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Written by: Hou Cailin
2020-04-02 10:44
Last updated: 2020-04-02 10:44The outbreak of COVID-19 new coronavirus pneumonia continues, with a total of 765 confirmed cases in Hong Kong. The government published a gazette yesterday, stipulating that karaoke venues, Mahjong Tianjiu entertainment venues, and nightclubs or nightclubs will be closed for 14 days. As for beauty salons, clubs and massage parlours, they can continue to operate, but it is necessary to measure the body temperature of guests, wear masks and Provide hand rub etc.
The Chairman of the Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee of the Medical Association, Liang Zichao, said in the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" that the current government's requirement for beauty salons to take temperature and wear masks for guests is useful but not sufficient to prevent 100% control of infection risks. He explained that customers do not wear face masks when doing facial beauty, and that the beautician and masseur will contact multiple guests, creating the risk of cross infection. He pointed out that due to the incubation period of the virus and the time required to confirm the case, the relevant regulatory measures have lagged behind.
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Liang Zichao, chairman of the Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee of the Medical Association, said that there is closer contact between people in beauty salons and massage parlours. At present, the government requires beauty salons to measure the temperature of guests and wear masks, which are useful but not sufficient. They cannot completely control the risk of infection. He explained that customers do not wear face masks when doing facial beauty, and that the beautician and masseur will contact multiple guests, creating the risk of cross infection.
He pointed out that because the virus has an incubation period and it takes time to confirm the case, although the government has requested that karaoke be closed, the virus may have spread. He described the measures as lagging behind, and it would be better to regulate them early. He also pointed out that the risk of infection is particularly high in some cases without the need to wear a mask. If you want to control the spread in the short term, you can consider whether to “suspend the service” for 14 days to avoid the epidemic continuing. long.
Liang Zichao also pointed out that most people returning from overseas will accept home isolation, but the confirmed patients can be transmitted to their families when they are asymptomatic, and the family members will also bring the virus to public space, causing community infection. He believes that if high-risk people and confirmed patients are not isolated as early as possible, the epidemic will not be able to prevent the infiltration and outbreak in the community.
Executive Council member Tang Jiakun suggested earlier that if the epidemic persists, the authorities should consider limiting daily entry. In this regard, Liang Zichao thought that it could be considered. He pointed out that the fewer people coming to Hong Kong from large-scale outbreak areas, the better, and reducing the number of imported cases was the top priority.
Liang Zichao, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Infectious Diseases of the Medical Association, said that in beauty salons and massage parlors, there are close contacts between people. At present, the government requires beauty salons to take temperature and wear masks for guests. He thinks the measures are useful but not Enough to prevent 100% of the risk of infection. (Profile picture)
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