American standards for medical face masks: deciphering the ASTM Levels
As the Novel Coronavirus epidemic continues, face masks have become a daily necessity for citizens, and indispensable as personal protective equipment in healthcare. However there have recently been complaints from medical frontlines that surgical masks in public hospitals fail to meet WHO standards, that is ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Level 2. At the time of implementation, surgical masks used in public hospitals are based on ASTM F2100-11 and divided into three levels (Level 1 to Level 3), with Level 3 being the highest level.
There are different mask standards around the world, including KF in South Korea and CNS in Taiwan. Hong Kong public hospitals use the US ASTM F2100-11 standard. ASTM F2100-11 standard surgical masks are based on bacterial filtration rate (BFE), particle filtration rate (PFE), fluid resistance to synthetic blood, pressure difference (Delta P), and flame retardance (Flammability) 5 standards are tested and divided into Level 1 to 3 levels according to different protection strengths.
Fluid Resistance to synthetic blood, which reflects whether the mask can minimize the amount of liquid that penetrates the inner layer of the droplets from the outer layer of the mask. The unit is mmHg, and 80 mmHg (equivalent to venous/diastolic blood pressure) indicates low resistance, 120 mmHg (equivalent to arterial/systolic blood pressure) and 160 mmHg (equivalent to high blood pressure caused by shock or surgery) indicates high resistance.
The pressure difference (Delta P) is a measure of the air circulation resistance of a mask, which measures the respiration of the average person after wearing a mask. The higher the Delta P value, the more difficult it is for the average person to breathe when wearing a mask. The Delta P value of the ASTM standard mask is equal to or less than 5.0, and the Delta P value is equal to or less than 4.0 is acceptable. If it is equal to or less than 2.0, it means that the mask is "too thin".
To meet the minimum standards of ASTM F2100-11 masks, BFE and PFE should be over 95%, so they also have a certain ability to filter viruses, while Level 3 reaches BFE and PFE 98%, and the filtering ability is higher. However, the biggest difficulty for everyone is to buy masks. It is very lucky to be able to buy even a lower level - Level 1.
Source: ASTM
#WuhanPneumonia #Masks
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As the Novel Coronavirus epidemic continues, face masks have become a daily necessity for citizens, and indispensable as personal protective equipment in healthcare. However there have recently been complaints from medical frontlines that surgical masks in public hospitals fail to meet WHO standards, that is ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Level 2. At the time of implementation, surgical masks used in public hospitals are based on ASTM F2100-11 and divided into three levels (Level 1 to Level 3), with Level 3 being the highest level.
There are different mask standards around the world, including KF in South Korea and CNS in Taiwan. Hong Kong public hospitals use the US ASTM F2100-11 standard. ASTM F2100-11 standard surgical masks are based on bacterial filtration rate (BFE), particle filtration rate (PFE), fluid resistance to synthetic blood, pressure difference (Delta P), and flame retardance (Flammability) 5 standards are tested and divided into Level 1 to 3 levels according to different protection strengths.
Fluid Resistance to synthetic blood, which reflects whether the mask can minimize the amount of liquid that penetrates the inner layer of the droplets from the outer layer of the mask. The unit is mmHg, and 80 mmHg (equivalent to venous/diastolic blood pressure) indicates low resistance, 120 mmHg (equivalent to arterial/systolic blood pressure) and 160 mmHg (equivalent to high blood pressure caused by shock or surgery) indicates high resistance.
The pressure difference (Delta P) is a measure of the air circulation resistance of a mask, which measures the respiration of the average person after wearing a mask. The higher the Delta P value, the more difficult it is for the average person to breathe when wearing a mask. The Delta P value of the ASTM standard mask is equal to or less than 5.0, and the Delta P value is equal to or less than 4.0 is acceptable. If it is equal to or less than 2.0, it means that the mask is "too thin".
To meet the minimum standards of ASTM F2100-11 masks, BFE and PFE should be over 95%, so they also have a certain ability to filter viruses, while Level 3 reaches BFE and PFE 98%, and the filtering ability is higher. However, the biggest difficulty for everyone is to buy masks. It is very lucky to be able to buy even a lower level - Level 1.
Source: ASTM
#WuhanPneumonia #Masks
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#Newspaper
Group led by PRC's Premier Li Keqiang in response to the nCoV outbreak
Confirmed nCoV cases continues to rise in China. On 26 Jan, the Central leading group in response to the nCoV outbreak, led by Premier Li Keqiang, convened the first meeting in Beijing. The meeting pointed out the most important work each level of the government should do in the outbreak.
It also emphasizes the importance to prevent the outspread inside and outside of Hubei Province and Wuhan. The group called for transparency in the information regarding the epidemic, account the responsibilities for those who miss out or conceal epidemic information. Also China would strengthen the cooperation with WHO and other countries.
Source: Now #Jan26
https://news.now.com/home/international/player?newsId=378219
Further reading:
Dictatorship leading to the epidemic out of control
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16497
Personally Led by Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16537
#WuhanCoronavirus #LiKeqiang
Group led by PRC's Premier Li Keqiang in response to the nCoV outbreak
Confirmed nCoV cases continues to rise in China. On 26 Jan, the Central leading group in response to the nCoV outbreak, led by Premier Li Keqiang, convened the first meeting in Beijing. The meeting pointed out the most important work each level of the government should do in the outbreak.
It also emphasizes the importance to prevent the outspread inside and outside of Hubei Province and Wuhan. The group called for transparency in the information regarding the epidemic, account the responsibilities for those who miss out or conceal epidemic information. Also China would strengthen the cooperation with WHO and other countries.
Source: Now #Jan26
https://news.now.com/home/international/player?newsId=378219
Further reading:
Dictatorship leading to the epidemic out of control
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16497
Personally Led by Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16537
#WuhanCoronavirus #LiKeqiang
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李克強擔任中央應對疫情工作領導小組組長
【Now新聞台】內地新型冠狀病毒確診個案突破二千宗，多個省市加強交通管制，廣東省下達「口罩令」。總理李克強召開中央應對新型冠狀病毒感染肺炎疫情工作領導小組，進一步部署防控工作。
#Newspaper
Wuhan’s Huoshenshan Hospital turned over to PLA, stationed with 1,400 soldiers
(2 Feb) The delivery ceremony of the Huoshenshan Hospital, literally “Fire God Hill Hospital”, which was built in an emergency, was held this morning. Zhou Xianwang, the mayor of Wuhan, and Bai Zhongbing, deputy commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Joint Logistics Support Force, signed and exchanged documents, indicating that the PLA had formally taken charge of the hospital and sent it into full operation immediately. President Xi Jingping, who is also the chairman of the Central Military Commission, has authorised to mobilize 1,400 medics from the PLA to provide treatments at the hospital, which specializes in pneumonia infections by the novel coronavirus. The hospital has 1,000 beds and several units, such as intensive care unit, progressive care unit, general ward, infection control and radiology. The medics come from different medical fields, and many of them have experiences in dealing with SARS at Beijing’s Xiaotangshan Hospital and with the Ebola epidemic.
Source: RTHK #Feb2
https://t.me/rthk_new_c/96115
#PLA #Wuhan #Huoshenshan #Xi
Wuhan’s Huoshenshan Hospital turned over to PLA, stationed with 1,400 soldiers
(2 Feb) The delivery ceremony of the Huoshenshan Hospital, literally “Fire God Hill Hospital”, which was built in an emergency, was held this morning. Zhou Xianwang, the mayor of Wuhan, and Bai Zhongbing, deputy commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Joint Logistics Support Force, signed and exchanged documents, indicating that the PLA had formally taken charge of the hospital and sent it into full operation immediately. President Xi Jingping, who is also the chairman of the Central Military Commission, has authorised to mobilize 1,400 medics from the PLA to provide treatments at the hospital, which specializes in pneumonia infections by the novel coronavirus. The hospital has 1,000 beds and several units, such as intensive care unit, progressive care unit, general ward, infection control and radiology. The medics come from different medical fields, and many of them have experiences in dealing with SARS at Beijing’s Xiaotangshan Hospital and with the Ebola epidemic.
Source: RTHK #Feb2
https://t.me/rthk_new_c/96115
#PLA #Wuhan #Huoshenshan #Xi
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武漢火神山醫院掛牌交付解放軍接管 1400軍人進駐
在武漢緊急興建的火神山醫院，早上舉行交付儀式，武漢市市長周先旺和聯勤保障部隊副司令員白忠斌在醫院簽署互換交接文件，標志著火神山醫院正式交付解放軍接管，醫院正式掛牌。經中央軍委主席習近平批准，解放軍抽調1400名醫護人員，將於明日起承擔武漢火神山新型冠狀病毒感染肺炎專科醫院醫療救治任務，醫院主要救治確診患者，有1000張病床，開設重症監護病區、重症病區、普通病區，設置感染控制、放射診斷等輔助科室。今次抽調的醫療力量來自軍方不同的醫療單位，據了解，醫護人…
在武漢緊急興建的火神山醫院，早上舉行交付儀式，武漢市市長周先旺和聯勤保障部隊副司令員白忠斌在醫院簽署互換交接文件，標志著火神山醫院正式交付解放軍接管，醫院正式掛牌。經中央軍委主席習近平批准，解放軍抽調1400名醫護人員，將於明日起承擔武漢火神山新型冠狀病毒感染肺炎專科醫院醫療救治任務，醫院主要救治確診患者，有1000張病床，開設重症監護病區、重症病區、普通病區，設置感染控制、放射診斷等輔助科室。今次抽調的醫療力量來自軍方不同的醫療單位，據了解，醫護人…
coronavirus joke - Toronto-Jamaica flight to return
A WestJet flight from Toronto to Jamaica was forced to turn back on 3 Feb 2020 because one of the passenger claimed that he had coronavirus.
There 243 passengers on board Flight 2702, and the aircraft was on it's way to Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Monday when the flight was disrupted by an “unruly guest.”
The 29-year-old from Thornhill was arrested and charged with mischief. Also, he has been scheduled to appear in court on March 9.
#coronavirus
#Canada
Full story:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/coronavirus-plane-1.5450824
A WestJet flight from Toronto to Jamaica was forced to turn back on 3 Feb 2020 because one of the passenger claimed that he had coronavirus.
There 243 passengers on board Flight 2702, and the aircraft was on it's way to Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Monday when the flight was disrupted by an “unruly guest.”
The 29-year-old from Thornhill was arrested and charged with mischief. Also, he has been scheduled to appear in court on March 9.
#coronavirus
#Canada
Full story:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/coronavirus-plane-1.5450824
CBC
Airliner returns to Toronto after passenger claims to have coronavirus | CBC News
Just two hours into a WestJet flight from Toronto to Montego Bay, Jamaica, passengers had their trips unexpectedly cut short on Monday after a passenger claimed he had the coronavirus.
This is the consensus amongst Hong Kong people. But will the government listen?
#Border #ChinesePneumonia
#Border #ChinesePneumonia
Director from a Shanghai hospital orders Communist Party’s doctors to stand in frontline fighting against the Coronavirus
(31 Jan) Hubei Province, the Coronavirus disaster area, is still heavily lacking of resources to win the battle. Many suspected patients with fever have to wait for 17 or 18 hours before getting a first treatment. After the consultation, they still need to wait for a while for admission due to insufficient beds in the hospitals. This makes the coronavirus to spread widely and continuously.
Considering the worsening situation, apart from providing supports to Hubei, Beijing has also sent some inspection teams to the province to ensure the officials are all doing their best on the anti-virus works. However, one of the officials who was the Health Department Chief of Huanggang City was found not familiar with the situation and the epidemic. She was then terminated and became the first official stepping down to accept the responsibility.
In response to the issue of frontline medical personnel getting emotional and stressful, Doctor ZHANG Wenhong, Group Leader of Shanghai Medical Expert Group and Director of the Infection Department of Huashan Hospital, decided to replace all the frontline doctors in the Infection Department by Communist Party’s doctors.
ZHANG, who had participated in the medical works against SARS outbreak, added that he would have wards rounding once or twice a week in order to avoid a general perception that directorial doctors don’t want to get in touch with patients.
Source: NowTV News Reports
(31 Jan) Hubei Province, the Coronavirus disaster area, is still heavily lacking of resources to win the battle. Many suspected patients with fever have to wait for 17 or 18 hours before getting a first treatment. After the consultation, they still need to wait for a while for admission due to insufficient beds in the hospitals. This makes the coronavirus to spread widely and continuously.
Considering the worsening situation, apart from providing supports to Hubei, Beijing has also sent some inspection teams to the province to ensure the officials are all doing their best on the anti-virus works. However, one of the officials who was the Health Department Chief of Huanggang City was found not familiar with the situation and the epidemic. She was then terminated and became the first official stepping down to accept the responsibility.
In response to the issue of frontline medical personnel getting emotional and stressful, Doctor ZHANG Wenhong, Group Leader of Shanghai Medical Expert Group and Director of the Infection Department of Huashan Hospital, decided to replace all the frontline doctors in the Infection Department by Communist Party’s doctors.
ZHANG, who had participated in the medical works against SARS outbreak, added that he would have wards rounding once or twice a week in order to avoid a general perception that directorial doctors don’t want to get in touch with patients.
Source: NowTV News Reports
Authorities Denies the Entry of War Correspondent Michael Yon to Hong Kong
Michael Yon, an independent war correspondent who had covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been actively reporting the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong since 2019. On Feb 5, 2020, Yon was, however, deported by the Hong Kong authorities for reasons unknown.
Yon wrote on Facebook:
"Hong Kong: Am being denied entry and deported. No solid reason. Being held by immigration. Sending me to Thailand. I will then head to Taiwan. Which also is not China. US Embassy is alerted. Thank you for all! FIGHT FOR FREEDOM! STAND WITH HONG KONG!"
[Editor's note: In 2018, the Hong Kong authorities refused the visa renewal of Victor Mallet, a Financial Times journalist. In 2019, Indonesian citizen journalist Yuli Riswati was deported by the Hong Kong authorities. The erosion of press freedom is worrying.]
Source: Michael Yon's Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/207730000664/posts/10156964188090665/
#PressFreedom #MichaelYon
Michael Yon, an independent war correspondent who had covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been actively reporting the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong since 2019. On Feb 5, 2020, Yon was, however, deported by the Hong Kong authorities for reasons unknown.
Yon wrote on Facebook:
"Hong Kong: Am being denied entry and deported. No solid reason. Being held by immigration. Sending me to Thailand. I will then head to Taiwan. Which also is not China. US Embassy is alerted. Thank you for all! FIGHT FOR FREEDOM! STAND WITH HONG KONG!"
[Editor's note: In 2018, the Hong Kong authorities refused the visa renewal of Victor Mallet, a Financial Times journalist. In 2019, Indonesian citizen journalist Yuli Riswati was deported by the Hong Kong authorities. The erosion of press freedom is worrying.]
Source: Michael Yon's Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/207730000664/posts/10156964188090665/
#PressFreedom #MichaelYon
#DailyUpdate #5Feb
2019-nCoV Updates (5 Feb):
- The new figures from China’s Health Commission on Wednesday showed that 65 people died on Tuesday and 3,887 more people had been infected. So far, 24,324 people are known to have been infected in China.
- Nanjing with over 8,000,000 population is lockdown, the 27th city being lockdown in China.
- Chinese scientists are reporting preliminary success with a new approach for treating the coronavirus: an antiviral drug used in treating influenza and an anti-H.I.V. drug.
- In a front-page editorial Tuesday, the People's Daily -- the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party -- called for a "people's war" against the virus, adding that people should "more closely rally around the CCP with comrade Xi Jinping as the core." President Xi Jinping himself, however, has been missing in recent days, not appearing on front pages or in the nightly newscast on state broadcaster CCTV.
- The United States has begun its second airlift of American citizens out of China. “Two planes have departed Wuhan en route to the United States,” the State Department said in a statement Tuesday night.
- Cathay Pacific is asking its 27,000 employees to take three weeks of unpaid leave in an emergency move as Hong Kong’s flagship carrier struggles with a financial blow from the coronavirus outbreak in China.
- Public health experts have criticized a report, published last week that suggested the coronavirus could spread before the onset of symptoms. The study had seemed to confirm earlier statements from Chinese officials that the virus could spread asymptomatically. In an email to CNN on Tuesday, German public health officials said the report was incorrect.
- An infant in Wuhan has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus just 30 hours after birth
Source: CNN, NYT, China Times, SCMP
2019-nCoV Updates (5 Feb):
- The new figures from China’s Health Commission on Wednesday showed that 65 people died on Tuesday and 3,887 more people had been infected. So far, 24,324 people are known to have been infected in China.
- Nanjing with over 8,000,000 population is lockdown, the 27th city being lockdown in China.
- Chinese scientists are reporting preliminary success with a new approach for treating the coronavirus: an antiviral drug used in treating influenza and an anti-H.I.V. drug.
- In a front-page editorial Tuesday, the People's Daily -- the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party -- called for a "people's war" against the virus, adding that people should "more closely rally around the CCP with comrade Xi Jinping as the core." President Xi Jinping himself, however, has been missing in recent days, not appearing on front pages or in the nightly newscast on state broadcaster CCTV.
- The United States has begun its second airlift of American citizens out of China. “Two planes have departed Wuhan en route to the United States,” the State Department said in a statement Tuesday night.
- Cathay Pacific is asking its 27,000 employees to take three weeks of unpaid leave in an emergency move as Hong Kong’s flagship carrier struggles with a financial blow from the coronavirus outbreak in China.
- Public health experts have criticized a report, published last week that suggested the coronavirus could spread before the onset of symptoms. The study had seemed to confirm earlier statements from Chinese officials that the virus could spread asymptomatically. In an email to CNN on Tuesday, German public health officials said the report was incorrect.
- An infant in Wuhan has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus just 30 hours after birth
Source: CNN, NYT, China Times, SCMP
#HealthCrisis
Over 2,000 desperate shoppers line up overnight for face mask, blaming government's refusal to shutdown Chinese borders
A shop in Kowloon Bay announced on their website a sale of surgical mask on the next day (February 5), which aroused overwhelming response as 2,000 locals started lining up outside the shop immediately in the evening.
In the morning, the crowd covered almost the entire Kowloon Bay Industrial District. Staff and police were involved to maintain order or the crowd. Dazed by the desperate crowd of shoppers, staffs acknowledged that demand in the community was far beyond their expectation. He said that the stock initially planned for two days has been exhausted in just few hours.
A civilian, Mr Lam learnt that he was the 2,200th in the line, but still decided to wait. He said in distress, “this is Hong Kong in year 2020, not 1970, what has brought Hong Kong down to this state?”
Another shopper Ms Chan struck home her comment that the desperation in the community was caused by Carrie Lam’s refusal to lockdown Chinese borders. She cried out in anger, “[w]hat's the point for her (Carrie Lam) to shutdown borders, yet leaving the busiest ones opened”
Source: In Media Hong Kong
#Feb5 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #Mask
Over 2,000 desperate shoppers line up overnight for face mask, blaming government's refusal to shutdown Chinese borders
A shop in Kowloon Bay announced on their website a sale of surgical mask on the next day (February 5), which aroused overwhelming response as 2,000 locals started lining up outside the shop immediately in the evening.
In the morning, the crowd covered almost the entire Kowloon Bay Industrial District. Staff and police were involved to maintain order or the crowd. Dazed by the desperate crowd of shoppers, staffs acknowledged that demand in the community was far beyond their expectation. He said that the stock initially planned for two days has been exhausted in just few hours.
A civilian, Mr Lam learnt that he was the 2,200th in the line, but still decided to wait. He said in distress, “this is Hong Kong in year 2020, not 1970, what has brought Hong Kong down to this state?”
Another shopper Ms Chan struck home her comment that the desperation in the community was caused by Carrie Lam’s refusal to lockdown Chinese borders. She cried out in anger, “[w]hat's the point for her (Carrie Lam) to shutdown borders, yet leaving the busiest ones opened”
Source: In Media Hong Kong
#Feb5 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #Mask
#Newspaper
Confirmed WARS cases with her Wuhan parents, director of Chinese-funded Company said sorry via Wechat, admitted bringing troubles to Hong Kong when handling her infected parents
Editor’s Note: Knowing people from Wuhan would not be accepted into hotels, Deng, from mainland China graduated from Tsinghua University and had a master degree in Havard University, used her ID to arrange hotel for her parents instead, given that she knew there was an outbreak of WARS in Wuhan and her parents were showing symptoms of WARS. Later she also refused to disclose where they had been wandering around. Even apology to the public is not enough to compensate for all social disturbance, panic and even wide spread of WARS caused by them, she only “feel sorry”to the general public and said they did cooperate. Indeed a good example of what world class selfishness is like.
(1 Feb) There have been 13 confirmed cases of WARS in Hong Kong so far. One of the confirmed cases was Deng Xi, the managing director of the investment department of Haitong Securities, a Hong Kong based Chinese-funded financial company. Deng Xi might be infected by parents who came from Wuhan and have been the first local transmission case in Hong Kong. Allegedly, Deng Xi has first brought her parents to the W Hotel and then went to both the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Four Seasons Hotel. She was criticized due to her refusal to disclose her parents’ whereabouts. Deng Xi has posted on WeChat that she is sorry for causing so much trouble, public anxiety, and social disturbance. Deng Xi also mentioned that she had made wrong judgement in dealing with this incident and she hoped for forgiveness from everyone.
Parents having low fever and resting in hotel room
Continue reading:
https://telegra.ph/Confirmed-WARS-cases-with-her-Wuhan-parents-director-of-Chinese-funded-Company-said-sorry-via-Wechat-admitted-bringing-troubles--02-05
Source: Stand News
https://bit.ly/3beq0RY
#Selfishness #HaitongSecurities #DengXi #WHotel #DoNotCooperate #LackOfPublicAwareness #Wuhan #RitzCarltonHotel #FourSeasonsHotel
Confirmed WARS cases with her Wuhan parents, director of Chinese-funded Company said sorry via Wechat, admitted bringing troubles to Hong Kong when handling her infected parents
Editor’s Note: Knowing people from Wuhan would not be accepted into hotels, Deng, from mainland China graduated from Tsinghua University and had a master degree in Havard University, used her ID to arrange hotel for her parents instead, given that she knew there was an outbreak of WARS in Wuhan and her parents were showing symptoms of WARS. Later she also refused to disclose where they had been wandering around. Even apology to the public is not enough to compensate for all social disturbance, panic and even wide spread of WARS caused by them, she only “feel sorry”to the general public and said they did cooperate. Indeed a good example of what world class selfishness is like.
(1 Feb) There have been 13 confirmed cases of WARS in Hong Kong so far. One of the confirmed cases was Deng Xi, the managing director of the investment department of Haitong Securities, a Hong Kong based Chinese-funded financial company. Deng Xi might be infected by parents who came from Wuhan and have been the first local transmission case in Hong Kong. Allegedly, Deng Xi has first brought her parents to the W Hotel and then went to both the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Four Seasons Hotel. She was criticized due to her refusal to disclose her parents’ whereabouts. Deng Xi has posted on WeChat that she is sorry for causing so much trouble, public anxiety, and social disturbance. Deng Xi also mentioned that she had made wrong judgement in dealing with this incident and she hoped for forgiveness from everyone.
Parents having low fever and resting in hotel room
Continue reading:
https://telegra.ph/Confirmed-WARS-cases-with-her-Wuhan-parents-director-of-Chinese-funded-Company-said-sorry-via-Wechat-admitted-bringing-troubles--02-05
Source: Stand News
https://bit.ly/3beq0RY
#Selfishness #HaitongSecurities #DengXi #WHotel #DoNotCooperate #LackOfPublicAwareness #Wuhan #RitzCarltonHotel #FourSeasonsHotel
Telegraph
Confirmed WARS cases with her Wuhan parents, director of Chinese-funded Company said sorry via Wechat, admitted bringing troubles…
There have been 13 confirmed cases of WARS in Hong Kong so far. One of the confirmed cases was Deng Xi, the managing director of the investment department of Haitong Securities, a Hong Kong based Chinese-funded financial company. Deng Xi might be infected…
請大家幫幫手廣傳🙏🏻
Please help spread the below info on disease prevention prepared by the Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health to EM community!
‼️‼️完整防疫資訊‼️‼️
Prevent pneumonia and respiratory tract infection (Simplified version by Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health), updated on Feb 5, 2020 🔊🔊🔊
中文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/factsheetchi_wuhan.pdf
English: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/factsheeteng_wuhan.pdf
Urdu 烏爾都語: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_urdu.pdf
Nepali 尼泊爾文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_nepali.pdf
Thai 泰文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_thai.pdf
Hindi 印度文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_hindi.pdf
Bahasa Indonesia 印尼文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_indonesian.pdf
Tagalog 菲律賓文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_tagalog.pdf
全面抗疫，齊上齊落💪🏻
正確洗手方法💦及佩戴口罩指引😷（多種語言）
Guidelines for Good Handwashing 💦and Use Mask😷 Properly (multi-languages)
(Urdu 巴基斯坦文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34132.html
ہاتھوں کو اچھی طرح دھونے سے متعلق راہ عمل
(Bahasa Indonesia 印尼文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34122.html?page=1
Petunjuk Mencuci Tangan yang Baik
(Nepali 尼泊爾文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34126.html?page=1
हात राम्रो गरेर धुने बारेको निर्देशिका
(Indian 印度文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34113.html?page=1
सही तरीके से हाथ धोने संबंधी दिशानिर्देश
(Thai 泰文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34138.html
ข้อแนะนำในการล้างมืออย่างถูกต้อง
(Tagalog 菲律賓文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34134.html
Mga Patnubay sa Mabuting Paghuhugas ng Kamay
Please help spread the below info on disease prevention prepared by the Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health to EM community!
‼️‼️完整防疫資訊‼️‼️
Prevent pneumonia and respiratory tract infection (Simplified version by Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health), updated on Feb 5, 2020 🔊🔊🔊
中文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/factsheetchi_wuhan.pdf
English: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/factsheeteng_wuhan.pdf
Urdu 烏爾都語: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_urdu.pdf
Nepali 尼泊爾文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_nepali.pdf
Thai 泰文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_thai.pdf
Hindi 印度文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_hindi.pdf
Bahasa Indonesia 印尼文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_indonesian.pdf
Tagalog 菲律賓文: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/prevent_pneumonia_tagalog.pdf
全面抗疫，齊上齊落💪🏻
正確洗手方法💦及佩戴口罩指引😷（多種語言）
Guidelines for Good Handwashing 💦and Use Mask😷 Properly (multi-languages)
(Urdu 巴基斯坦文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34132.html
ہاتھوں کو اچھی طرح دھونے سے متعلق راہ عمل
(Bahasa Indonesia 印尼文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34122.html?page=1
Petunjuk Mencuci Tangan yang Baik
(Nepali 尼泊爾文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34126.html?page=1
हात राम्रो गरेर धुने बारेको निर्देशिका
(Indian 印度文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34113.html?page=1
सही तरीके से हाथ धोने संबंधी दिशानिर्देश
(Thai 泰文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34138.html
ข้อแนะนำในการล้างมืออย่างถูกต้อง
(Tagalog 菲律賓文版)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/wapdf/34134.html
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Bipartisan Move to Nominate Hong Kong Protestors for Nobel Peace Prize
Despite a Capitol Hill choked in the miasma of polarization, the CECC has launched a bipartisan and bicameral decision under Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to nominate the pro-democracy movement of Hong Kong for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
The letter to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee praised Hong Kong protestors as having “demonstrated … an unwavering commitment to a free and democratic Hong Kong”, while the protests were “impressively organized and coherent, yet notably leaderless and flexible.” The Commissioners urged the committee to recognize the contributions and sacrifice of Hong Kong protestors to the course of democracy in not just Hong Kong, but also the world.
Meanwhile, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fl) invited activist Nathan Law to attend the State of Union address, calling Law “an inspiration in the fight for freedom and democracy.”
Source: Radio Free Asia, Hong Kong Stand Strong Live #Feb5
#GlobalSupport
Despite a Capitol Hill choked in the miasma of polarization, the CECC has launched a bipartisan and bicameral decision under Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to nominate the pro-democracy movement of Hong Kong for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
The letter to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee praised Hong Kong protestors as having “demonstrated … an unwavering commitment to a free and democratic Hong Kong”, while the protests were “impressively organized and coherent, yet notably leaderless and flexible.” The Commissioners urged the committee to recognize the contributions and sacrifice of Hong Kong protestors to the course of democracy in not just Hong Kong, but also the world.
Meanwhile, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fl) invited activist Nathan Law to attend the State of Union address, calling Law “an inspiration in the fight for freedom and democracy.”
Source: Radio Free Asia, Hong Kong Stand Strong Live #Feb5
#GlobalSupport
#PoliceState
24-year-old arrestee beaten by unknown persons from head to toe in police station with his head wrapped up in bags
Judge: What's the point for telling me?
Over a thousand residents of Mei Foo Sun Cheun protested against the Govern
ment's plan to convert the Heritage Lodge into a quarantine camp on Sunday, which ended with a clash with riot police. Two were arrested for building road blocks, assaulting police officer and disturbing public order.
Defending a 24-year-old clerk, barrister Douglas Kwok Kin-hin attempted to raise a complaint over police brutality during the hearing. Kwok said that his client was beaten by 6-7 unknown person in police station from head to toe, while his head was wrapped up in a plastic bag and a cloth bag. He was also threatened not to make a complaint, saying, “Don’t complain”, “don’t tell your lawyer”, otherwise, “unless you hide away at home in the future, or we will certainly hunt you down.”
But Magistrate Ng Chung-yee refused to listen and asked, “why should I know about it? This is not Independent Police Complaints Council.” Kwok explained that it was important to keep a court record.
Source: In Media Hong Kong
#Feb5 #PoliceBrutality #HKProtest
24-year-old arrestee beaten by unknown persons from head to toe in police station with his head wrapped up in bags
Judge: What's the point for telling me?
Over a thousand residents of Mei Foo Sun Cheun protested against the Govern
ment's plan to convert the Heritage Lodge into a quarantine camp on Sunday, which ended with a clash with riot police. Two were arrested for building road blocks, assaulting police officer and disturbing public order.
Defending a 24-year-old clerk, barrister Douglas Kwok Kin-hin attempted to raise a complaint over police brutality during the hearing. Kwok said that his client was beaten by 6-7 unknown person in police station from head to toe, while his head was wrapped up in a plastic bag and a cloth bag. He was also threatened not to make a complaint, saying, “Don’t complain”, “don’t tell your lawyer”, otherwise, “unless you hide away at home in the future, or we will certainly hunt you down.”
But Magistrate Ng Chung-yee refused to listen and asked, “why should I know about it? This is not Independent Police Complaints Council.” Kwok explained that it was important to keep a court record.
Source: In Media Hong Kong
#Feb5 #PoliceBrutality #HKProtest
Letter from Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) Director to Employees - Masks will be Provided
[Editor's note: KMB is a bus operator in Hong Kong]
"To All KMB and Long Win Bus Frontline Colleagues,
The epidemic now facing Hong Kong is severe. The daily patronage of KMB and Long Win buses has recorded a very significant decline. In order to ensure that the company’s development can be sustained and to strive to protect the health of frontline employees, at this stage we need to review the changes in patronage in various routes and will adjust the bus timetables accordingly. By doing so, we are ensuring a healthy and solid foundation for growth in view of this extremely difficult operating environment. The temporary work rosters effective from February will also allow our colleagues more rest time for their health and wellbeing.
In addition, owing to the severe supply shortage of face masks, the company has been sourcing through various channels, including direct contact with suppliers, distributors and the government. Nonetheless, the number of face masks the company currently has in stock is very limited. From this Sunday (2 February 2020) onwards, the number of masks provided to all frontline employees will be changed to one mask per roster per employee. This ensures proper protection for each one. The company will continue to source more masks. Once supply situation returns to normal, the company promises to resume the distribution of two masks per roster per frontline employee.
Once again, I would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone for your continual steadfast work during this difficult time.
I wish you all peace of mind and safety at work and at home!
Patrick Pang Shu-hung
KMB Deputy Operations Director
31/01/2020"
#KMB #Bus #Masks
[Editor's note: KMB is a bus operator in Hong Kong]
"To All KMB and Long Win Bus Frontline Colleagues,
The epidemic now facing Hong Kong is severe. The daily patronage of KMB and Long Win buses has recorded a very significant decline. In order to ensure that the company’s development can be sustained and to strive to protect the health of frontline employees, at this stage we need to review the changes in patronage in various routes and will adjust the bus timetables accordingly. By doing so, we are ensuring a healthy and solid foundation for growth in view of this extremely difficult operating environment. The temporary work rosters effective from February will also allow our colleagues more rest time for their health and wellbeing.
In addition, owing to the severe supply shortage of face masks, the company has been sourcing through various channels, including direct contact with suppliers, distributors and the government. Nonetheless, the number of face masks the company currently has in stock is very limited. From this Sunday (2 February 2020) onwards, the number of masks provided to all frontline employees will be changed to one mask per roster per employee. This ensures proper protection for each one. The company will continue to source more masks. Once supply situation returns to normal, the company promises to resume the distribution of two masks per roster per frontline employee.
Once again, I would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone for your continual steadfast work during this difficult time.
I wish you all peace of mind and safety at work and at home!
Patrick Pang Shu-hung
KMB Deputy Operations Director
31/01/2020"
#KMB #Bus #Masks
#Newspaper
To prevent Chinese from buying up face masks, Japanese thought of “Taiwan Flag”
(3 Feb) The Wuhan Pneumonia epidemic is still escalating. People are buying up face masks, disinfectants and other sanitary items in droves. It is however believed that face masks should be distributed to the medical practitioners at the front line first. There is already a mayhem over the face masks, with a lot of grivances from those who were unable to source these masks.
How to break away from this wave of “Face Mask Mayhem,” and to prevent Chinese tourists from buying up the face masks in many other countries? Facebook page “Just to block the Blues” disclosed the secret, “Masters of life trivia! The Japanese have found out that, if you print the Taiwan (Republic of China) flag on the face masks, then that may prevent the Chinese from piling them up for re-selling.” This is a clever method, because once a person being seen using anything with “Taiwan National Flag” printed on it or holding the Flag, (s)he would be attacked by Chinese netizens as a “Taiwan Separatist.” The Japanese are too smart!
Source: Liberty Times Net
https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/3055810
#FaceMask #TaiwanFlag #Japanese
To prevent Chinese from buying up face masks, Japanese thought of “Taiwan Flag”
(3 Feb) The Wuhan Pneumonia epidemic is still escalating. People are buying up face masks, disinfectants and other sanitary items in droves. It is however believed that face masks should be distributed to the medical practitioners at the front line first. There is already a mayhem over the face masks, with a lot of grivances from those who were unable to source these masks.
How to break away from this wave of “Face Mask Mayhem,” and to prevent Chinese tourists from buying up the face masks in many other countries? Facebook page “Just to block the Blues” disclosed the secret, “Masters of life trivia! The Japanese have found out that, if you print the Taiwan (Republic of China) flag on the face masks, then that may prevent the Chinese from piling them up for re-selling.” This is a clever method, because once a person being seen using anything with “Taiwan National Flag” printed on it or holding the Flag, (s)he would be attacked by Chinese netizens as a “Taiwan Separatist.” The Japanese are too smart!
Source: Liberty Times Net
https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/3055810
#FaceMask #TaiwanFlag #Japanese
自由時報電子報
好讚！防中國人搶買口罩 日本人想到「台灣國旗」 - 自由娛樂
台中市議員何文海（左）一早免費發送6000片口罩給民眾。（記者張菁雅攝）〔娛樂頻道／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎疫情升溫，民眾紛紛搶買口罩、消毒酒精等防疫物品，但口罩應優先給第一線防疫人員，目前已形成口罩之亂，有的甚至還買不到，引發民怨。如何解決這一波「口罩之亂」，還有杜絕中國觀光客在各國搶買口罩，臉書粉專《
#Strike
Flight Attendants’ Association calls a strike in support of medical staff, urging government to lockdown all borders with China
The Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendants Association appealed to members and the public that a strike doesn’t mean they are clinging to life and fear death, rather it is because they do not want front-line colleagues to bear the great risk of being infected, worrying about work safety everyday.
“Guarding the health of our colleagues, passengers and the people of Hong Kong, the Association, though reluctantly, is calling for a strike, hoping to curb the virus from being transmitted to Hong Kong and to spread the epidemic any further.”
https://www.facebook.com/594642803906393/posts/2702744526429533/
#Feb5 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #HealthCrisis
Flight Attendants’ Association calls a strike in support of medical staff, urging government to lockdown all borders with China
The Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendants Association appealed to members and the public that a strike doesn’t mean they are clinging to life and fear death, rather it is because they do not want front-line colleagues to bear the great risk of being infected, worrying about work safety everyday.
“Guarding the health of our colleagues, passengers and the people of Hong Kong, the Association, though reluctantly, is calling for a strike, hoping to curb the virus from being transmitted to Hong Kong and to spread the epidemic any further.”
https://www.facebook.com/594642803906393/posts/2702744526429533/
#Feb5 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #HealthCrisis