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Written by: Li Enci McCain
2020-07-04 23:32
Last update date: 2020-07-04 23:33The New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic has been repeated. Today (4th), there are 11 new imported cases. Among them, a 36-year-old Filipino domestic servant who carried out home quarantine at the luxury mansion Yangliju on the Kowloon Station arrived in Hong Kong yesterday and was diagnosed today. She has no symptoms and the situation is very unusual. It is understood that she left her deep throat saliva at the temporary testing center of the AsiaWorld-Expo Airport after arriving in Hong Kong, and then returned to her home for quarantine. There is no need to stay until the test results are available.
The Filipino servant arrived in Hong Kong yesterday via Taipei’s connecting flight EVA BR871. It is understood that she did not declare that she was in the Philippines for the first half of the year. Under the new policy, she was allowed to come to Hong Kong from a low-risk Taiwan. New policy loopholes. It is not yet known how many close contacts the Yangriju unit has.
The Philippine official said earlier that there will be 12,000 Filipino domestic helpers coming to Hong Kong this month. Liang Zichao, chairman of the Medical Association’s Advisory Committee on Infectious Diseases, said that the CHP’s approach contradicts itself. “If you find that you are an immigrant, you will feel that there is a risk of it. Do you understand that you will enter the community?” He suggested that the authorities use it Quarantine center and airport space for immigrants to wait for hours.
The diagnosed Filipino maid lives in Block 2, Yangriju, 1 Austin Road West. (Profile picture)
The Department of Health said yesterday that travelers arriving in Taipei need not wait for the test results
The CHP said yesterday (3rd) that the temporary sample collection center of AsiaWorld-Expo and Regal Oriental Hotel can accommodate a total of 1,200 to 1,500 people per day. If it is expected that the number of people arriving in Hong Kong on that day will exceed the maximum number of people allowed in the two centers, after leaving the deep-throat saliva samples at Yabo, those arriving from lower risk areas can go directly to the designated place for 14-day compulsory quarantine. Waiting for the result. The center also said that yesterday, passengers from Shanghai, Taipei, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Bangkok do not need to wait for the test results.
Diagnosed Philippine domestic helper returned to Hong Kong via Taipei without reporting to the Philippines
On the first day of the implementation of the new measures, a 36-year-old Filipino domestic helper (the 1254th case) was arranged to be diagnosed after returning home. According to information from the Center for Health Protection, the 1254th case arrived in Hong Kong from Taiwan onboard EVA Air BR871 yesterday. She had no symptoms and did not declare on the health declaration form that she had a history of Philippine tourism. She returned to her residence at 2 Yangriju, 1 Austin Road West, where she was quarantined. Afterwards, she was notified of the diagnosis and has not been admitted to the hospital.
The Department of Health stated that after leaving a sample of deep-throat saliva in Yabo, people arriving from areas with lower risks can go directly to designated locations for 14-day compulsory quarantine without waiting for the results. (Profile picture/Photo by Yu Junliang)
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Xu Shuchang: The immigration department should check the history of passengers traveling abroad for penalties for concealment
Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and a lecturer professor in the Department of Respiratory System of the Chinese University School of Medicine, said that Hong Kong's immigration department needs to have a computer system to check the history of tourists' outbound travel, rather than relying solely on the passengers to take the initiative to declare; at the same time, immigrants should also declare honestly, the authorities should conceal Set penalties.
Liang Zichao: Try to avoid letting immigrants go home to wait for the test results
Liang Zichao, chairman of the Medical Association’s Advisory Committee on Infectious Diseases, said that the CHP’s approach contradicts itself. “If you find that you are an immigrant, you will feel that there is a risk. Can you explain how you can enter the community?” he added. The risk of infection in most regions of the world is medium to high, criticizing the Department of Health for defining the so-called "lower-risk areas". It is not ideal; plus the fact that travellers do not report travel history is common and is a loophole. He suggested that as far as possible, avoid letting immigrants go home to wait for the test results. He believed that the authorities could use the vacant space of the quarantine center and the empty space of the airport for them to wait for hours.
Xu Shuchang, Chair Professor of Respiratory System at CUHK. (Information picture/Photo by Lu Yiming)
Employers’ Association: Controlling infectious diseases is a government responsibility
Rong Mashaner, chairman of the Hong Kong Domestic Helpers Employers’ Association, reprimanded that the Department of Health was “I don’t know what it was.” He revealed that he had called the other party as the association last week, and “requested to be relaxed (quarantine system). If you reply to my phone, you will not know anything about it." She did not understand why the DH had "suddenly changed" in quarantine when the epidemic situation in the field was still severe. She believed that controlling infectious diseases is the government's responsibility and should not be pushed to Hong Kong people. .
The Philippine Consul General in Hong Kong, Raly Tejada, said earlier that in July, about 12,600 foreign domestic helpers will come to work in Hong Kong. Will they worry about the current quarantine arrangement or the second wave of outbreaks? Rong Mashaner said that he had learned the real number from the intermediary. This month, about 7,000 foreign domestic helpers will arrive in Hong Kong. "There are not too many people, because Philippine Airlines does not have a flight, and it has no seats. There are also other departments. The Filipinos like Hong Kong to do other things."
However, Rong Mashaner also worried about the second wave of outbreaks in Hong Kong sooner or later under the current arrangement, questioning the government’s inability to truly grasp the epidemic situation in the Philippines and other places. "There is simply not enough quarantine in the local area, and the Philippines’ policy department can take advantage of Hong Kong. "If Hong Kong does not do enough quarantine work, she feels that the person in charge of the Department of Health should bear the responsibility. "The quarantine result is negative. I will not say anything, but Ikea is surprised when she returns to a building."
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