[on.cc East Net News]The fifth wave of the epidemic has resumed. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that today (23rd), there were 4,265 new confirmed cases, including 231 imported cases. passed away. Another two more nursing homes have a total of 3 new cases; in terms of schools, due to suspected cases of transmission in 3 schools including Wah Yan College in Kowloon, individual classes involved in the epidemic have to suspend classes for one week. Kwai Chung Hospital has 6 confirmed cases in a ward, and the ward has stopped accepting new cases.
Of the imported cases, 104 were found at the airport, 98 were found in quarantine facilities, and 29 were found after quarantine. The cases came from 52 countries, with the UK accounting for the most with 50; Singapore with 14, the US and Thailand with 13, Germany with 12 and the Philippines with 11. In addition, the local variant cases increased again, BA.2.12.1 rose to 2.5%, BA.4 or BA.5 rose to 1.4%. According to the analysis results of the Public Health Laboratory Services Division of the Department of Health, a total of 19, 1,685 and 1,429 cases (including suspected cases) with Omicron variant strains BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1 have been recorded in Hong Kong as of yesterday. and BA.4/BA.5 sub-families, of which local cases accounted for zero, 1,451 and 567 cases respectively.
As for the Hospital Authority, 54 new staff members have tested positive today. An employee in the rehabilitation ward of Kwai Chung Hospital was diagnosed on July 19, and 5 more residents in the same ward were diagnosed yesterday. 4 patients in the same room were listed as close contacts. Go to Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment. In addition, the HA hospital bed adjustment has entered the second phase, which means that 2,000 hospital beds can be adjusted in a short period of time, emphasizing flexibility and flexibility. In addition to coping with the new crown epidemic, it is also hoped that the existing services can be maintained. At present, 48% of the pediatric isolation ward of the Hospital Authority is used, and 50% of the use of the intensive care unit.
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