of the pandemic, eschewing lockdowns and focusing instead on voluntary ways to promote social distancing and good hygiene.

More than 17,000 Swedes have died from COVID-19, a higher death toll per capita than their Nordic neighbours but lower than most European countries that have opted for lockdown.

France cancels vaccine passports in mid-March

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on March 14 that France will lift a rule requiring people to show passports with a COVID-19 vaccine to enter certain premises, amid signs that COVID infections are slowing.

“The hygiene situation is improving,” Castex said today (March 3) in an interview with French television station TF1.

From March 14, masks will also no longer be required indoors, except on public transport.

However, Castex added that a vaccine pass must still be presented when entering an aged home care centre.

Hong Kong epidemic spreads to prison, former pan-democratic leader contracted virus

The COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong has spread to prisons. Former stake chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and former Democratic Party chairman Ho Chun-yan both tested positive for quick tests. The picture shows the file photo of Ho Junren, vice chairman of the stake. (Song Bilong/The Epoch Times)

The COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong has spread to prisons. Former stake chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and former Democratic Party chairman Ho Chun-yan both tested positive for quick tests.

According to the official press release of the Correctional Services Department of the Hong Kong government, as of March 2, about 1,000 inmates had been infected with the virus in the past two weeks, most of which were asymptomatic cases, mainly in newly admitted prisoners. people’s detention center. The DH has immediately isolated and treated the infected persons in custody and close contact groups.

In terms of staff, as of yesterday, a total of about 1,000 staff were unable to go to work because of the infection or because they were classified as close contacts. The department has decided to suspend all visits, including family visits and official visits, from March 7 to 20.

According to Hong Kong 01 reports, former pan-democratic leaders Li Zhuoren, He Junren and social activist Gu Siyao tested positive for rapid screening and have been isolated for treatment. Lee Cheuk-yan was sentenced to 14 months in prison in April 2021 for his involvement in two unauthorised rallies on August 18 and 31, 2020. He Junren was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an unauthorised assembly on October 1, 2019.

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Gu Siyao was charged with “attempting or preparing to commit one or more acts with seditious intent” because he planned to demonstrate at the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics. He failed to appear in court and was adjourned to March 22.

Hong Kong’s confirmed cases exceed 50,000 for 2 consecutive days

On March 3, 2022, Hong Kong citizens underwent nucleic acid testing. (Yu Gang / The Epoch Times)

Hong Kong today (March 3) reported 56,827 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the second day in a row that the number of cases has exceeded 50,000. The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has infected more than 337,000 people and killed more than 920 people.

Central News Agency reported that Ou Jiarong, chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, announced at a press conference on the epidemic today that there were 56,827 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today. He said the fifth wave had infected more than 337,000 people.

Li Liye, the chief administrative manager of the Hospital Authority, announced at the meeting that 144 confirmed patients died in the past 24 hours, most of them were elderly and chronically ill; in the fifth wave of the epidemic, a total of 1,153 patients died in public hospitals, most of them long-term patients. By.

Hong Kong Economic Times reported that Li Liye said that the utilization rate of isolation beds in public hospitals has reached 88.1%, which is the upper limit of the utilization rate of isolation beds. In addition, about 60 patients were diagnosed when they were screened, and about 130 patients in the same room were classified as close contacts. A total of 5,251 HA staff have been infected with the virus so far, and about 600 staff have returned to work.

At the press conference, Xu Deyi, deputy director of the Food and Health Bureau, said that the authorities’ epidemic prevention policy is still early detection and early isolation.

In recent days, citizens have gone to supermarkets to buy vegetables, meat and other food products. Xu Deyi reiterated that the mainland has sufficient supplies of daily necessities. He has discussed with large supermarkets that the inventory will be delivered to the shelves of various branches as soon as possible.

South Korea confirmed nearly 200,000 more cases of Prime Minister’s rapid test positive in a single day

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Buk-gyeom tested positive on March 2. The picture shows Kim Fu-gyeom speaking at a press conference with foreign journalists in Seoul on February 22, 2022. (Jung Yeon-je AFP via Getty Images)

South Korea’s recent epidemic has rapidly heated up. After the number of confirmed cases hit a new high of more than 210,000 cases, today (March 3) added nearly 200,000 confirmed cases in a single day; even Prime Minister Jin Fuqian also reported a positive test today, and he is quarantined at his official residence. Accept PCR nucleic acid test.

According to the Central News Agency, the Office of the Prime Minister’s Secretary said that after the end of his trip on February 28, Jin Fuqian also developed suspected symptoms in addition to the fatigue accumulated in the past few days, but the results of the quick screening were all negative.

All of Jin Fuqian’s schedules have been postponed, and he will decide whether to attend physical meetings and other activities after the PCR results are released. Video schedules such as internal meetings and reports will be carried out normally.

The number of confirmed cases in South Korea has risen rapidly recently. On March 1, the number of confirmed cases in a single day exceeded 200,000 for the first time. On March 2, it dropped slightly, but there were still 198,803 cases, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 3,691,488.

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As of 0:00 this morning, the number of severe cases has reached 766, and the death toll from the infection has hit a new high of 128, with a total of 8,394 cases, with a mortality rate of 0.23%; the number of home treatment increased by 36,000 to 857,132, of which nearly 130,000 were 60-year-olds The above high-risk groups.

The Omicron virus is highly transmissible, resulting in a rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases, but the severe disease and mortality rate are relatively low. The South Korean government has recently relaxed some epidemic prevention regulations, and is considering further loosening social distancing. It is estimated that a new plan will be announced on the 4th as soon as possible.

Taiwan added 71 confirmed cases, 5 local cases and 66 overseas immigrants

Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (March 3) that there were 71 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5 local cases and 66 imported cases (28 were positive for flight landing tests); Added death.

The command center said that the new local cases today are 3 males and 2 females, aged between under 10 years old and in their 50s.

The command center explained that today’s new cases of immigration from abroad are 33 males, 32 females, and 1 case under investigation, aged from under 5 years old to over 70 years old, from Vietnam (11 cases), the Philippines (6 cases), The United States (5 cases), Hong Kong (4 cases), Singapore, Indonesia and India (3 cases each), Cambodia, Myanmar and the United Kingdom (2 cases each), Latvia, Japan, South Africa, France and the United Arab Emirates (1 case each) Moved in, another 20 cases are under investigation. The entry date is from January 25 to March 2, today (2022).

According to the statistics of the command center, up to now, a total of 20,653 confirmed cases have been confirmed, including 5,153 imported cases, 15,446 local cases, 36 Dunmu Fleet cases, 3 aircraft infections, 1 case unknown and 14 cases under investigation. A total of 853 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded since 2020, of which 839 were local and 14 were imported from abroad.

Japan extends multi-prefecture restrictions on the number of people entering the country

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will announce new epidemic prevention measures and a decision to extend his current post on the 3rd. The picture shows Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on February 17, 2022. (David Mareuil/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan will ease border controls to allow more people to enter the country, especially students, while extending epidemic-prevention restrictions in several prefectures, including Tokyo.

Japanese media reported that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will increase the number of people who can enter the country from the current 5,000 to 7,000 per day, and students coming to Japan to study abroad will be excluded from the daily entry limit and will be considered separately.

Kishida will announce the new measures and the decision to extend the COVID quasi-emergency at a press conference today (March 3) at 7:00pm local time.

Japan is an aging country with a shrinking population and a desperate need for workers.

About 150,000 foreign students have been turned away from the country since 2020, prompting warnings of labor shortages and damage to Japan’s international reputation.

Even though the number of new cases is starting to drop, hospitals are still under pressure from a surge in the number of patients infected with the Omicron variant. February was by far the deadliest month for the outbreak, with 4,856 deaths, according to Japan’s national broadcaster NHK.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno said yesterday that Japan’s central government has received requests from five prefectures in western Japan, including Kyoto and Osaka, to extend epidemic prevention restrictions that will expire on March 6.

Moscow ends QR codes and other COVID restrictions

People wait for a free COVID-19 rapid antigen test at a testing center in Moscow on January 31, 2022. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images)

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said today (March 3) that locals will no longer be required to use a QR code to prove they have been vaccinated or immune to COVID-19, and will remove the All restrictions on entertainment and sports venues.

Sobyanin wrote on his blog that things are gradually returning to normal in the city as reported infections and hospitalizations decrease.

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