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Written by: Zheng Cuibi
2020-10-31 11:23
Last update date: 2020-10-31 11:23
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has slowed down. The Hong Kong government is currently studying the implementation of mandatory testing and formulating a legal framework. The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, emphasized on a radio program today (31st) that mandatory testing will only be implemented when the epidemic is severe and tense. It is to kill everyone's freedom."
In addition, the government is trialling rapid tests at airports to test the sensitivity and reliability of the new technology. Chen Zhaoshi said that if it proves to be effective, it can be used in other places outside the airport in the future to study how it can be widely used.
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Chen Zhaoshi said on the business program "Political and Economic Saturday" that the government is studying the legal framework for mandatory testing. There are three major directions: people with symptoms, locations of outbreaks, high-risk and high-exposure occupations.
She explained that if there is an outbreak in a place, such as an area, a building, or some workplaces, contacts in that place may be infected, and testing is necessary.
High-risk and high-exposure professionals "will affect many people, especially when the epidemic is severe," so they should also be tested.
She also said that some people who have been diagnosed have consulted private doctors many times without testing. Some doctors have reported that patients are unwilling to be tested and the situation is not ideal. The authorities will also study how to increase incentives for testing before the law is implemented.
She emphasized that compulsory testing is implemented for the sake of public health. "I hope that when the epidemic is severe and tense, everyone feels that it is necessary to do the testing, and that the epidemic can be controlled first to do it first, not to stifle everyone's freedom."
Chen Zhaoshi emphasized that compulsory testing will only be implemented when the epidemic is severe and tense. "It is not necessary to control everyone's freedom."
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Later at the airport, other uses can be faster and more effective
On the other hand, the government is trialling the rapid test "RT-LAMP" at the airport for virus testing for passengers to test the sensitivity and reliability of this technology. "Can we catch positive cases, especially if the virus load is not high? It is very important to be able to detect it.” Chen Zhaoshi said that the test has only been conducted for a few days and the results are not yet known. She reiterated that PCR nucleic acid testing is the gold standard, but rapid testing is the future direction. “I hope it can convince us. Later, at the airport, other uses can be faster and more effective... If it succeeds, it will be widely used."
The government plans to introduce mandatory testing, but it is controversial.
The picture shows the situation of the national inspection earlier.
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Today is Halloween. Yesterday, many citizens went to Lan Kwai Fong and other bars to celebrate. Some people drank outside the bars without wearing a mask for a long time.
When asked whether this situation is unregulated, Chen Zhaoshi said that the situation is not ideal. The government has stepped up patrols and hopes that citizens will also exercise self-discipline. As long as they leave the bar, they will be subject to the 599G restriction in public places. Groups of more than 4 people cannot be gathered. Drinking together.
As for the issue of whether the gathering restriction order continues to be set at 4 people and whether there is a contradiction with the provision of 6 persons in the restaurant, she said that because the premises are managed by someone and the risk is controllable, there is currently no condition to relax the gathering restriction order, if the epidemic is more stable Will consider.
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