Thousands of health workers prepare for testing in the Jordan area of Hong Kong, Jan. 23, 2021.
The outbreak continues to spread in Hong Kong, with the Centre for Health Protection announcing on the 22nd that 61 new people have been diagnosed with the Chinese Communist virus (COVID-19, Wuhan pneumonia), 55 of which are local cases. It is rumored that the authorities may blockade the communities where the outbreak occurred on the 23rd, including residents in the Yau Ma Tei and Jordan areas fleeing overnight.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced on the 22nd, as of 0:00 that day, Hong Kong has 61 new confirmed cases, including 55 cases of local infection and 6 imported cases. The total number of confirmed cases is 9,929, with 168 deaths.
The Epidemic in Hong Kong is recurrent and uncertain, starting in November last year, when the epidemic is serious, there are more than 100 confirmed cases every day, and less generally there are dozens of cases, raising concerns about whether the epidemic is out of control.
Last week, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Jordan Road, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok (commonly known as Yau Tsim Mong District) area more and more confirmed cases, single 19 to 21 days, the region has 103 confirmed patients.
Last weekend, the Hong Kong government has issued a quarantine and quarantine order on 20 buildings in the district, forcing residents to undergo virus testing, and ordered some people to the epidemic prevention center to accept quarantine.
In the past few days, the number of buildings under compulsory quarantine has continued to increase, with seven new buildings added on the 21st.
In addition to the mandatory quarantine and quarantine of buildings in the core area of Yau Tsim Mong, the authorities have also continued to spread the quarantine to the surrounding area, a large area of Yau Tsim Mong District, about 70 buildings are included in the quarantine. This is the most extensive quarantine since the outbreak.
Thousands of health workers prepare for testing in the Jordan area of Hong Kong on Jan. 23, 2021.
Hong Kong media reported on the 22nd, the authorities intend to blockade a large area of Yau Tsim Mong district on the 23rd and 24th, requiring residents in the area to have a negative test certificate for the virus before they can leave the banned area.
It is reported that the Hong Kong government will mobilize more than 1,000 disciplined forces personnel and testing personnel, door-to-door visits to residents to ensure that residents in the area have been tested, and hope that the action is completed before 25.
According to the Hong Kong government announced the restricted area, for Jordan “restricted area” (east to Wu Song Street, south to Nanjing Street, west to Battery Street, north to Gansu Street) residents must stay in their homes and according to government arrangements to accept mandatory testing, the government expects to complete this action within 48 hours.
After the news began to circulate on the 22nd, many residents of Yau Ma Tei and Jordan designated testing areas packed their bags and evacuated the whole Family from the area, with all the loopholes, the effectiveness of the Hong Kong government’s regional blockade is questionable.
Health workers talk to residents behind the doors outside their apartment buildings during testing in the Jordan area of Hong Kong on Jan. 23, 2021. This comes after thousands of people were ordered to stay at Home for the first outbreak lockdown.
Thousands of health workers prepare for testing in the Jordan area of Hong Kong on Jan. 23, 2021. This comes after thousands of people were ordered to stay home for the first outbreak lockdown.
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