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Written by: Ouyang Dehao
2020-06-07 10:48
Last update date: 2020-06-07 10:49The new coronary pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has been repeated. Earlier, a total of 7 people were diagnosed at the Luquan Building in Liyuan Village, Shatian, but the source is unknown. Secondary 3 to 5 students have resumed classes on May 27. Primary 4 to Secondary 2 students will also be tomorrow (June 8) Resumption of classes, and cross-border students are also expected to return to Hong Kong to resume classes in the middle of the month. Many parents are worried that further resumption of classes will increase the risk of infection.
Yuan Guoyong, a member of the government’s expert advisory group and a lecturer professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, said on the radio program that he believed that the risk of an outbreak after the resumption of classes was low and that the Education Bureau had reduced the high-risk factors.
Earlier, the Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong, revealed that about 2,500 S3 to S5 cross-border students are expected to resume classes in the middle of this month, and morning and afternoon clearance periods will be set up for their entry, but cross-border students must do nucleic acid in Shenzhen once a week at their own expense Test, and the school will have arrangements for the same day bus transfer and staying at school.
Yuan Guoyong expressed his belief that the risk of an outbreak after the resumption of classes is low. He believes that cross-border students can only return to Hong Kong after the virus test is negative, and test again every once in a while, referring to the measures being quite safe. He also pointed out that the most important thing is to take all measures to find any high-risk control points.
He also commended the Education Bureau for meeting the requirements, such as taking temperature before class, asking students for signs of illness, requiring students to wear masks and use alcohol and hand rubbing liquid, keeping seats at an appropriate distance, and establishing guidelines for lunch and toilet Wait, the high-risk factors have been reduced.
The Education Bureau announced that the resumption of classes from Primary 4 to Secondary 2 as scheduled next Monday may delay the submission of Primary 5 to September.
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Yuan Guoyong pointed out that there are two transmission routes in Luquan Building: powerful exhaust fan and infection caused by households
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