The fourth wave of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong is on the verge of breaking out, with the government announcing 43 new confirmed cases and more than 60 initial confirmed cases on Saturday. Director of the Infectious Diseases Branch of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health (CHP) Chang Chuk-kwan described the epidemic as “menacing”.
Chang urged the public to reduce activities outside and stay home as much as possible. The Food and Health Bureau will issue a mandatory testing bulletin, she said.
The total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to date is 5,561. Of the newly announced confirmed cases, 7 are imported cases and 36 are local cases. Of the newly diagnosed patients, 7 are imported cases and 36 are local cases. 21 more people from the “dancing group” have been diagnosed.
In response to the seriousness of the recent epidemic in Hong Kong, the SAR government announced on Saturday that the governments of Hong Kong and Singapore have decided to postpone the departure date of the “Air Travel Bubbles” program, which was scheduled to begin on Monday (23rd), by two weeks. In response, the Hong Kong Tourism Board said that supporting the travel bubble is a priority for the safety of tourists and the public. In the new normal of fighting the epidemic, it is understood that the epidemic will inevitably fluctuate from time to time and must be dealt with cautiously, in the hope that the local epidemic will subside as soon as possible and welcome tourists again.
Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Beng Kham also posted a message on the Internet, saying that he understands the disappointment and frustration felt by travelers, but from a public health perspective, both sides believe that this is the best arrangement, and that airlines will be in touch with affected passengers.
In addition, the government published a constitution on Saturday that further tightened the social distance measures. Party rooms will be closed from midnight, and bars, nightclubs and nightclubs will be closed for live performances and dancing. The party room industry questioned the government’s misclassification of dance venues as party rooms and said the industry would lose a lot of money if it could not operate during Christmas and other holidays.
Hong Kong Party Venues Association President Lam Hon Yin said that most of the weekend business will be cancelled as a result of the new measures, saying that the government’s arrangement was sudden and criticized the government for not communicating with the industry beforehand. He also criticized the government’s indifference to the party room industry and criticized the government’s unfairness. He also pointed out that the recent emergence of dance groups has nothing to do with party rooms and questioned the government’s misclassification of dance venues as party room premises, which has led to the party room industry. The industry has prepared for the worst and expects to be out of business this time or longer than before, possibly even during prime time periods such as Christmas and New Year’s Eve, and said that the industry will lose a lot of money.
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