【無了期唔知幾時完嘅武漢肺炎】國際疫情討論區09

Finance Minister and co-chair Lawrence Wong thanked Singaporeans for their efforts in minimising social activities to stop further COVID-19 transmission but cautioned that the number of cases here will continue to rise.

"Unfortunately, despite our collective efforts, the virus continues to gain ground," he said.

Wong noted that the natural reproduction rate of the contagious Delta variant – if left unfettered without any safe management measures in place – is "easily around five or six".

"We were able to bring the reproduction rate...down to about 1.5. That's already a significant reduction," he said.

But even so, cases are still doubling every week or so, Wong stressed. "That's the reality – and to bring it further down requires a lot more effort."

At about 1,600 daily new cases currently, Singapore sees about 26 infections per 100,000 population per day.

While lower than what is experienced in the UK and the US, which are seeing about 40 to 50 cases per 100,000 population per day, it is "higher than many other European countries that have reached an equilibrium", such as Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, which are seeing about seven to 10 cases, Ong said.

"This is a possible reference point for us. If we carefully chart our way forward in this transition journey, we will see cases continuing to rise. At some point, it will turn before coming down and stabilising at a level that represents a new equilibrium," he added.

But this new level is likely to be much higher than what Singaporeans are used to, said Wong.

"In other words, we are not going back to a scenario of low daily cases anymore. It is not going to be possible because we are moving forward to learn to live with the virus and we are continuing with our reopening plans," he noted, later adding that authorities have no immediate plans to place Singapore under a lockdown or Heightened Alert restrictions.

Singapore to go back to 2-person dine-in rule for 4 weeks from Monday

Singapore will return to a two-person dining-in rule for a period of four weeks from next Monday (27 September), as it aims to slow down community COVID-19 transmission.

From Monday until 24 October, groups of up to two persons will be allowed to dine-in at regular food-and-beverages (F&B) establishments, if all the diners are fully vaccinated. This is a reduction from the current limit of five persons for dine-in.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced in a media release on Friday that unvaccinated individuals with a valid negative pre-event test (PET) result, recovered individuals, and children aged 12 years and below may also be included in such groups of two.

For hawker centres and coffee shops, the concession to dine-in at these premises will remain at up to two persons, regardless of vaccination status, as they offer essential food services to the community.

F&B establishments that are not able to ensure that all dine-in patrons meet the criteria for full vaccination may only operate take-away and delivery services. At this stage of the transition, entertainment such as live performances, recorded music, and videos/TV screening will continue to be prohibited.

Patrons to F&B establishments are also reminded to adhere to all safe management measures and keep their masks on at all times except when eating or drinking.

Social gathering sizes also reduced from five to two
Permissible group sizes for social gatherings will also be reduced from a maximum of five persons to a maximum of two persons. Correspondingly, the maximum number of unique visitors per household will be reduced to two per day.

Individuals should continue to limit their overall number of social gatherings to not more than one per day, whether to another household, or meeting with friends and family members in a public place.

MOH said in its media release that it strongly encourages all individuals to reduce social activities and wear face masks.

"In particular, the elderly and persons with co-morbidities who are more vulnerable to severe illnesses, should stay home as much as possible, except for essential activities such as working, buying food and groceries, seeing the doctor, and exercising individually in uncrowded locations," it said.

1,650 new cases (new national record) and 3 new deaths in Singapore

With the help of high vaccination rate, keep worsening

澳門零時起再進入即時預防狀態防範新型肺炎疫情

澳門零時開始再次進入即時預防狀態。

由於澳門行政長官賀一誠正在四川，批示由代理行政長官羅立文簽署，認為因應澳門目前面對的新型肺炎社區傳播和爆發的風險極高。有需要採取措施保障市民生命和財產安全。

另外，由零時開始所有離境人士，需要持有48小時核酸陰性證明，而澳門的核酸檢測亦會即時24小時運作。

澳門昨天深夜公布，確診一宗新型肺炎輸入關聯病例，患者是隔離酒店的27歲尼泊爾籍保安，有輕微呼吸道症狀，已安排到公共衛生中心接受治療和跟進流行病學調查。

Background:

澳門深夜公布，確診一宗新型肺炎輸入關聯病例，患者是隔離酒店的27歲尼泊爾籍保安，有輕微呼吸道症狀，已安排到公共衛生中心接受治療和跟進流行病學調查。

他是在不足24小時前確診的土耳其籍澳門居民入住的金皇冠中國大酒店工作。當局表示，在確診今個月18日入境的31歲男子，在隔離第5天的新冠核酸檢測結果是陽性，而且檢測的病毒量大，有機會是新近感染。已即時要求酒店的保安、清潔以及相關人員進行檢測。

這名保安是繼零時公布的第64輸入病例後，確診為第65輸入關聯病例的新冠患者。

Thousands of teachers may be forced out of NYC schools next week because of vaccine mandate

Thousands of New York City teachers may not be in the classroom come Tuesday morning because they have not been vaccinated against coronavirus.

That's the morning after a city vaccine mandate for educators goes into effect. Unions representing classroom teachers, principals and supervisors say the mandate's introduction has been so poorly handled that many school employees will be suspended, resulting in unsafe schools.
New York City educators in general are more vaccinated than the rest of the city, state and nation. Some 81% of all Department of Education employees and 87% of teachers have received at least one dose as of Thursday night, according to the NYC Department of Education (DOE).
But that still means approximately 10,000 city teachers have yet to show they have had at least one shot of vaccine. If they do not, they risk losing their jobs. Workers have an option of taking a year of unpaid leave or getting a severance package if they do not get vaccinated as required by Mayor Bill de Blasio .

Wisconsin (USA) reports more COVID cases in children than any other age group

So far this week, more than 1,100 people under the age of 18 in Wisconsin have tested positive for COVID-19. That is more than any other age group, according to state Department of Health Services data.

Last week, 4,686 people under the age of 18 tested positive — more than double any other age group. In fact, since the week of Aug. 8, children have been diagnosed with more cases than every other group each week.

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin continues to see an increase in the number of kids in the hospital who test positive for COVID-19, but most are asymptomatic unless they have underlying health conditions.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Wisconsin has recorded three deaths in people age 19 and younger.

3,273 new cases (new national record) and 7 new deaths in South Korea

8,267 new cases and 133 new deaths in Ukraine

Keep worsening

本土今+0 新增5例境外移入 無新增死亡

指揮中心表示，今日新增5例境外移入個案，為3例男性、2例女性，年齡介於10多歲至30多歲，分別自阿拉伯聯合大公國(案16287)、美國(案16288)、衣索比亞(案16289)、菲律賓(案16290)及孟加拉(案16291)入境，入境日介於今(2021)年9月10日至9月23日，皆持有搭機前3日內檢驗陰性報告；詳如新聞稿附件。

指揮中心統計，截至目前國內累計3,267,405例新型冠狀病毒肺炎相關通報(含3,249,272例排除)，其中16,181例確診，分別為1,548例境外移入，14,579例本土病例，36例敦睦艦隊、3例航空器感染、1例不明及14例調查中；另累計110例移除為空號。2020年起累計841例COVID-19死亡病例，其中829例本土，個案居住縣市分布為新北市411例、臺北市318例、基隆市28例、桃園市26例、彰化縣15例、新竹縣13例、臺中市5例、苗栗縣3例、宜蘭縣及花蓮縣各2例，臺東縣、雲林縣、臺南市、南投縣、高雄市及屏東縣各1例；另12例為境外移入。

Taiwan has almost eradicated the Chinese virus

澳門回港易同來港易氣泡爆破

https://lihkg.com/thread/2712626/page/1

3 new cases in China, Macao SAR

Worsening!

10,843 new cases and 290 new deaths in Iran

Keep improving

率先瞻仰女警林婉儀遺容討論區

https://lihkg.com/thread/2712739/

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咁係應該禁止佢家人設靈堂

From https://lihkg.com/thread/2712948/

蒙古單日增18宗新冠病毒死亡 疫情爆發以來新高

蒙古單日新增18宗新冠病毒死亡病例，屬當地新高。另外，蒙古過去24小時新增2662宗病例，累計確診292591宗，累計1116宗死亡病例。

蒙古自8月中以來，疫情在首都烏蘭巴托和各省迅速蔓延，但由於床位短缺等原因，目前僅約2萬名患者住院治療，超過6萬名輕症患者居家隔離治療。衛生部說，醫護人員嚴重短缺，長期處於超負荷工作，也無法招募足夠數量醫護人員。

蒙古約340萬人口中的近7成人，已接種至少一劑新冠疫苗，超過6成半人完成兩劑接種。

日本增2674宗確診 東京多382宗病例

日本新增2674宗新型肺炎確診病例，其中東京都新增382宗，連續10天單日數字維持在1000宗以下，亦是連續34天比一星期前同期回落。至於重症患者人數則減至131人。

當地傳媒報道，日本政府計劃下月容許，已完成接種新冠疫苗人士，入境後家居檢疫日數，由14日縮短至10日。安排只限於接種輝瑞/BioNTech、莫德納與阿斯利康疫苗人士。

根據目前規定，從高危地區前往日本的人士，入境後頭三天，須在政府指定設施檢疫，如果對病毒檢測呈陰性，餘下檢疫期可轉到家居進行。至於來自非高危地區則可在到埗後直接家居隔離。若然實施新規定，來自高危地區亦可直接家居隔離。

Idaho morgues are running out of space for bodies as covid-19 deaths mount

Dave Salove has watched his morgue fill with bodies. Covid-19 victims have poured into the funeral home he runs in Boise, Idaho, in recent weeks, as the state contends with an unprecedented spike in deaths driven by the delta variant of the coronavirus. His 16-slot refrigeration room is over capacity. Other funeral homes have neared a tipping point, too.

Intent on avoiding the makeshift morgues that cropped up in the Northeast during the pandemic's first wave, Salove this week brought in a refrigerated trailer to hold the growing number of dead. By Friday, there were seven corpses inside, up from two the day before. Six more were on their way from another facility.

Long article, read more https://us.yahoo.com/news/idaho-morgues-running-space-bodies-180259778.html

新冠肺炎本土今再+0 8例境外中6例來自緬甸

中央流行疫情指揮中心今天公布國內新增8例COVID-19確定病例，均為境外移入，其中以緬甸6例最多，主要多是境外生。另確診個案中無新增死亡。
指揮中心表示，今日新增8例境外移入個案，為2例男性、6例女性，年齡介於10多歲至40多歲，分別自緬甸（案16292至案16295、案16298、案16299）、印尼（案16296）、阿拉伯聯合大公國（案16297）入境，入境日介於今年9月2日至9月24日，皆持有搭機前3日內檢驗陰性報告。

指揮中心統計，截至目前國內累計3,289,349例新型冠狀病毒肺炎相關通報（含3,271,665例排除），其中16,189例確診，分別為1,556例境外移入，14,579例本土病例，36例敦睦艦隊、3例航空器感染、1例不明及14例調查中；另累計110例移除為空號。2020年起累計841例COVID-19死亡病例，其中829例本土，個案居住縣市分布為新北市411例、台北市318例、基隆市28例、桃園市26例、彰化縣15例、新竹縣13例、台中市5例、苗栗縣3例、宜蘭縣及花蓮縣各2例，台東縣、雲林縣、台南市、南投縣、高雄市及屏東縣各1例；另12例為境外移入。

女警墮海第二日.........................

https://lihkg.com/thread/2713669

港大學會獻花犯國安法
獻花係亂拋垃圾
獻花即係鼓勵警察次次做嘢都死人，犯国安法呀
Don't 獻花

科學期刊柳葉刀負責人宣布解散一個溯源專家組 因小組與資助

https://lihkg.com/thread/2714179/

警方在二澳一帶發現屍體 懷疑為失蹤女警

安心出殯