The new crown epidemic is resurgent, and the daily new cases are hovering at 10,000. The Hong Kong government said today (6th) that law enforcement should be strengthened. In the past week, 4 people violated the red code, describing it as “unacceptable”. Seven people also received tickets for violating the vaccine pass; the forced inspection issued more than 650 tickets and prosecuted 50 people.
The high number of confirmed cases poses a threat to the lives of high-risk individuals. Among them, 95% of the deaths are among the elderly over the age of 60, and 20% of the elderly over the age of 80 have not been vaccinated. For young children, 20 will be admitted to the ICU from August to now. 80% of children under the age of 3 have not been vaccinated. According to experts, vaccination can prevent mild cases from becoming severe and even death. The protection rate of 3 doses of vaccination was 50 times higher than that of no vaccination.
Due to the shortage of manpower in the Hospital Authority, the authorities said that non-emergency services should be reduced by 30% because of the high number of hospital admissions. There are currently 2,800 people in hospitals. The high number of confirmed diagnoses is not just a matter of numbers, but an increase in the burden on the medical system.