By The SUN
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| The Covid-19 situation in HK has been stable for nearly 2 months |
Hong Kong reported no
new Covid-19 infection today, Jul 31, keeping the city’s tally steady at 11,984,
with 212 related deaths.
According to the Centre for Health Protection, fewer than five preliminary positive cases were reported.
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This is the sixth time this month that Hong Kong has recorded zero infection.
In the past 14 days, a total of 28 cases were reported, and all were imported from abroad.
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However, since a big number of the imported cases involved local residents who had been vaccinated before going overseas, the CHP reiterated its advice for everyone to avoid non-essential travel even after vaccination, in particular to places specified as extremely or very high risk.
The CHP advisory says the Covid-19 situation remains severe across the globe and there is a continuous increase in the number of cases involving mutant strains that are highly transmissible.
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The variant infections has risen even among those who had complete
vaccinations.
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| Many elderly people have been isolated from family members since the pandemic began |
Meanwhile, the feeling of isolation felt by many elderly
residents is cited as the reason for the spike in the number of suicides among those
aged 60 and above.
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According to the suicide-prevention group, Samaritan Befrienders
Hong Kong, a total of 438 suicides among people in this age group was recorded
last year, the highest since 1973.
Clarence Tsang, Samaritan executive director, said the
pandemic has left many elderly residents isolated, unable to meet other people,
including family members.
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“The elderly homes are all closed for visits. They won’t be
able to see their sons and daughters..their grandchildren. That kind of
loneliness is really tremendous,” he said.
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Tsang suggested setting up networks among the elderly so they
can help each other cope with the forced isolation caused by the pandemic.
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