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Written by: Lao Minyi
2021-01-18 09:49
The last update date: 2021-01-18 09:52
From the end of December last year to yesterday, there have been a total of nearly 100 confirmed cases in the "Compulsory Inspection Community" in Jordan, Yau Ma Tei.
The respiratory specialist Liang Zichao analyzed in the commercial program "Starting on a Sunny Day" that the outbreak in the district was caused by three high-risk factors, including the appearance of large construction site groups, many construction workers were ethnic minorities, and the district There are a lot of buildings and subdivided houses.
He believes that it is not practical to cut the transmission chain by a single test. It is recommended that residents of high-risk buildings with confirmed cases be tested every 3 to 5 days.
Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Tan Ka-long said that the authorities currently have no access to the list of households and can only take pictures and find people.
▼On January 17th, 4 mandatory inspection buildings were added to the ``Miao Street Epidemic Area''▼
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Liang Zichao believes that there are still big loopholes in the current prevention and control measures. He explained that the incubation period of patients ranges from 1 to 21 days, but compulsory testing cannot isolate residents for a long time. He emphasized that it is not practical to cut the transmission chain by a single test. If the group still has constant contact during the incubation period, it has the opportunity to continue to spread.
The local area should send engineering personnel to check the drainage and environmental sanitation
Regarding the problem of subdivided housing in the district, he believes that the district should send engineers to inspect the drainage pipes and environmental sanitation, and if necessary, repeated or intensive screening; if there is a problem with the drainage pipes, it is necessary to arrange mandatory inspections for the entire building. And arrange for remote isolation.
When residents return to their homes, he believes that health surveillance should be carried out for residents, and immediately intervene and remove the source of transmission as soon as a new case occurs; even for discharged residents, he recommends that they be tested for feces to check for transmission and broadcast through the channel. poison.
He also suggested that residents in the district should reduce cross-family contact and go out recently, strengthen disinfection of the drainage of the unit, and seek medical attention immediately if they have symptoms.
Liang Zichao believes that it is not practical to cut the transmission chain by a single test. It is recommended that residents of high-risk buildings with confirmed cases should be tested every 3 to 5 days.
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District Councillor: The authorities are unable to grasp the list of households and can only search for people.
In addition, Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor, Chen Ka-long, said that the newly included Ferry Street No. 18 for compulsory testing is a tenement and a subdivided house. Many residents are from For the Philippines, India, Pakistan, etc., fortunately, the landlord is responsible. After receiving the notice from the government, they immediately notify their tenants.
The authorities currently do not have the list of households. Chen Jialang said frankly that he can only find people by filming the door. However, he said that neither the Department of Health nor the Civil Affairs Department would proactively notify the district board members of the confirmed case, so even the district board members who are more familiar with the local situation are willing Assistance, there is also a lag.
He also pointed out that there are still many sex workers in North Jordan. He is worried that if they are illegal immigrants, they will not take the initiative to test because they do not have an ID card. He hopes that the Immigration Department and the police will intervene.
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