The “430 Epidemic Press Conference” of the new crown pneumonia that started in January of the previous year finally came to an end the day before yesterday. The Centre for Health Protection stated that in response to the local epidemic situation gradually stabilizing, it adjusted the risk communication strategy at this stage and announced the daily case figures through a press release from yesterday. There were 3,897 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday, including 117 imported cases, the first time since July 21 this year that fewer than 4,000 cases were recorded in a single day. The Hospital Authority announced that 10 more patients aged 61 to 92 passed away, bringing the fifth wave of the epidemic to a total of 9,903 deaths.
The first community Omicron case was recorded in Hong Kong on December 31 last year. The Hong Kong government defined that day as the “fifth wave of the epidemic.” For 232 consecutive days (except July 2, which was closed due to a typhoon), the Center for Health Protection sent Zhang Zhujun, the director of the infectious disease department, or Ou Jiarong, the chief doctor of the infectious disease department, as the spokesperson. At the press conference the day before yesterday, Zhang Zhujun repeatedly stated that it is inconvenient for him to express his personal feelings here.
The “430 Epidemic Press Conference” has been held since late January of the previous year, reporting on the situation of local and imported cases daily. Since June of the same year, if there are no new confirmed local cases with unknown origins on that day, or the previous day has announced preliminary reports on the unidentified origins Once diagnosed, “430” will not be opened. At first, the representative of the Centre for Health Protection was Zhang Zhujun. Until December 5th of the previous year, he suddenly appeared about 20 minutes before the opening, and Ou Jiarong, who made his debut at “430”, was in charge. After that, they took turns hosting for the next two years. In addition to Zhang Zhujun and Au Jiarong, the then senior doctor of the Centre for Health Protection Wang Zhikang also made a “guest appearance” for one day.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/local/3897 new confirmed cases – less than 4,000 cases for the first time in more than two months/340031?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral