[Wuhan pneumonia] Macau real-time public disclosure of pharmacy mask stocks No market supply in Hong Kong

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Written by: Chen Jiahui

2020-01-29 16:13

The pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan has continued to spread. There have been eight confirmed cases in Hong Kong so far, and masks in the market are hard to find. In contrast, in Macao, which is also affected by the epidemic, the local government has increased the purchase of masks before the Lunar New Year holiday, and arranges that citizens can buy masks at the finger pharmacy with their ID cards, and publicly disclose the number of pharmacy masks online. In contrast, in Hong Kong, the government announced that it has a stock of 10 million masks, but it has not explained the number of masks in the market.

Democratic Party Legislative Councillor Huang Biyun criticized that the Hong Kong government has not implemented any actual measures to protect the supply of port masks, and has not dealt with the increase in the price of masks in the market.

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The first confirmed case of new-type coronavirus pneumonia occurred in Macau on the 22nd. On the same day, the Macau health authority stated that it had purchased 20 million masks. Local citizens could hold ID cards to purchase at designated pharmacies, and restricted each person to purchase only 10. Repurchase to ensure adequate supply.

Online real-time mask inventory figures released

In addition, the Macao government has also published the number of masks in each pharmacy on its dedicated webpage for epidemic situation information, which is updated every 15 minutes with the pharmacy address and business hours. In response to the problem of mask price hikes, in addition to visiting the stores, the Macau Consumer Council also opened a WhatsApp reporting hotline and proactively disclosed the number of related complaints.

The Macao government announced on the special information page of the epidemic situation the number of masks in each pharmacy in real-time, updated every 15 minutes, with the pharmacy address and business hours. ﹚ Site screenshot﹚

More than 5,000 people subscribe to Telegram group

In terms of distribution of epidemic information, the Macao authorities immediately added a Facebook page "New Coronavirus Infection Coordination Center Information Release Page" on the day when the first case was diagnosed, which specifically released arrangements and information related to the epidemic from different departments. Subsequently, the Macau authorities recently launched the Telegram group to release information about the epidemic. As of noon on the 29th, the group had more than 5,600 subscribers.

The Macau authorities recently launched the Telegram group, which released information about the epidemic. As of noon on the 29th, the group had more than 5,600 subscribers. ﹚ Group screenshot﹚

Legislative Councillor: Hong Kong people's performance embarrassed by Hong Kong government

Member of the Democratic Party ’s Legislative Councillor Huang Biyun said that the Macau government is small in scale, but the response to the pneumonia epidemic is “quick and exhaustive”. On the contrary, the Hong Kong government ’s response is slow and insufficient, making Hong Kong people “embarrassed”. She criticized the Hong Kong government for failing to take substantive measures to ensure adequate supply of port masks. In addition, the problem of price increases for masks in the market was serious. A 200-yuan box of sky-high masks appeared. The government did not intervene.

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Huang Biyun continued to point out that there are rumors on the Internet that some people have recycled masks for sale, and the government should check whether the masks sold in the market meet the specifications. She said that the Democratic Party is currently ordering masks abroad and is available for purchase by district members, but believes that the government should deal with the supply of masks as soon as possible.

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