Hong Kong Streets (Document)
Hong Kong, which has a population of about 7.4 million, has been experiencing a "fourth wave" of the novel coronavirus infection since late November 2020, but the situation has stabilized by May 2021 and will end by the end of the month. bottom. Even after June, sporadic infections were confirmed in people who had not traveled abroad (mostly airport workers), but chain transmission in the city did not appear for a long time. It was discovered that a male crew member of Cathay Pacific Airways had spread the virus inside the Mochizukiro restaurant, ending the 83-day record of zero cases of community-acquired infections. At the beginning of the year, another infection chain spread from a Cathay Airways female crew member (cabin attendant) emerged, and new positive cases continue to emerge every day. All of them are cases of Omicron mutant strains, which are said to be highly infectious. There are also several cases of unknown infection routes, and it is believed that the fifth wave of the epidemic has begun. According to the announcement by the Hong Kong Health Authority, as of midnight on January 10, there were 24 new positive cases on a single day. 19 people). The route of infection is unknown for one of the five positive people in the city, including those related to imports. The patient with an unknown route of infection is a 20-year-old woman who also works as a sales clerk at Sogo department store in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, in Tuen Mun, New Territories. The main activity area is Tuen Mun, and the patient has visited a pharmacy and several restaurants operated by a family member in the same area. It is said that there is Since the Cathay Pacific flight attendant, who was previously confirmed to be infected with the Omicron variant, visited this pharmacy on December 27, 2018, the company will wait for the results of viral genome analysis to determine the relevance. Currently, in Hong Kong, residents of condominiums where positive people and elementary positive people who have appeared in the city and people who happened to stop by are subject to compulsory quarantine (isolation quarantine at the quarantine center) or compulsory virus tests one after another. It's becoming In addition, the Hong Kong Health Authority announced on the 10th that the number of people subject to compulsory quarantine will increase in the near future, and the capacity of the quarantine center will be approaching the limit. It was also announced that it would be shortened and changed to a self-monitoring period at home after the 15th day. The Omicron mutant is characterized by a short incubation period, and the decision was made after consulting with experts. In addition, the vaccination rate in Hong Kong as of 8:00 pm on January 9 was 74.4% (first vaccination completed) and 69.8% (second vaccination completed). The cumulative number of vaccinations is 10,233,794, and the number of vaccinations per day is 28,077 (7-day moving average of 37,376). In Hong Kong, where vaccines are plentiful, the government predicted that by the end of September last year, it would be possible to exceed the target vaccination rate of 70% (completion of the first vaccination) required to build an immune barrier. However, from September onwards, the slump in the number of inoculations was remarkable, and it was finally achieved on November 23rd. The third vaccination (booster vaccination) started on November 11, and the number of vaccinations mentioned above includes the third vaccination. The total number of third inoculations is 522,487. Since the beginning of the year, the number of vaccinations has been on the rise again due to the emergence of confirmed cases of community-acquired infection.
