Social News
Author: Zheng Qiuling
2020-01-23 08:52
Last updated: 2020-01-23 08:55The outbreak of new-type coronavirus pneumonia in the Mainland has continued to spread. Wuhan City has been closed from 10 am this morning and temporarily closed to external traffic. Two confirmed cases were also recorded in Hong Kong yesterday. All patients have been to Wuhan.
He Bailiang, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said this morning (23rd) on the commercial Taiwanese program "Departure on a Sunny Day" that the current level of epidemic prevention in the Mainland has been raised to the "new SARS level". Seventeen years ago was even worse, "meaning that at the time of SARS in 2003, all immigration control points in Hong Kong had adequate health reporting measures to track and isolate patients early. In his view, it is time to raise the "critical" contingency level to the highest "urgent" level.
▼ Hong Kong's first confirmed case of new coronavirus ▼
+10
+9
+8
Wuhan in the Mainland is currently "capped". He Bailiang said that the current level of epidemic prevention in the Mainland is higher than that of SARS in 2003 and described as the "new SARS level". He believes that if people want to put their lives first, they must "do everything they can." Do everything. " He criticized that the response of the Hong Kong Government today is "worse than 17 years ago", saying that in 2003, SARS required all people to make adequate health declaration measures at all immigration control points. He explained that the reason is that there is a latency period for infectious diseases. If an inbound tourist comes to Hong Kong if he develops an illness, he can contact him according to his declaration information, so that the patient can be tracked and isolated early.
He pointed out that the rise of the new type of coronavirus pneumonia this time is faster than in 2003, and it is estimated that it is due to the increase in the flow of people and the higher-speed transportation network. He mentioned that there are three levels of contingency in Hong Kong. He believes that the Hong Kong Government needs to upgrade the "critical" level to "urgent" and set up a 24-hour coordination center. He Bailiang also pointed out that although Hong Kong's travel warnings do not include the Mainland, the government can issue a travel warning to Wuhan through the emergency law. He pointed out that citizens must not be too panicky and take personal protective measures, including wearing a mask, in their daily routine.
Regarding whether there is a need to restrict tourists who have visited Wuhan to Hong Kong, he believes that these are administrative measures. The government must review the situation in the "extraordinary period", "Whether it is to prevent the epidemic, or to fight against the epidemic?" SARS is the year of missed epidemic prevention. It can only be "anti-epidemic" with death and injury.
Ho Pak Leung, Director, Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong (Photo / Credit: Lu Mingming)
[Wuhan pneumonia] Wuhan Fengcheng residents rushed away from the high-speed rail, "said not afraid to be false"
[Wuhan Pneumonia] National Expert Group, Peking University Doctor Wang Guangfa Weibo Post: The condition has improved
[Wuhan pneumonia] The United States renews China's tourism health warning
[Wuhan pneumonia] Two confirmed cases recorded in Hong Kong The government will report the latest cases daily from 9 to 6 PM
Wuhan Pneumonia He Bailiang