How Are We Now? (Hong Kong's Real Battle Against Covid-19 Begins)

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February 22, 2022

I've been living in this country, Hong Kong, for more than four years now, and I would consider this as one of the safest countries during this Pandemic Era. I never saw the people and the government panic because the situation can easily be controlled. Not until recently when the government was put on full war against Covid due to a sudden surge of positive cases.

2019 when the world was put on red alert as the Novel Coronavirus spread vastly and rapidly throughout the world, affecting anyone that the invisible monster would encounter, young, old, poor, rich, healthy, and unhealthy. During the first wave of Covid, Hong Kong was considered one of the safest places as it easily controlled the situation, imposing different strict and mandatory protocols for the sake of everyone.

Lockdowns were implemented in some areas and incoming flights were banned from different parts of the world just to stop the spread of the virus coming from other parts of the world. The government has always been in full support and looking for different ways to totally put the country to Zero Case each day.

Based on the All-Time Covid data of Hong Kong, it was July 2020 when Covid escalated here and the country had more than a hundred positive cases. That was even lesser compared to other countries with thousands to millions of cases.

Hong Kong coronavirus stats https://g.co/kgs/R1vxXz

However, from September to November of the same year, the positive cases declined only having 0 to 10 cases each day. Not until the Christmas season in December 2020 when the cases spiked to more than a hundred again, but eventually declined at the start of 2021. That's how the government controls the situation just to put the country in a safe zone. And we, responsible residents, also followed each protocol and regulation for our own safety.

And for our hope of lifting the travel bans and resuming some of our daily lives activities, we were advised to get covid jabs to protect ourselves from the virus, most especially since new variants were suddenly popping out. Despite knowing the side effects, most of us here in Hong Kong have volunteered to get vaccinated for our own safety, because we know that benefits would outweigh the risks.

From voluntary vaccination, the government made it mandatory to control the escalating virus cases. Since the start of the Covid vaccination at the beginning of 2021, a total of 12.4M vaccines have been administered, from 1st dose to 3rd dose.

Data according to: https://chp-dashboard.geodata.gov.hk/covid-19/en.html

The situation was fully controlled in this past year 2021, and we felt safe and comfortable roaming outside again despite still having the virus around.

But the Christmas season came in December 2021 again and we have seen a few positive cases. Although it was below 10, it was enough for the government to take control of the situation again and for the residents to take more safety precautions.

The cases decreased not until the Chinese New Year season. Before CNY, the positive cases slowly increased again and so the government put the classes back to online classes for the safety of the students.

Data from https://chp-dashboard.geodata.gov.hk/covid-19/en.html

Unfortunately, the positive cases suddenly spiked right after the Chinese New Year season as you can see in the data below. February 14 had shown to have the most cases with almost 1,500. And as of February 19, 2022, the total cases increased to 22,128 with 258 deaths since the start. Covid.

Hong Kong coronavirus stats https://g.co/kgs/R1vxXz

And just this Sunday, the whole citizens were surprised and got more worried when the news came out and informed everyone that the positive cases climbed high like a bolt from the blue.

According to the news this Sunday, the positive cases had increased by 6,067, and 6,055 of them were locally transmitted, while 12 came from other countries, giving a total of 52,830. The news also said that 19 died which made the total death 305 since the start of Covid.

From 6,067 last Sunday, another news came out this Monday stating that all new cases increased to 7,533, and 3 of which were imported. And what's saddening was another 16 death cases including the 11-month old baby which is said to be the youngest Covid-19 casualty and the third young death case in the past 2 weeks.

News from: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3167793/coronavirus-hong-kong-tighten-cap-diners-table

And according to Geodata.gov.hk, since the start of Covid in 2019, the status is as follows:

  • Confirmed: 26,038

  • Asymptomatic: 3,825

  • Re-positive: 10

  • Tested Positive: 60,363

  • Hospitalized: 3,803

  • Critical: 16

  • Died: 321

In the past 3 years, this has been the most critical year for Hong Kong and with the help of China government, the country is in real battle mode against Covid imposing necessary protocols and regulations to protect the lives of Hong Kong people. And due to the sudden escalating cases of Covid, some experts from mainland China came to Hong Kong to help the officials control the Covid outbreak. Protocols were tightened and resources were added such as vaccines, medical supplies including traditional medicines from China, masks, and more hotels will be made as isolation facilities for symptomatic patients. The quarantine period was set to 14 days.

We are advised to stay at home as much as possible, apply social distancing measures, and avoid crowded places when going out since cases are still rising daily. Bringing a covid vaccine pass is even necessary as other restaurants won't allow us to enter without showing the covid pass. Citizens should have at least one vaccine to be able to enter other establishments and restaurants.

As citizens of Hong Kong, what we could only help is to follow the protocols and avoid unnecessary social contact for our own sake and others.

Wherever you are, keep safe guys!

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Kawawa nga mga OFW jan e. Pag na COVID termination agad tas pinapaalis talaga ng mga employer. Un ang sabi sa report. Pano kung un employer ang source ng virus?

Ingat jan lagi.

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2 years ago

That number is growing so high. Stay safe there ate Jane.

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2 years ago

Those figures are alarming, from having total control to an expansion like that. I'm sure they'll soon be back in control.

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2 years ago

Grabe talaga anjan tita ko sis kktapos lang nia sa sunod2x na swab testing balik na naman sila sa pila nung nagstart magduty kasi may kaopisina na nagpositive naman.. swan na naman 3 consecutive days na sya nasa pilahan ulit as of now..

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2 years ago

Mga tao nag ooblige na magvaccine at test dhl takot sa sudden surge ng cases

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2 years ago

I saw this in the news and I thought about you. So you're okay naman as of today, sis? I hope you are! I am including you guys in my prayers!

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2 years ago

Yup.. Okay nman. Sa bahay lng most of the time

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2 years ago

Malapit na ba mawala ang face mask diyan sa inyo Jane?

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2 years ago

Gosh, ang damiiii halos sa ibang bansa din ata ganito ee pag tapos ng holidays tsk. Anyways, ingat ungat kayo madams. Wag na din lumabas gaanon if di naman need ba. Maganda na naga ingat.

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2 years ago

Sa england mag back to normal na daw tomorrow kht my covid pa. Wala na paki mga tao

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2 years ago

Luhhh, baka lalo naman lumala case don halakaa

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2 years ago

Stay safe po palagi. Hopefully the postive cases will slowly decreased there.

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2 years ago

Thanks

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2 years ago

Take care my friend, we are not yet safe and free from this scourge.

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2 years ago

Take care as well

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2 years ago

It needs a joint effort from the government and the citizens to control this deadly virus... kahit mga bakunado ngayon nagkakacovid parin..kaya Those vaccines are not totally protecting us from the virus..kaya need talaga ingat ingat..mahirap na.. Sana matapos na ..Keep safe po.

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2 years ago

Kayo din

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2 years ago

Whoa, this is getting more serious over their in HK. People no longer take COVID-19 serious in my country since last year when we successfully resisted the second wave. Now we are having an average of 30 new cases everyday, but the situation in HK has shown that we should still be careful coz it looks like it is not over yet. Stay safe Ate Jane 🙏

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2 years ago

Exactly. When we thought it would end soon..but no.. Just getting worse..

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2 years ago

Ingat ka diyan madam. Nabalitaan ko nga yan sa news daming kababayan natin ang positive at mga natugulog na araw sa park diya. Nung napanood ko yan bigla kitang naalala. Ingat lagi. ❤

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2 years ago

Punuan na kc hotels dto. Tapus mahal pa bayad. So priority ata ilagay dun mga HK locals..

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2 years ago

This also happened in my area after a few days ago I shared my story about the spread of the virus that is getting faster so that loneliness has hit my country. The new variant has changed all expectations as many people thought the virus would be gone soon but apparently earlier this year all countries will feel the same. May we be protected by God.

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2 years ago

What country are you in?

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2 years ago

Don't worry. You and most people of the world are safe.

It seems I have to post a semi-research article on the notorious testing technique RT-PCR, which gives mixed-up positive results for many viruses, including the common cold, cough, fever, influenza, whooping cough, etc. No expert can deterministically infer which virus gave the positive result for RT-PCR. So, most of these "rising" positive cases may not be for the new fatal virus. The pandemic bubble will burst soon.

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2 years ago

Ingat po kayo,pero for sure makokontrol din agad yn kasi ung citizens naman nila is madaling mapasunod unlike dito sa atin😌

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2 years ago

Haha.. Oo mnga 🤣

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2 years ago

Reading things like this breaks my heart. Covid had done a lot of damage and led to deaths of loved ones, i just hope it ends now. Loosing a 11-months old baby is a sad one to hear.

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2 years ago

Truly sad

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2 years ago

Ay hala ka, bigla-bigla syang tumaas out of nowhere, sana dito sa pinas maintain na yung baba nita. Keep safe sainyo ate

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2 years ago

Stay safe sis, bka naging complacent mga tao kasi low cases kyo dyan kya yon, bglang dumami

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2 years ago

Ganun na nga..lalo na last CNY dami gatherings

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2 years ago

COVID-19 is still around and we all need to be at high alert for our safety.

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2 years ago

Yeah...and keeps on mutating...

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2 years ago

Now that’s an unexpected turn of events. Here there are barely any restrictions anymore. Most people I know already had covid.

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But what did they do? Just ignore it?

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We had lots of restrictions and lockdowns in the past couple years, but once majority of the population has been vaccinated all the restrictions loosened up. We need to test often if we want to go out dancing or other big gatherings and of course quarantine if we test positive, but vacs are not compulsory.

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2 years ago

Just be careful always

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2 years ago

Yup. I read the article from South China Morning Post about the increasing cases of positive cases in Hong Kong. I hope you are okay ate Jane.

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2 years ago

Yes i am..

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2 years ago

Grabe ngayong pag taas ng covid diyan sis nabasa ko sa fb,tapos Yong friend ko nag kwento qndiyan din siya sa hk,ingat ka diyan sis

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2 years ago

Same to you dn jan

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2 years ago

Ingat ka friend dian. Mabilis ang pagtaas ng case ng covid diyan.

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2 years ago

Bilis tlga

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2 years ago

This covid-19 of a thing has really brought the world to it knees. In Nigeria, the stay home order really led to the crumbling of business and the Nigerian economy as a whole. I pray we get out of the situation as soon as possible. Stay safe Jane.

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2 years ago

Thanks

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2 years ago

The moment death toll increases above 1000 people start taking things seriously. They wont take it seriously till under 1000 number. Sad but reality. Hope everything turns normal this year.

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2 years ago

Hk always take things seriously.. It's just that, during Chinese New Year, people weren't aware that they were positive so they roamed around.. That's how the transmission started . the CNY celebrations lasted for 15 days..

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2 years ago

Ingat ka jan ate. Ang bilis naman tumaas parang kidlat talaga siguro dahil sa pagkapasapasa yung chinese new year.

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2 years ago

Kya nga

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2 years ago

Nasa hongkong din dalawa kong sister in law at may face to face classes yung mga alaga nila di gaya dito ,2years na ang covid at wala pa rin .

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2 years ago

I know zoom lahat ng classes dto . face to face sa learning centers cguro yan..hndi sa school

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2 years ago

Stay safe JAne, in England as from Thursday covid is over, even if you test positive you don't have to self isolate or anything!

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2 years ago

Really? In short, you guys doesn't care about it anymore? But are there casualties there?

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2 years ago

In short it is about money, It costs too much, Yes there are casualties but they have gone down and down, do you know the Queen has covid now, 95 and she says like a mild cold. Scotland is different we don't know what will happen yet, we still wear masks and selfisolate, but in England on Thurday everything is back to normal!

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2 years ago

Goodluck . let's see what would happen.. My boss' son is studying there.. At King's School england..

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2 years ago

Keep safe as well please. Probably is beginning to spread more because the covid-19 rules have been brought down some countries, and most of them might have travelled into HK.

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2 years ago

Hope so

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2 years ago

Ingat jan sis jusko grabe di na talaga safe kahit san.

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2 years ago

Thanks

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2 years ago

I guess that was a good measure on the part of the government to have put the classes back as online classes as there are increase in the covid19 cases after the celebration of the Chinese new year

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2 years ago

Yup.. Students should be protected more

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2 years ago

It gave me goosebumps, I presume that Hongkong is one of the country that easily address any new cases and variant of Covid, I was shocked that Hongkong is attacked by thousands of covid cases, maybe it's due to local transmissions and also from people came from other country that escape 14 day protocol and transmit the virus to people around them. I hope that Philippine government will do an action about it like banning flights again to avoid transmission, I really want to get free from this pandemic.

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Nope. Isolation is mandatory here so yung imported possibly asymptomatic during the 14 days isolation, pero sa paglabas. Naging symptomatic. Locally transmitted tlga mostly.. Hawa2 last chinese new year sa dami ng gatherings

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My country has done a good job. He even made his own vaccines that have turned out to be more than 90% effective.

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2 years ago

Really? Then that should be recommended to other countries

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2 years ago

Really? Nightmares are still attacking 🥲 But this variant won't powerful as other but still peoples dying

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2 years ago

Woah, Ingat ingat ate Jane. Medyo okay pala ang HK dati. Now lang talaga dumami ang cases. Hays sana ganyan din ang Pilipinas noon, I mean nag tatake ng action agad ang Government. Pero dito, hinintay naman muna lumala bago mag take actions hays.

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2 years ago

Dto okay nmn na sana..last chinese new year kc dami gatherings at hndi nla alam na my covid sla..so hawa2

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2 years ago

This is not good. Be safe dear.

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2 years ago

Ingat ka dyan sis. Dito sa aming lugar parang bumabalik na sa normal. Hindi na kami nagsusuot ng facemask pag lumalabas. I think mostly sa mga tao dito hindi na naniniwala sa Covid.

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2 years ago

Dto need parn kc my penalty ang hndi magmask

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2 years ago

Parang nabaligtad ngayon ang situation, dito sa Pinas eh medyo bumababa na ang kaso then jan sa hk eh bigla ang pagtaas. I guess isa sa reason eh yun lamig ng panahon jan. Kasi nga nauuso ang ubo at sipon kapag malamig ang panahon.

Ingat ka lage Jane..

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2 years ago

Nung cny kc te dami gatherings 15 days yun.. Mga tao kht saan nagpupunta hndi alam na may covid n pla.. Ayun hawa2 nangyari..

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2 years ago

Yan ang tendency kapag lumuluwag ang restrictions eh. Pero di naman kasing deadly ng ibang variant ang omicron, un nga lang eh mabilis makahawa.

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2 years ago

Kaya nga...sana hndi lumala conditions ng patients

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