New crown pneumonia | Zhong Nanshan talks about the third wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong: No geometric growth has been seen

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Written by: Li Fuyuan

2020-07-30 00:57

The third wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia in Hong Kong is severe. As of Wednesday (29th) morning, the cumulative number of confirmed cases has broken the 3,000 mark. Zhong Nanshan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and leader of the high-level expert group of the National Health Commission, was interviewed in Guangzhou, Guangdong on the same day, and talked about the recent development of the epidemic in Hong Kong and prevention and control measures. He said that there has been community transmission in Hong Kong, but it has not yet seen exponential growth. The key depends on the next prevention and control situation. He also said that the main problem in Hong Kong is not medical care, but public health prevention and control. He urged the authorities to start the whole nation as soon as possible. Nucleic acid screening.

The Hong Kong epidemic is in a ``tug-of-war'' to promote the strengthening of dine-in restrictions​

Zhong Nanshan said on the same day that according to the current daily new case data in Hong Kong, it shows that the source of the imported epidemic has spread to the community. If the source of the epidemic cannot be traced, it is likely to continue to infect the second and third generations, but the trend of the epidemic is still growing. It is not exactly like a chain reaction model, that is, the geometric growth, which shows that government and social intervention have played a big role. He pointed out that the epidemic in Hong Kong is not like the exponential growth of the western countries in a geometric or chain reaction type, indicating that it is in a "tug-of-war", so the key is to look at the prevention and control situation.

When talking about the prevention and control measures currently adopted in Hong Kong, Zhong Nanshan said that although the current measures have produced a certain degree of intervention, they should be further strengthened and implemented, such as restricting dine-in and gathering activities. Carry out national nucleic acid screening.

Zhong Nanshan suggested to carry out a national nucleic acid screening in Hong Kong. (Profile picture)

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Zhong Nanshan believes that although the prevention and control measures taken by the Mainland are stronger than those of Hong Kong, Hong Kong has its own characteristics. The place is small and the population density is very high. The use of the same method will have a certain impact on economic development and other aspects. The authorities have strengthened inspections, identified and isolated asymptomatic patients, and at the same time increased testing materials, testing personnel, and strengthened the construction of simple hospitals. He said that the government’s proposal that dine-in is not allowed is of great benefit, because the average family in Hong Kong cooks very little on their own and everyone eats outside, so restaurants are a very important source of infection.

Zhong Nanshan also stated that the mainland should provide support to Hong Kong in terms of testing reagents and manpower. He described Hong Kong's medical treatment as "good strength" and emphasized that the main problem in Hong Kong is not medical treatment, but prevention and control. He said that Hong Kong is currently in an extraordinary period of epidemic prevention and control, and the authorities must resolutely crack down on those who deliberately come out to make trouble and engage in gatherings, because this involves the safety of tens of millions of lives in Hong Kong.

He finally suggested that the Hong Kong government should carry out universal nucleic acid testing, support free nucleic acid testing, and at the same time strengthen exchanges between Hong Kong and the Mainland on prevention, control and medical treatment.

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