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Written by: Wang Jieen
2020-08-25 17:58
Last update date: 2020-08-25 18:00The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has eased recently. The Food and Health Bureau announced today (25th) that some social distancing facilities will be relaxed. From Friday (28th) onwards, restaurants will relax dine-in until 9pm, and exercise in country parks and outdoors Sometimes you don’t need to wear a mask.
However, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said at a press conference today that if "a group of people go hiking" in a country park and the exercise is not too violent, it is recommended that the public should wear masks as much as possible. She also pointed out that any measures to relax social distancing will lead to the risk of the spread of the epidemic, but admitted that all factors must be considered at the same time, such as anti-epidemic fatigue, so she hopes that after the relaxation of the measures, everyone can stick to the epidemic prevention measures, such as avoiding as much as possible. Unnecessary parties etc.
Zhang Zhujun (left), Director of the Infectious Disease Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, pointed out that in a country park, "a group of people go hiking" and the exercise is not too intense, so it is recommended to wear masks as much as possible. (Photo by Lu Yiming)
Wear a mask as much as possible under less intense exercise
When announcing the latest anti-epidemic measures today, Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, pointed out that people now need to wear masks when doing physically exhausting exercises outdoors. Some people stop exercising and think the situation is not ideal, so they allow People do not need to wear masks when doing outdoor sports and in country parks.
When asked if he would be worried about the emergence of an infected group, Zhang Junzhu responded that wearing a mask and doing strenuous exercise may affect breathing. However, she emphasized that if "a group of people go hiking" in a country park and the exercise is not too violent, it is recommended that masks should be worn as much as possible. "If a group of people go hiking in a country park, it is not too violent. I think I can wear a mask as much as possible."
Measures ``tighter and longer'' are easier to control the epidemic
Zhang Zhujun pointed out that from the perspective of public health, the "tighter and longer" the epidemic prevention measures are, the easier it is to control the epidemic. Any measures to relax social distancing will lead to the risk of the spread of the epidemic. However, she said that all factors should be considered at the same time, such as anti-epidemic fatigue.
She said that even after the measures are relaxed, she hopes that everyone can stick to the epidemic prevention measures, such as wearing masks as much as possible on any occasion, maintaining hand hygiene, and avoiding unnecessary gatherings as much as possible.
From August 28, country parks can be exempt from wearing masks. (Profile picture / Photo by Ma Weijie)
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