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Written by: Huang Weilun
2020-08-13 17:51
Last update date: 2020-08-13 17:51The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic continues, and the government earlier announced the launch of voluntary testing for all. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said today (13th) that the goal of national testing is to find hidden patients as soon as possible and reduce the risk of transmission. If the plan is successful, invisible patients in the community can be eliminated. Regarding some political parties’ suggestions for the introduction of health codes, others have suggested measures such as those with negative certificates that can be eaten in restaurants, Zhang Zhujun reiterated that he did not know how the health codes work and could not comment on relevant suggestions.
The government plans to launch a voluntary test for all people at the end of the month. It is expected that 5 million people will participate. Zhang Zhujun said that he hopes to find hidden patients as soon as possible to reduce the chance of transmission. If it happens, invisible patients in the community can be cleared. However, as to whether the restrictions on some premises can be lifted at the end of the month, she said that it depends on the speed of inspection and when the inspection will start. She has no relevant information for the time being.
In addition, the government is now distributing throat swab sampling kits to citizens, but some people believe that self-sampling is difficult or there are more false negatives. Zhang Zhujun said that experts are discussing which test method to use for national testing.
The Pakatan Rakyat recently recommended that the government issue "Hong Kong Health Codes" to citizens who have tested negative, referring to mainland practices, and allowing limited resumption of social and economic activities. Regarding the feasibility of the plan, Zhang Zhujun said that he did not know how to operate the health code. "I don't know how to comment."
▼In the third wave, the government has extended the restrictions on gatherings and banned food in the evening market.▼
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