Futu News on January 24, as of press time, the Hang Seng Index fell 0.13%, or 36.53 points, to 27872. The index of state-owned enterprises fell 0.23% to 10927.

Among the constituent stocks, CSPC Pharmaceutical fell 1.48%, leading the decline in the Hang Seng Index, Tencent fell 0.16%, China Construction Bank Corporation fell 0.47%, dragging down the Hang Seng Index 10:00, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China fell 0.71%, dragged down the Hang Seng Index 9 points. In addition, Meituan fell 0.78%, XIAOMI fell 0.3%, and Alibaba Health Information Technology rose nearly 2% against the market.

In terms of the plate, the plate fell more and rose less, while heavy machinery, sporting goods and other plates fell at the front.

National Health Commission: a total of 830 confirmed cases of pneumonia infected by novel coronavirus were reported as of 24:00 on the 23rd.

From 0 to 24:00 on January 23, 259 new confirmed cases and 8 new deaths were reported in 27 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities). 6 cases were cured and discharged from hospital. 19 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) reported 680 new suspected cases. A total of 29 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) have reported the epidemic, with four new provinces (regions) in Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang.

As of 24:00 on January 23rd, the State Health Commission had received a total of 830 confirmed cases of pneumonia infected by novel coronavirus from 29 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), of which 177were severe cases and 25 died, including 24 in Hubei Province and 1 in Hebei Province. 34 cases were cured and discharged from hospital. A total of 1072 suspected cases were reported in 20 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities).

A total of 5 confirmed cases were reported from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, including 2 in the Hong Kong Special Administrative region, 2 in the Macao Special Administrative region and 1 in Taiwan.

A total of 9 confirmed cases were reported abroad, including 3 in Thailand (2 cured), 1 in Japan (cured), 1 in South Korea, 1 in the United States, 2 in Vietnam and 1 in Singapore.

At present, 9507 close contacts have been tracked, 1087 have been released from medical observation, and 8420 are still under medical observation.

The Ministry of Finance urgently allocated 1 billion yuan of subsidies for the prevention and control of new type pneumonia in Hubei Province.

According to the website of the Ministry of Finance, on January 23, in accordance with the arrangements of the State Council, the Ministry of Finance urgently allocated 1 billion yuan in subsidies for the prevention and control of pneumonia infected by novel coronavirus in Hubei Province to support Hubei Province in carrying out epidemic prevention and control work.