[on.cc East Net News]The fifth wave of the new crown epidemic has resumed, and the number of confirmed cases has once again exceeded 6,000 since March 31 this year. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, announced that there were 6,054 new confirmed cases today (18th), including 243 imported cases. In the past day, there were 6 more cases of infection in 6 residential homes, and some residents were required to be quarantined; another 48 schools reported cases involving 30 students and 18 teaching staff, and 2 schools had to suspend classes for individual classes, one for fan Ling Jiafu Baptist Church Kindergarten PM Class and Hong Kong Australian International School Class 6J. Zhang continued to point out that the daily number of confirmed BA.5 cases is currently on the rise, and the trend is similar to that of foreign countries becoming the mainstream. Moreover, BA.5 has a high infectivity and a rapid upward trend, and the spread cannot be predicted at this time.
Of the imported cases, 121 were found at the airport, 51 were found in quarantine facilities, 50 were found during quarantine on days 4 to 7, and 21 were found on days 8 to 14. More than 10 entries from 49 places, including 7 places. Including 31 cases in India, 27 cases in Thailand and the United Kingdom, 20 cases in the Philippines, 14 cases in Singapore, 13 cases in Japan and 12 cases in Canada. Zhang said that every day, some people who entered quarantine have confirmed cases after 8 days, about 20 cases, and most of them have high CT values, which seems to be the second infection. She also mentioned that it is suspected that BA.5 has increased, accounting for 27.2% of the samples on August 15, while BA.2.12.1 accounted for 9%, emphasizing that the public should continue to guard against the epidemic.
In addition, 7 critically ill patients and 2 critically ill patients were newly reported yesterday (17th). There are now a total of 34 critically ill patients and 22 critically ill patients, of which 9 critically ill patients are receiving intensive treatment. Zhang pointed out that BA.5 is highly contagious, but it is no different from other variants for serious or fatal cases, and there is no sign that it has an impact on CT values. Kwan Wai-min, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, also said that among the overall confirmed cases and hospitalizations, 10% were from institutions. They stayed in the hospital for an average of 7 to 8 days. Some residents may be hospitalized due to their own illnesses Longer, because if the elderly stay in the hospital for a little longer, they will need more time for rehabilitation and treatment.
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