Mga may Covid, di na kailangang mag isolate simula bukas

 

Uumpisahan na ring ilikas ang mga naka-isolate sa Penny's Bay at Kai Tak

Simula bukas, Jan 30, ay hindi na kailangang manatili sa loob ng bahay o quarantine facility ang sino mang magpositibo sa Covid-19.

Hindi na rin sila kailangang mag antigen test hanggang makakuha ng dalawang magkasunod na negatibong resulta, at i-report ito sa gobyerno para sila payagang makalabas muli.

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Ito ay alinsunod sa utos ng gobyerno na inilabas noong Jan. 19, na nagsabi din na ang mga may Covid ay maari nang pumasok sa sa trabaho basta walang sintomas.

Isang malaking hakbang ito tungo sa pagbabalik sa normal ng buhay sa Hong Kong, na isa sa pinakahuling lugar na nagluwag ng mga patakaran kontra sa pandemya.

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Ang tanging natitirang paghihigpit ngayon ay ang utos na magsuot ng mask kapag nasa pampublikong lugar, liban na lang kung kumakain o umiinom, nag eehersisyo, o nagpapakuha ng litrato o nagto toast ng alak sa entablado.

Kasabay ng pagpapatupad ng patakaran, sisimulan nang ilikas ang may 500 katao na naka isolate ngayon sa Penny’s Bay at Kai Tak.

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Ayon sa gobyerno, maari pa ring humiling ang mga residente na magpositibo sa Covid na ilipat sila sa isang isolation facility, pero hanggang pitong araw na lang sila maaring manatili doon. Kailangan din na positibo pa rin ang resulta ng kanilang test bago sila patuluyin doon.

Ang sino mang magka Covid ay pinapayuhan na mag doble-ingat para hindi makahawa. Iwasan ang makisalamuha sa ibang tao nang walang suot na mask, panatilihin ang kalinisan sa katawan at paligid, at buksan ang mga bintana para makalabas-pasok ang hangin.

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Kung may edad ang magkasakit, o may maramdamang sintomas katulad ng lagnat, ubo, hirap sa paghinga, pagsusuka o pagtatae, kumunsulta agad sa doktor at iwasan ang lumabas ng bahay.

Kailangan ding magsuot ng mask sa loob ng limang araw pagkatapos magpositibo, iwasang lumapit sa mga may edad o maysakit, at dumalo sa malakihang pagtitipon.

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Kung kailangang lumiban sa trabaho, pumunta sa doktor at humingi ng sick leave certificate.

Sa kabila ng pagluluwag ng patakaran, sinabi din ni Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau na hindi dapat hinahalintulad ang Covid sa ordinaryong trangkaso dahil mas lubhang nakakahawa ito, at nakakamatay.

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Pamamahagi ng tiket para sa Observation Wheel, umpisa na ngayon!

 

Detalye ng pamamahagi ng libreng tiket

Uumpisahan na ngayong araw ng Linggo mula 10am ang pamamahagi ng tiket sa mga foreign domestic workers para sa “Wheel of Good Fortune” – ang higanteng ferris wheel na malapit sa Pier 9 at 10 sa Central.

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Ipapamahagi ang mga tiket ngayon, Jan 29 at Feb 5 sa opisina ng Mission for Migrant Workers sa St John’s Cathedral, 10am hanggang 5pm, at sa Chater Road malapit sa entrance sa subway, sa Feb 12, 9am hanggang 11am.

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Bawat tiket na ibibigay ay magagamit sa minsanang pagsakay sa Observation Wheel mula ngayon hanggang Oct.4, 2024. May kasama din itong entrance ticket sa katabing AIA Vitality Park at 10 game tokens na magagamit sa Feb 12, 2023.

Para sa mga katanungan, tumawag lang sa 9529  0387.

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Ang libreng sakay sa Observation Wheel ay isang regalo ng pasasalamat sa mga foreign domestic helper at mga medical frontliners, handog ng Li Ka Shing Foundation.

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Pub raises fund for HKMU

 

Castillo, Almeda, Grospe, Bedana, Gabasan ang Galagar are all smiles
during the cheque handover

The Hong Kong Musicians Union received a much-needed cash assistance from a resto-bar bar owned and run by Filipinos at a simple ceremony held on Jan 27.

The $7,000 cheque was turned over to HKMU secretary Maricel Bedana by Grandpa’s Crib Gastropub manager Arnold Grospe, and witnessed by HKMU chair Lito Castillo and vice chair Bong Galagar; as well as the pub’s co-owners Joel Almeda and Nobel Gabasan.

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The money was raised from the “Paskong Pinoy” dinner show held on Dec. 11 at Grappa’s Cellar in Causeway Bay for the benefit of HKMU, and co-presented by Grandpa’s Crib and Prime Credit.

An impromptu musical show followed the cheque presentation, with both Castillo and Gabasan playing the keyboard, and Galagar, Bedana and former Disneyland talent Mikki Villa rendering songs.

Castillo and Bedana weave musical magic at the pub

Castillo said that he’s grateful for the various groups that helped musicians during the pandemic, which practically sidelined all of them due to the closure of bars and the cancellation of live performances.

The groups that extended a helping hand included the University of the Philippines Alumni Association and the Philippine Association of Hong Kong.

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In turn, HKMU helped raise funds for the Bethune House Migrant Women’s Refuge, which was also left in dire straits by the big number of foreign domestic workers that were left jobless, stranded or sick, as a result of the pandemic.

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Castillo said he’s grateful that with Hong Kong’s reopening, most musicians have now gone back to work, and are getting new and better opportunities. A number of HKMU members have even managed to get job offers from Hong Kong Disneyland, after passing their rigorous screening.

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But to boost membership and initiate more projects for the benefit of its members, the HKMU is planning to hold more shows this year, including a revival of the Concert in the Park, which was sidelined during the pandemic, and other public events.

Poster for the upcoming Valentine show at Grandpa's Crib

Meanwhile, Grandpa’s Crib is gearing up for its next big musical offering, a Valentine show titled “Musicals & Arias,” featuring professional singers Judy Honor and Mikki Villa, slated for Feb 17 and 18, 2022, starting at 8:30pm.

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The entrance fee of $400 includes unlimited drinks and snacks from 5pm to 10pm. 

Tickets are available at the BDO branch at WorldWide Plaza in Central, or call Arnold at 6160 4885, Nobel at 6100 9460 or Joel at 9012 7122.

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Consulate offers help to OFWs who lost bags on Cebu Pac flights

By The SUN

One of the distraught passengers was asked if this was her missing bag - it wasn't

 

The Philippine Consulate is offering to intercede on behalf of at least nine Filipino migrant workers whose luggage were lost in transit recently on their return trips to Hong Kong from the Philippines via Cebu Pacific.

The offer of help was made by Consul General Raly Tejada, who told The SUN: “We will make representations po with Cebu Pac.”

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He gave his assurance as the baggage handler of the airline in Hong Kong reportedly told the affected passengers that 200 bags had been lost or misplaced in the past month, so they are also at their wits’ end trying to respond to queries and appeals for help.

One of those who have been desperately trying to follow up on their missing luggage said she recently received a message from Jardine Airport Services, saying they found “one tagoff baggage in Manila” and asked if it was hers.

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But a distraught Michelle Consumo, who last saw her luggage on Jan 4 when she boarded her connecting flight to Manila from Iloilo, said the bag in the photo sent to her was not hers.

She said she called the baggage handler and the staff who answered the phone said they were already under stress because of the complaints they were getting.

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“Galit na ako kaya minura ko,” she said. (I was already angry so I cussed).

“Ano asahan nilang dalhin ng mga OFW from Pinas? Just imagine, yung iba pagkain pa talaga kasi nga kapos sila dito sa pagkain. Sa akin naman lahat doon may sentimental value.”

(What would an OFW bring back from the Philippines? Just imagine, some brought food because they do not get enough to eat. In my case everything in there has a sentimental value).

Boarding passes show one bag got lost as early as Dec 27

There were eight others apart from Consumo who gave details of how their bags got lost in transit, the earliest of which happened on Dec 27.

All said they filed complaints as soon as they realized their bags were not on the same plane they took to Hong Kong, and did near-daily follow-ups afterwards, to no avail.

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Consul Paul Saret, who heads the assistance to nationals section, said they received only one complaint from a passenger, and her bag had been recovered shortly after the Consulate endorsed her complaint to the airline.

He was told that of the nine passengers who had come forward with their complaints, two managed to recover their bags more than a week after they got lost, but received no apologies from the airline.

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The seven others have yet to find out if they will recover their bags – or get compensated after they are declared as irretrievably lost.

Saret said they will request Cebu Pacific to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

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Filipino in Peng Chau shooting charged with assaulting police

 

Arimas is restrained after the shooting while the officer lies next to him (HK Police photo)

The 43-year-old Filipino resident who was shot three times on Peng Chau island Tuesday night after allegedly resisting arrest has been charged in Eastern Court with assaulting a police officer.

A police spokesman said a “holding charge” was laid against Oliver D. Arimas who is being held in custody at Eastern Hospital, and was unable to attend the reading of the charge against him earlier Friday.

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Principal Magistrate Ivy Chui set the next hearing of the case against Arimas on Feb 1 at the prosecution’s request.

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Arimas, who is said to run a beauty parlor in Central, is charged with assaulting a senior police constable at about 10pm on Tuesday inside a subdivided flat on Wing On Street on Peng Chau. He is alleged to have done so with intent to resist his lawful arrest.

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The prosecution asked for the case to be adjourned, saying Arimas was still receiving treatment in Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan.

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Arimas was shot three times in his right arm, shoulder and waist, after he allegedly tried to strangle the police officer, and tried to push him down the stairs.

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Another Filipino, identified by people who know both men by his initials C.S., was released on police bail after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting another officer. The 33-year-old man has not been charged but was ordered to report to police in late February.

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